حَلَبتُ الدَهرَ أَشطُرَه

حَلَبتُ الدَهرَ أَشطُرَه

وفي حَلبٍ صَفا حَلَبي

وفي حَلبٍ صَفا حَلَبي

I milked time from all its teats,

I lived through time's phases,

And in Aleppo my milk grew pure.

In sweetness and purity.