1. ذَا النّيلُ مَا يَبْرَحُ في سَعْده

    وَحَالَهُ الْمَاشيَ مَا خَالا

    This Nile never ceases to enjoy good fortune,

    And the passerby has not imagined its state.

  2. يَجرِي لَنَا مَاضٍ وَمُسْتَقْبلاً

    لاَ أوْقَفَ اللهُ لَهُ حَالاَ

    It flows for us, in the past and the future;

    May God never bring its course to a halt!