1. I weep for you, O Egypt, with copious tears
After remembering brings comfort to the grieving soul

2. And part of doing you justice is that I
Aspire to your glory and enduring bliss

3. Are these the houses of Rome that you have occupied
After the splendid palaces of Caesar?

4. And among the wonders is that you yourself have diminished
While time in its cruelty did not fail you

5. It kept emptying you of all your dwellings
Until you were driven to the most barren place

6. Time looked upon all your abodes
As al-Rashid looked upon Ja'far's dwellings