أَنكَرَobjected to النيلُthe Nile مَوقِفَthe stand of الخَزّانِthe dam
أَنكَرَ النيلُ مَوقِفَ الخَزّانِ
فَاِنثَنىso it turned back قافِلاًreturning إِلىto السودانِSudan
فَاِنثَنى قافِلاً إِلى السودانِ
The Nile objected to the dam's stand,
The Nile denied the stopper's stance
So it turned back, returning to Sudan.
So it turned away, returning to Sudan
راعَهُalarmed it أَنthat يَرىit should see عَلىon جانِبَيهِits two banks
راعَهُ أَن يَرى عَلى جانِبَيهِ
رَصَداًan ambush مِنof مَكايِدِthe schemes of الإِنسانِhumankind
رَصَداً مِن مَكايِدِ الإِنسانِ
It was alarmed to see on both its banks
It was wary that on its banks it would see
An ambush of human schemes.
A blockade of man's machinations