ولقد يقول ابناي في نجواهما

ولقد يقول ابناي في نجواهما

ماذا يكابد في النوى ويلاقي

ماذا يكابد في النوى ويلاقي

My two sons may well say in their private talk:

And my two sons may well say in their private conversation:

“What does he endure in separation, and what befalls him?”

What does he suffer and face in separation?

ولدىَّ مصر لها كما لكما هوىً

ولدىَّ مصر لها كما لكما هوىً

والحب كل صبابة بمذاق

والحب كل صبابة بمذاق

And I harbor love for Egypt, just as I harbor love for you both;

My two sons, I love Egypt just as I love you both;

and love—each ardent longing has its own savor.

And in love, each longing has its own flavor.