وَبَحرٌ كَكَفِّ الأَكرَمينَ يَحُفُّهُ

وَبَحرٌ كَكَفِّ الأَكرَمينَ يَحُفُّهُ

صَعيدٌ كَأَيدي السائِلينَ مَديدُ

صَعيدٌ كَأَيدي السائِلينَ مَديدُ

And a sea, like the palm of the most generous, is surrounded

A sea like the palms of the generous surrounds it,

by a plain stretched out like the hands of beggars.

A plain like the outstretched hands of beggars extends.