1. سلّمتُ لمِصْرَ في الهَوى منْ بلَدٍ

    يهْديهِ هواؤُهُ لدى استِنْشاقِهْ

    I concede to Egypt in matters of love—a land

    Whose air bestows love when breathed in.

  2. مَنْ يُنْكِرُ دعْوايَ فقُلْ عنّي لهُ

    تكْفي امرأةُ العَزيزِ منْ عُشّاقِهْ

    Whoever denies my claim, tell him on my behalf:

    The wife of al-ʿAzīz, among its lovers, is proof enough.