A Hymn to Dubai

A Hymn to Dubai, the "coolest" city in the world


Dubai, a city on the Gulf,
Engulfing you with dreams and magic;
The gentle waves – a calming salve
For all regrets, misgivings, aging…

Dubai, a city in a desert –
A land where dunes transform to dreams,
A country – young, for greatness destined,
Where waves and souls are ever green.


Refrain:


Dubai, Dubai – a land of magic,
Of Allah’s will and crescent’s shine;
Dubai, Dubai – a future legend,
Where dreams are reached and failures shunned.

Dubai, Dubai – your face is gleaming
With many cultures, many climes,
A land where seeing is believing
That fairy tales come alive.

Dubai, a thousand clever genies,
And one – are building night and day
The works artistic, and ingenious:
Arabian fused with Western ways.

Your noble sheikh is never tired
To lead his kin to new rewards;
A stylish princess taming tigers
With smile, pictures, gentle words…


Refrain repeated:


A place where God, and sheikh, and prophet
Unite the land for moons to come,
A place where dreams and goals prosper,
Where winds are warm and waves are calm.

Dubai – a city full of magic,
Of past and future, West and East,
A place where all can be imagined,
Where worlds are born with art and ease!


Refrain Repeated…