ولقد يقول ابناي في نجواهما

ماذا يكابد في النوى ويلاقي

My two sons may well say in their private talk:

“What does he endure in separation, and what befalls him?”

ولدىَّ مصر لها كما لكما هوىً

والحب كل صبابة بمذاق

And I harbor love for Egypt, just as I harbor love for you both;

and love—each ardent longing has its own savor.