1. لَقَد عَلِمَت سُكَينَةُ أَنَّ قَلبي

    عَلى الأَحداثِ مُجتَمِعُ الجَنانِ

    Sukayna has surely learned that my heart

    is steadfast in the face of calamities,

  2. عَلى النَفَرِ الَّذينَ رُزيتُ لَمّا

    خَشيتُ الحادِثاتِ مِنَ الزَمانِ

    for the men of whom I was bereaved when

    I feared the misfortunes of time.

  3. لَقَد ضَمِنَت قُبورُهُمُ وَوارَت

    مَضارِبَ كُلِّ مَصقولٍ يَمانِ

    Their graves have surely enclosed and concealed

    the striking edges of every polished Yemeni sword.