1. أرى الروضةَ الغناء لولا شعوبُها

    حوتْ مِن معاني الحُسنِ كلَّ غريبِ

    I see that lush al-Rawdah, were it not for its Shu'ub,

    would hold every rare manifestation of beauty.

  2. يهون لعمري ترك صنعا لأجلها

    وصبر الفتى لولا لِقاء شَعوب

    By my life, leaving Sana'a for its sake would be easy,

    as would a young man's endurance, were it not for meeting Death.