1. ديارُ مصرَ هي الدنيا وساكنُها

    همُ الأنامُ فقابلْها بتقبيلِ

    Egypt's lands are the world, and its inhabitants

    are humankind; so greet it with a kiss.

  2. يا مِنْ يباهي ببغدادَ ودِجْلَتها

    مصرُ مقدمةٌ والشرحُ للنيلِ

    O you who boast of Baghdad and its Tigris,

    Egypt is a preface, and the commentary belongs to the Nile.