عَجِبتُ لَحَرّاقَةَ بنَ الحُسَينِ

كَيفَ يَعومُ وَلا يَغرَقُ

I marvel at the vessel of Ibn al-Husayn,

How it floats along and does not sink,

وَبَعرانِ مِن تَحتِها واحِدٍ

وَآخَرَ مِن فَوقِها مطبَقُ

With two camels: one is underneath,

And another lies atop, pressing down,

وَأَعجَبُ مِن ذكَ عيدانُها

وَقَد مَسَّها كَيفَ لا تُورقُ

Yet stranger still are its wooden beams,

That having been touched, they do not sprout leaves.