أرجو من اللَه أطياناً أعيش بها
في أرض مصر على حال السلاطين
I pray God for landed estates by which I might live,
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 state of sultans
مازال ما عشت لي في الطين كل هوى
وانما خلق الإنسان من طين
As long as I live, all my longing remains fixed on the soil—
As long as I live, my every desire is in the clay
for man, after all, was created from clay.
For man was created from clay
Sol 5.6