1. أَنكَرَ النيلُ مَوقِفَ الخَزّانِ

    فَاِنثَنى قافِلاً إِلى السودانِ

    The Nile objected to the dam's stand,

    So it turned back, returning to Sudan.

  2. راعَهُ أَن يَرى عَلى جانِبَيهِ

    رَصَداً مِن مَكايِدِ الإِنسانِ

    It was alarmed to see on both its banks

    An ambush of human schemes.