حَيِّيا أُمَّ يَعمَرا

حَيِّيا أُمَّ يَعمَرا

قَبلَ شَحطٍ مِنَ النَوى

قَبلَ شَحطٍ مِنَ النَوى

Greet Umm Ya‘mar, you two,

Greetings, O mother of Ya'amara

Before the great distance of separation.

Before the crushing of grain

قُلتُ لا تُعجِلوا الرَوا

قُلتُ لا تُعجِلوا الرَوا

حَ فَقالوا أَلا بَلى

حَ فَقالوا أَلا بَلى

I said, “Do not hasten the depar—

I said, "Do not hasten the departure."

—ture.” They said, “Yes, indeed!”

But they said, "Yes, indeed!"

أَجمَعَ الحَيُّ رِحلَةً

أَجمَعَ الحَيُّ رِحلَةً

فَفُؤادي كَذي الأَسى

فَفُؤادي كَذي الأَسى

The tribe resolved to depart,

The tribe gathered for travel

So my heart is like that of one in sorrow.

And so my heart is filled with sorrow