1. حَتّى أَزالَ الصُبحَ فاضَلَ ذَيلُهُ

    كَالنيلِ يَخطُرُ في نَوادي يَعرُبِ

    Until dawn swept away what remained of its train,

    Like the Nile, striding proudly through the assemblies of Yaʿrub.