1. قَد أَجدَبَت دارُ الحِجا وَالنُهى

    بَعدَكَ مِن آرائِكَ النافِعَه

    The abode of reason and wisdom has indeed grown barren,

    After you, bereft of your beneficial counsel;

  2. وَأَخصَبَت أَرجاءُ مِصرٍ بِمَن

    صَيَّرَ مِصراً كُلَّها جامِعَه

    And the regions of Egypt have grown fertile through one

    Who made all of Egypt a university.