1. The Egyptian beauty to me is naught
But gold forged and shaped as they see fit.
١. ما الجَمالُ المِصرِيُّ عِندِيَ إِلّا
ذَهَبٌ مِثلُهُ يُسَكُّ وَيُصرَف
2. Egypt is its mother, it is well known,
But its father is obscure, his face unseen.
٢. أُمُّهُ مِصر فَهيَ مَعرِفَةٌ ل
كِن أَبوهُ مُنَكَّرٌ لَيسَ يُعرَف