أرجو من اللَه أطياناً أعيش بها

أرجو من اللَه أطياناً أعيش بها

في أرض مصر على حال السلاطين

في أرض مصر على حال السلاطين

I pray God for landed estates by which I might live,

I ask God for estates from which to make my living,

I ask God for a life in which I live

in the land of Egypt, in the manner of sultans.

In the land of Egypt, in the manner of sultans.

In the land of Egypt in the state of sultans

مازال ما عشت لي في الطين كل هوى

مازال ما عشت لي في الطين كل هوى

وانما خلق الإنسان من طين

وانما خلق الإنسان من طين

As long as I live, all my longing remains fixed on the soil—

As long as I live, all my longing remains for the soil,

As long as I live, my every desire is in the clay

for man, after all, was created from clay.

And humankind was created only from clay.

For man was created from clay