ذكرتك إبراهيم والثغر عابسٌ

وخطب الضحايا بين سمعي وناظري

I remembered you, Ibrahim, while the lips were frowning,

And the speeches of the martyrs between my hearing and my sight.

ذكرتك في اسكندرية والأسى

على الشهداء الغر ملءُ سرائري

I remembered you in Alexandria while the sorrow

For the innocent martyrs filled my feelings.

تعال فشاطر واديَ النيل همَّه

فما أحوج الوادي إلى صوت شاعر

Come and share the Nile valley its concerns,

For the valley is much in need of the voice of a poet.

تساءل عنك الأوفياء وطالما

تفقَّد أهلُ الدار من في المقابر

The loyal ones asked about you, and for so long

The people of the house checked who was in the graves.

عزيز علينا أن نرى لك موضعاً

خليّاً ولم يرجعك تذكار ذاكر

It is dear to us to see a place for you

Empty, and no memory brings you back.

ولو كانت الآثارُ تحيي مجاهداً

لأحياك ما أبقيته من مآثر

If traces could revive a fighter,

I would revive you through what remains of your feats.