ياO أَهْلَpeople of صَنْعاSana'a وإنْand though كانَتْare أحِبَّتُناour loved ones
يا أَهْلَ صَنْعا وإنْ كانَتْ أحِبَّتُنا
فِيهاin it فإنَّthen indeed الإمامَthe imam الْمُرْتَجَىhoped-for فِيناamong us
فِيها فإنَّ الإمامَ الْمُرْتَجَى فِينا
O people of Sana'a, though our loved ones are
O people of Sanaa, though our loved ones are there
there, still the hoped-for imam is among us.
The chosen Imam is among us
الرَّأْسُthe head فِيناamong us ورَأْسُand the head of الشَّيْءِthe thing أَشْرَفُهُits noblest part
الرَّأْسُ فِينا ورَأْسُ الشَّيْءِ أَشْرَفُهُ
وعِنْدَناand with us صارَhas come to be راعِيكُمْyour shepherd ورَاعِيناand our shepherd
وعِنْدَنا صارَ راعِيكُمْ ورَاعِينا
The head is among us, and the head of a thing is its noblest part.
The head is among us, and the head of something is its noblest part
And your shepherd and ours is now with us.
With us has become your shepherd and ours