فلانٌ يا لَلناسِ معْ جهلهِ

فلانٌ يا لَلناسِ معْ جهلهِ

وفسقِهِ في حلبٍ يحكمُ

وفسقِهِ في حلبٍ يحكمُ

So-and-so—O people!—despite his ignorance

A fool is ruling in Aleppo, despite his ignorance

and his wickedness, passes judgment in Aleppo.

And immorality, he rules as judge

إنْ لم يكنْ في حلبٍ مسلمٌ

إنْ لم يكنْ في حلبٍ مسلمٌ

فمصرُ ما كانَ بها مسلمُ

فمصرُ ما كانَ بها مسلمُ

If there is no Muslim in Aleppo,

If there's no Muslim left in Aleppo

then there was no Muslim in Egypt.

Then Egypt, where no Muslim remains