إنَّindeed للشامِfor Syria فراتاًa Euphrates
إنَّ للشامِ فراتاً
لمdid not تصلْreach مصرُEgypt إليهاto her
لم تصلْ مصرُ إليها
Indeed, Syria has a Euphrates;
The Levant has an Euphrates
Egypt has not matched her.
That Egypt has never reached
كمْhow many بمصرٍin Egypt منof وجوهٍfaces
كمْ بمصرٍ من وجوهٍ
نَفَضَshook off; scattered النيلُthe Nile عليهاupon them
نَفَضَ النيلُ عليها
How many faces there are in Egypt
How many faces in Egypt
The Nile has spattered upon them!
Upon which the Nile has sprinkled