لَكَ الْبِشَارَةُ قَدْ قَالوا الرَّحِيلُ غَداً

مِنْ ذِي السِّفالِ إلى ذِي جِبْلَةِ الْيَمَنِ

You have the good news, they have said the departure is tomorrow

From the lowlands to the Yemen's mountain fortress

وَلَيْسَ ذَا عَنْ هَوىً مِنّي لِجِبْلَةَ بَلْ

رَأَيْتُ جِبْلَةَ أَدْناها إلَى وَطَنِي

And that is not out of my desire for the mountain fortress

But rather I saw the mountain fortress closest to my homeland