1. Oh, will your question not stop ringing in my ears?
It still echoes, though did they not know my torment?

2. I left Egypt when I suffered from oppression
As if my crime was that I preceded my time

3. I left it after I was punished unjustly
For my loyalty and dedication to my homeland

4. I left it though my love for it remains
My religion, not the religion of one crucified on an idol

5. And its Sundays are still wantonly chaotic
Like storms wreaking havoc on a bird and art

6. To whom shall I return when they did not support me
But rather fought me in various forms of injustice?

7. To every fool, thief, spiteful, and envious one
Who excelled in harm and malice?

8. How can I abandon a land that honored my literature
And respected me without payment?

9. Except for the liberation of my thinking, most of which
Benefited Egypt in both states and did not let down

10. To whom shall I return when my homeland in exile
While my birthplace today has distanced me?

11. To whom shall I return when I have no family or home?
My best company is in my tears and my sorrow

12. To whom shall I return when my efforts went in vain
In Egypt, and its wicked ruler was hostile to me?

13. My exile is no exile if it protects my thoughts
And does not waste the honesty of my expressions or discourage me

14. And if I taste agony and sorrow from my longing
For the meadows of my dreams over time