قالَتِsaid الأَشغالُPublic Works لمّاwhen
قالَتِ الأَشغالُ لمّا
أَفَلَتset أنوارُlights فَخريFakhri
أَفَلَت أنوارُ فَخري
Public Works said, when
My work is done when you are through
Fakhri's lights had set:
هَنِّئونيcongratulate me هَنِّئونيcongratulate me
هَنِّئوني هَنِّئوني
جاءَhas come مَنone who يَعرِفُknows سِرّيmy secret
جاءَ مَن يَعرِفُ سِرّي
Congratulate me, congratulate me!
One who knows my secret has come.
Partial English translation: 1 of 4 Arabic lines translated.