أَيَا مَلِكَاً هَمَتْ كَفَّاهُ جُودَاً

عَلَى الثَّقَلَيْنِ مِنْ بَادِ وَقَارِي

O king, whose two hands rain down generosity

Upon both races—humankind and jinn—wandering and settled alike,

عَرَاكَ النِّيلُ مِنْ بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ

فَأَلْبِسْهُ الْكَرَامَةَ فَهْوَ عَارِي

The Nile has come to you from a distant land;

So clothe him in honor, for he stands bare.