شَرّفتَ بَيروتَ لَمّا أَن حَلَلتَ بِها

شَرّفتَ بَيروتَ لَمّا أَن حَلَلتَ بِها

فَأسرَفَ البشرُ فيها غايَةَ السّرفِ

فَأسرَفَ البشرُ فيها غايَةَ السّرفِ

You honored Beirut when you alighted in her.

You honored Beirut when you arrived

So joy within her overflowed beyond all measure.

So people excessively indulged in it

أَلبَستها مِن ثِيابِ المَجدِ أَخضَرها

أَلبَستها مِن ثِيابِ المَجدِ أَخضَرها

وَتاج فَخرٍ بِأَسنى العِزِّ مُتّصفِ

وَتاج فَخرٍ بِأَسنى العِزِّ مُتّصفِ

You clothed her in the greenest of glory's robes,

You dressed it in robes of green glory

And a crown of pride endowed with the highest honor.

And a crown of pride with utmost honor adorned

وَإِذ حَللتَ عَليَّ المَجدِ ساحَتها

وَإِذ حَللتَ عَليَّ المَجدِ ساحَتها

تاهَت فَخاراً عَلى الجَنّاتِ وَالغرفِ

تاهَت فَخاراً عَلى الجَنّاتِ وَالغرفِ

And when you, O Ali of glory, alighted in her courtyard,

And when you brought glory into my domain

She vaunted herself proudly above the gardens and lofty chambers.

It wandered proudly over gardens and lodges

وَما بِغَيركَ لِلتّشريفِ قَد نُسبَت

وَما بِغَيركَ لِلتّشريفِ قَد نُسبَت

وَهَل لِغَير عَليّ نسبةُ الشّرفِ

وَهَل لِغَير عَليّ نسبةُ الشّرفِ

And her honor has been ascribed to none but you;

And it was not attributed to honor by other than you

And can honor be ascribed to anyone but Ali?

And can honor be attributed to other than Ali?