ودّعْ أخا العزمِ مِصراً لا لَميسَ وخُضْ

بالسَّابحاتِ بحارَ المَهْمَهِ البيدِ

Bid farewell to a brother determined to leave Egypt, not out of cowardice, and plunge

Into the seas of glorious endeavor,

وسِرْ عَنِ الأرضِ تَنْبو بالكرامِ فَقَد

طال انتظارُ الجَنَى مِن يابِس العودِ

And depart from the land, it brings you glory, for

The wait for ripe fruit from withered branches was long.