1. A flower grew by the Nile, nourished
As the dawn breaks and the eve stills

2. Its nature is love and pleasure
His tide is departure and disdain

3. The Nile tells of loyalty in its flooding and promises
Yet how often a promise falls after her

4. At times as clear as it flows
At others, turbid without cease

5. By God, by God the sweetness
Of the Nile in her mouth appears

6. She and I thirst for love
I the mouth, love the cheek