1. With the breaking of the Nile, loyalty was remedied
So your turbidity passed and serenity prevailed

2. And it revived the dead lands with water
That moves when the air is still

3. You see it bare, hot, and cold
With nothing but the sky as its cover

4. It kills the living and revives death, but
By God's will, this is just water

5. It has a line without a pen and rhythm
Without feet, expanse and contraction

6. If it sways, it hurls spears
With shields of paper for protection

7. O you who were separated from spouses in poverty
For you is the singing of the Nile brides

8. Take them without dowry, do not worry
Whether it brings you comfort or dearth

9. I pity you though I am my mother's son
And my mother is the wife of my father, no secret to hide

10. My father and grandfathers were men
As my mother and grandmothers were women

11. By the sanctity of Eid, O people, bear witness for me
And say I have spoken the truth, do not deny