1. Like the mighty Nile when it began
Telling a tale though having continuity
١. كنما النيل الخضمّ إذ بدا
يَروي حديثاً وهو ذو تَسَلْسُل
2. When it saw the earth, its brother
It drenched it with its channeled water
٢. لمّا رأى الأرض بها شقيقه
ضمّخها بمائه المُصَندلِ