بكسر النيل قد جُبر الوفاء

فمرّ تكدّري وحلا الصفاء

With the breaking of the Nile, loyalty was remedied

So your turbidity passed and serenity prevailed

وأحيا ميت الأرضين ماء

يُحّركه إذا سكن الهواء

And it revived the dead lands with water

That moves when the air is still

تراه عارياً حراً وبردا

وما غير السماء له غطاء

You see it bare, hot, and cold

With nothing but the sky as its cover

يُميت الحي يُحيي الموت لكن

بإذن اللَه هذا وهو ماء

It kills the living and revives death, but

By God's will, this is just water

له خط بلا قلم ونطّ

بلا قدم وبسط وانطواء

It has a line without a pen and rhythm

Without feet, expanse and contraction

له إن هزّ بإشنين رماحاً

بأتراس من الورق اتقاء

If it sways, it hurls spears

With shields of paper for protection

أيا مَن فارقوا الأزواج فقراً

لكم بعرائس النيل الغناء

O you who were separated from spouses in poverty

For you is the singing of the Nile brides

خذوها دون مهر لا تبالوا

أقام بكم رخاء أو غلاء

Take them without dowry, do not worry

Whether it brings you comfort or dearth

حزينكم وإني ابن أمي

وأمي امرأة أبي ما بي خفاء

I pity you though I am my mother's son

And my mother is the wife of my father, no secret to hide

وإن أبي وأجدادي رجال

كما أمي وجداتي نساء

My father and grandfathers were men

As my mother and grandmothers were women

بحق العيد يا ناس اشهدوا لي

وقولوا قد صدقت ولا تُراؤوا

By the sanctity of Eid, O people, bear witness for me

And say I have spoken the truth, do not deny