كم ليلة بالباب ممتعةٍ

كم ليلة بالباب ممتعةٍ

وأريكة المستمتع الجسرُ

وأريكة المستمتع الجسرُ

Many a delightful night at the gate,

How many a night at the door was delightful,

And the bridge is the couch of the one taking pleasure.

And the couch of the reveler was the bridge,

والنيل يجرى فوق صفحته

والنيل يجرى فوق صفحته

تتكسر الأضواء والبدر

تتكسر الأضواء والبدر

And the Nile flows; upon its surface

And the Nile flowed over its surface,

The lights and the full moon shatter.

The lights and the moon were shattered,

وكأننا وعروسنا الدنيا

وكأننا وعروسنا الدنيا

وكأننا والراقص النهر

وكأننا والراقص النهر

And as though we had the world as our bride,

As if we and our bride were the world,

And as though we had the river as the dancer.

And we and the river were the dancer.