هَيهاتَfar away مِنكَfrom you بَنوthe sons of عَمروٍAmr وَمَسكَنُهُمand their dwelling
هَيهاتَ مِنكَ بَنو عَمروٍ وَمَسكَنُهُم
إِذاwhen تَشَتَّيتَyou spend the winter قِنِّسرينَQinnasrin أَوor حَلَباAleppo
إِذا تَشَتَّيتَ قِنِّسرينَ أَو حَلَبا
Far from you are Banu Amr and their dwelling,
Alas, O sons of Amr, their abode
When you spend the winter in Qinnasrin or Aleppo.
When you yearn for Qinnasrin or Aleppo
قامَتshe stood تَراءىshowing herself وَقَدand already جَدَّgrew urgent الرَحيلُthe departure بِناfor us
قامَت تَراءى وَقَد جَدَّ الرَحيلُ بِنا
بَينَbetween السَقيفَةِthe portico والبابِand the door الَّذيwhich نُقِباhad been pierced
بَينَ السَقيفَةِ والبابِ الَّذي نُقِبا
She stood in view as our departure grew urgent,
It stood visible when the journey pressed us
Between the portico and the door that had been pierced.
Between As-Saqifah and the gate we pierced
إِنيindeed I لَمانِحُهاsurely giving her وُدّيmy love وَمُتَّخِذٌand taking
إِني لَمانِحُها وُدّي وَمُتَّخِذٌ
بِأُمِّthrough the mother of لَيثٍLayth إِلىto مَعروفِهاher kindness سَبَباa means
بِأُمِّ لَيثٍ إِلى مَعروفِها سَبَبا
Indeed, I offer her my love and seek
Verily I give it my love and make
Through Umm Layth a means to her kindness.
Umm Layth a cause for its good