ديار الهوى حيا معالمك

وجادك النور الناصر الغدق الهمر

The abodes of love, your landmarks are alive

And your generosity brightens you, oh splendid Egypt

به رجعت في عنفوان شبابها

ونضرتها من بعد ما هرمت مصر

With it you returned in your youthful prime

And it revived you after Egypt grew old

وكم خاطب ردته لم يك كفأها

إلى أن أتاها خاطب سيفه المهر

And how many suitors you rejected for not matching you

Until the suitor with the sharp sword came to you

حماها حمى الليث العرين وصانها

كما صان عينا من ملم القذى شفر

He protected it like a lion protects its den and guarded it

As an eyelid guards the eye from specks of dust

وكان بها بحر أجاج فأصبحت

ومن جوده العذب النمير بها بحر

It was a turbulent sea, but it became

From his sweet generosity, a placid sea