أرىI see الروضةَal-Rawdah (the garden) الغناءlush لولاwere it not for شعوبُهاits Shu'ub
أرى الروضةَ الغناء لولا شعوبُها
حوتْit contained مِنof معانيmanifestations الحُسنِbeauty كلَّevery غريبِrare thing
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.
يهونis easy لعمريby my life تركleaving صنعاSana'a لأجلهاfor its sake
يهون لعمري ترك صنعا لأجلها
وصبرand endurance الفتىof the young man لولاwere it not for لِقاءmeeting شَعوبDeath (Sha'ub)
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.
Sol 6.1