سَلامٌ على صَنْعا وَإنْ قَرُبَ الْعَهْدُ

أَلَمْ تَكُ في الدُّنْيا هِيَ الْعَلَمُ الْفَرْدُ

Greetings to Sana'a though the time be brief

Was it not in this world the sole, the peerless star?

أَيَا حَبَّذَا الدُّنْيا فَمَنْ حَلَّ سُوحَها

يُلاحِظُهُ في دَهْرِهِ الْيُمْنُ والسَّعْدُ

O excellent indeed this world, and he who roams its hills

Shall find through all his days prosperity and joy.