يَقولُ فَيُحسِنُ القَولَ اِبنُ لَيلى

يَقولُ فَيُحسِنُ القَولَ اِبنُ لَيلى

وَيَفعَلُ فَوقَ أحسن ما يَقولُ

وَيَفعَلُ فَوقَ أحسن ما يَقولُ

Ibn Layla speaks, and excels in speech;

The son of Layla speaks well, and acts better than he speaks. A youth whom only the sincere befriend, while the insincere spurn him. So give glad tidings to the people of Egypt, for he has come to them, a Nile to go with their Nile.

And his deeds surpass the best of what he says.

فَتى لا يرزَأ الخُلّانُ إِلّا

فَتى لا يرزَأ الخُلّانُ إِلّا

مَوَدَّتَهُم وَيَرزؤه الخَليل

مَوَدَّتَهُم وَيَرزؤه الخَليل

A young man who takes nothing from his friends except

Their affection, while his friend takes from him.

فَبَشِّر أَهلَ مِصر فَقَد أَتاهُم

فَبَشِّر أَهلَ مِصر فَقَد أَتاهُم

مَع النيل الَّذي في مِصر نيل

مَع النيل الَّذي في مِصر نيل

So give Egypt’s people glad tidings: there has come to them,

Alongside the Nile in Egypt, another Nile.