1. The people of Egypt are like the Nile, unaware
Of the worth of the scholars and students.
١. سُكَّانُ مِصْر كالنِّيل ما عَرَفُوا
قَدْرَ شُيوخِ العلمِ والطَّلَبَهْ
2. The excellent and the worthless are equal in it,
As wood and water are the same.
٢. فَجَيِّدٌ فيه والرَّدِيُّ سَوَا
كما اسْتَوَى الماءُ ثَمَّ والْخَشَبَهْ