Ala shanak habbeit fayrouz
Ala shanak basma'a angham
W mounir ya habibi ma b'ouz
Fil bo'd a'atbak b kalam
W ahlim lamma bakoun moushta'a
W diyab lamma ba'ouz anadik
Min youm ma ba'adna w bas-harlak
Aktib koll el ash'ar fik
Soutak lissa byouhash albi
Rihtak lissa f kolli hdoumi
Gawabatak lissa btouhashni
Basrah fihom wansa hmoumi
Da khayalak sourto mlazmani
Fi ba'aadak batwannis biha
Wi risaylak moush adra amsah'ha
Wala adra a'allib tani fiha
Wi risaylak moush adra amsah'ha
Wala adra a'allib tani fiha
Bashta'llak toul manta ba'eed
Washta'allak law konti oussadi
W bahibbak wishou' bizeed
W bahibbak hobbi da moush aadi
W ha'ishlak toul omri ba'oulha
Ma tkounsh hayati ezay fiha
Di l'ahwa essada ana ba'milha
Bastanna ideek di ethaliha
Soutak lissa byouhash albi
Rihtak lissa f kolli hdoumi
Gawabatak lissa btouhashni
Basrah fihom wansa hmoumi
Da khayalak sourto mlazmani
Fi ba'aadak batwannis biha
Wi risaylak moush adra amsah'ha
Wala adra a'allib tani fiha
Wi risaylak moush adra amsah'ha
Wala adra a'allib tani fiha