إني كما عهدتمُ

إني كما عهدتمُ

عهداً ووداً وطلبْ

عهداً ووداً وطلبْ

Indeed, I am as you have known me—

I am as you have known me,

constant in fidelity, affection, and my longing.

in loyalty, affection, and longing.

يا مَنْ همُ في جلِّقٍ

يا مَنْ همُ في جلِّقٍ

عيني عليكمْ في حلبْ

عيني عليكمْ في حلبْ

O you who dwell in Jilliq—Damascus—

O you who are in Jilliq,

my eye is fixed upon you from Aleppo.

in Aleppo, my eye is upon you.