1. This is Ukaz, and that is its arena
Where its finest youths renew it

2. The wishes turn to it, longing and having
Waited long for its appointed time

3. In Egypt it stood tall and glorious
Restoring for the Arabs what its scene once was

4. Those with souls of ambition bargained there
On its gems and riches galore

5. And its platforms enlivened the age
Nay, every age has its reciter there

6. And the generations vied in its contests
Wise in its conventions and unfettered in flight

7. Pure are its pearls which intertwined
And its chaste verses and sheathed blades

8. Youths of Egypt, here are your trials
Rivaling the costliest speech, excelling it

9. So accomplish deeds its equal, and it will restore
Egypt’s sovereignty and support its pillars