1. أَيُّها الظاعنونَ عنِّي وقلبي

    معهم لا يفارقُ الأضعانا

    O you who depart from me, while my heart

    is with them, never leaving the caravans.

  2. ملكوا مِصْرَ مثلَ قلبي وفي ه

    ذا وهاتيكَ أَصبحوا سُكّانا

    They have taken possession of Egypt as of my heart; and in this

    and that they have come to dwell.

  3. فاعْدلوا فيهما فإنّكم اليو

    مَ ملكتم عليها سُلطانا

    So be just in both, for today

    you have gained authority over it.

  4. لا تَروعُوا بالهجرِ قلبَ محبٍ

    أَورثَتْهُ روعاتُه الخَفَقانا

    Do not frighten a lover’s heart with abandonment;

    its terrors have left it pounding.

  5. حبّذا معهدٌ قضينا به العي

    شَ فكنّا بربعهِ جيرانا

    How dear the haunt where we spent our lives,

    and were neighbors within its bounds,

  6. إذ وجدنا من الحوادثِ أَمناً

    وأَخذنا من الخطوبِ أَمانا

    when we found safety from misfortunes

    and obtained security against calamities,

  7. ورتَعْنا مِن المُنَى في رياضٍ

    وسكناً مِن المغاني جِنَانا

    and grazed in meadows of wishes,

    and dwelt in gardens among the abodes.