رَأَوْا بِهِ المَثَلَ الأَعْلَى بِأَبْعَدِ مَا

سَمَتْ إِلَى شَأْوِهِ الأَبْطَالُ وَالبُهَمُ

They saw in him the highest ideal, in the farthest extent

To which heroes and minds aspire

يُسَامُ نَفْياً وَتَعْذِيباً وَهِمَّتُهُ

مَا لَيْسَ يُدْرِكُهُ أَعْدَاؤُهُ الْغُشُمُ

He endures exile and torture, yet his resolve

Is beyond what his fierce enemies can grasp

وَ مِصْرُ قَائِمَةٌ غَمّاً وَقَاعِدَةٌ

كَاللُّجِّ يَزْخَرُ وَالأَمْوَاجُ تَلْتَطِمُ

And Egypt stands grieving, a foundation

Like the raging sea with clashing waves

أَيَنْزَعُونَ مِنَ الأُمِّ ابْنَهَا جَنَفاً

وَلا يُؤَاخَذُ بِالإِجْرَامِ مُجْتَرِمُ

They snatched from the mother her son unjustly

And the criminal is not punished for his crime

بَثَّتْ أَساهَا بِمَا رِيعَ الزَّمَانُ لَهُ

كَأَنَّمَا أَخْرَجَتْ أَشْبَالَهَا الأَجَمُ

She unleashed her pain at what time has brought him

As if she had sent forth her young cubs

وَكَانَ أَيْسَر مَبْذُولٍ أَعَزُّ فِدًى

وَكَانَ أَهْوَنَ خَطْبٍ أَنْ يُرَاق دَمُ

The easiest sacrifice was the most precious ransom

And the simplest demand was that his blood be shed

حَتَّى أُعِيدَ إِلَيْهَا تَاجُ عِزَّتِهَا

وَانْجَابَ عَنْ جِيدِهَا النيرُ الَّذِي يَقِمُ

Until her crown of glory is returned to her

And the dam is lifted from her neck that straightens