ياO دمشقDamascus الغربthe West هاتيـthat one (feminine demonstrative; continued)
يا دمشق الغرب هاتيـ
ـكyou (address suffix completing 'that one') لقدindeed زدتyou have excelled عليهاover her
ـك لقد زدت عليها
O Damascus of the West, that other one—
O Damascus the west, give it to me
you have indeed surpassed her.
For over it did you grow
تحتكbeneath you الأنهارthe rivers تجريflow
تحتك الأنهار تجري
وهيwhile they تنصبّpour down إليهاtoward her
وهي تنصبّ إليها
Beneath you the rivers flow,
Under you rivers flow
while they pour down toward her.
As you pour into it