فدَّيْتُها من نبعةٍ زَوْرَاءِ

فدَّيْتُها من نبعةٍ زَوْرَاءِ

مشغوفةٍ بمَقاتلِ الأعداءِ

مشغوفةٍ بمَقاتلِ الأعداءِ

I would ransom her, a curved nabʿ bough,

I ransomed her from a deceptive spring,

enamored of the enemies’ vital spots.

Passionately in love with the enemy's warriors.

أَلِفَتْ حَمامَ الأيكِ وهي نضيرةٌ

أَلِفَتْ حَمامَ الأيكِ وهي نضيرةٌ

واليومَ تألفُها بكسر الحاءِ

واليومَ تألفُها بكسر الحاءِ

She kept company with the grove’s doves (ḥamām) while verdant,

She was accustomed to the doves of Al-Ayk, her peers,

and today she keeps company with death (ḥimām)—with the ḥāʾ vowelled i.

And today she is tamed, with the broken "Haa".