1. O beauty of a soft Nile, I am smitten with it,
The water gives it the purity of its drink,
١. يا حُسْنَ لَيْنُوفَرٍ شُغِفْتُ به
يمنَحُه الماءُ صفْوَ مشروبِهْ
2. As if it were a lover thirsty for it,
Imagining the water as the saliva of its beloved.
٢. كأنه عاشقٌ به ظمأ
توهَّمَ الماءَ ريقَ محبوبِهْ