1. When the Nile fulfilled what was due
To the plain, giving more than he owed,
١. وَفي النَيلِ إِذ وَفّى البَسيطَةَ حَقَّها
وَزادَ عَلى ما جاءَهُ مِن صَنائِعِ
2. Men failed to thank the benefactor
And pointed to his gifts with their fingers
٢. فَما إِن تَوَفّى الناسُ مِن شُكرِ مُنعِمَ
يُشارُ إِلى إِنعامِهِ بِالأَصابِعِ