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