يومٌ لنا بالنيل مختصرُ

ولكل يوم مسرّةٍ قِصَرُ

A day for us is condensed at the Nile

And for every day there is a fleeting joy

والسُفْنُ تَصعَد كالخيول بنا

في موجه والماء يَنحدر

And the ships ascend like horses with us

In its waves as the water flows downstream

فكأنما أمواجه عُكَنٌ

وكأنما داراته سُرَر

It's as if its waves are homes

And its circuits are beds