ماwhat بالُthe state of بَيروتَBeirut فَوقَabove النَّجمِthe star قَدindeed صَعَدتshe has risen
ما بالُ بَيروتَ فَوقَ النَّجمِ قَد صَعَدت
بِزينَةِwith the adornment of الفَخرِpride فيin بِشْرٍgladness وفيand in جذَلِdelight
بِزينَةِ الفَخرِ في بِشْرٍ وفي جذَلِ
Why has Beirut risen above the star,
adorned with pride, in gladness and delight?
قالَتshe said وَحُقَّand it was right لَهاfor her قَدindeed صِرْتُI have become مَنزِلةًan abode
قالَت وَحُقَّ لَها قَد صِرْتُ مَنزِلةً
إِذfor حَلَّنيhe alighted in me اليومَtoday بَدرُthe full moon المجدِof glory وَهوَand he is عَليAli
إِذ حَلَّني اليومَ بَدرُ المجدِ وَهوَ عَلي
She said—and rightly so—“I have become an abode,
for today the full moon of glory has alighted in me—and he is Ali.”