نَظَرْتُ إلى النِيلِ في مَدِّه
بِموج يزِيد ولا ينقصُ
I gazed at the Nile in its expanse
With a wave that grows but never shrinks
كأن معاطفَ أمواجِه
معاطفُ جاريةٍ ترقصُ
As if the coats of its waves
Are the coats of a dancing maid
نَظَرْتُ إلى النِيلِ في مَدِّه
بِموج يزِيد ولا ينقصُ
I gazed at the Nile in its expanse
With a wave that grows but never shrinks
كأن معاطفَ أمواجِه
معاطفُ جاريةٍ ترقصُ
As if the coats of its waves
Are the coats of a dancing maid