Li Beirut

Li Beirut

Li beirut... Men qalbi salamon li beirut
Wa qubalon lil bahr wal bouyout
Li sakhraten ka2annaha...
Wajhou ba77aren qadeemi

Hiya men rou7i sha3bi khamron
Hiya men 3araqihi khobzon wa yassamin
Fa kayfa sara ta3mouha...
Ta3ma naren wa doukhani

Li Beirut... Majdon men ramaden
Li Beirut... Men damen li waladen
7oumila fawqa yadiha...
Atfa2at madinati qendeelaha
Aghlaqat babaha.. asba7at fel masaa wa7daha
Wa7daha wa laylou...

Li beirut... Men qalbi salamon li beirut
Wa qubalon lil bahr wal bouyout
Li sakhraten ka2annaha...
Wajhou ba77aren qadeemi

Anti li... anti li... Ah 3aniqeeni anti li
Rayati wa 7ajarou el ghadi wa mawjou safaren
Azharat jira7ou sha3bi azharat...
Dam3atou el oummahat...
Anti Beirut li... Anti li... Ah 3aneeqeeni.

Li Beirut

A greeting from my heart to Beirut
kisses to the sea and to the houses
to a rock, which is like an old sailor’s face
She is made from the people’s soul..from wine
She is from his sweat…a bread and Jasmins
So how does her taste become? A taste of fire and smoke

Beirut has a glory of ashes
My city has turned out her lamp
By a child’s blood, who was over her hand
She’as shut her door, and became alone in the sky
Alone with the night
You are mine, you are mine
Ah Hug me you are mine
You are my flag, tomorrow stone
And a travel’s waves
My people’s wounds have flourished
And mothers tear
You are mine, you are mine
Ah Hug me