بنيbuilt الخورِيْthe priest اُسْطِفانُIstifan حُبيْشَHubaysh داراًa house
بني الخورِيْ اُسْطِفانُ حُبيْشَ داراً
لكلِّfor every كريمnoble man قومٍof a people إذwhen يَزورُhe visits
لكلِّ كريم قومٍ إذ يَزورُ
The priest Istifan Hubaysh built a house
Bani Al Khouri Ostaifan built a house
For every noble man of any people, when he visits.
For each generous member of their clan, should they pay a visit
ولمَّاand when أشرَقَتْit shone لمؤرِّخيهاfor its chroniclers
ولمَّا أشرَقَتْ لمؤرِّخيها
زَهَتْbecame resplendent بجمالِهاwith its beauty السَّاميlofty غزيرُGhazir
زَهَتْ بجمالِها السَّامي غزيرُ
And when it shone for its chroniclers,
When its history dawned auspiciously
Ghazir became resplendent with its lofty beauty.
Its sublime beauty was made manifest by its plentiful waters