1. I was once easy to access, but now
I have become a protected sanctuary in the care of this imam.
١. كنتُ فِيما مَضَى مُباحاً فأصبَح
تُ حِمىً في جَنَابِ هذا الإمامِ
2. Cheeks blush and people gather around me,
Their feet treading my ground with reverence.
٢. تَتَوطَّانِيَ الخُدُودُ وبُسطُ الن
ناسِ حَولي مَواطيءُ الأقدامِ
3. The tongues of delegates fall silent,
And their foreheads bow down in salutation.
٣. خَرِسَت أَلسُنُ الوُفُودِ عَن القَو
لِ وخَرَّت جِباهُهُم للسَّلامِ
4. So wonder not if you see the honor of the King
In Egypt over the plants of Syria.
٤. فاعجَبوا إِن رأيتُم عِزَّةَ المُل
كِ بمِصر عَلى نَباتِ الشَّامِ