1. The abode of pilgrimage and virtue is now barren
Without your wise beneficial views,
١. قَد أَجدَبَت دارُ الحِجا وَالنُهى
بَعدَكَ مِن آرائِكَ النافِعَه
2. Yet the precincts of Egypt thrive because of him
Who made all Egypt into one university.
٢. وَأَخصَبَت أَرجاءُ مِصرٍ بِمَن
صَيَّرَ مِصراً كُلَّها جامِعَه