1. Aden seems to the free like a thorn in the eyelid
Its people are strange to us, our state saddens them

2. Hardship, exile, discord, and estrangement
Alas, what misfortune we face in life!

3. Even our friend has deserted us, oh my!
A shocking surprise, beyond any thought

4. Never did we think our struggle
Would be attacked by the viper's bite and stab

5. Remember Abdul Majeed's lament, then our Shihāb
We forgot in the darkness prison the spirit of truth