1. The Nile denied the stopper's stance
So it turned away, returning to Sudan
١. أَنكَرَ النيلُ مَوقِفَ الخَزّانِ
فَاِنثَنى قافِلاً إِلى السودانِ
2. It was wary that on its banks it would see
A blockade of man's machinations
٢. راعَهُ أَن يَرى عَلى جانِبَيهِ
رَصَداً مِن مَكايِدِ الإِنسانِ