حِكايَةُ الكَلبِ مَعَ الحَمامَه

حِكايَةُ الكَلبِ مَعَ الحَمامَه

تَشهَدُ لِلجِنسَينِ بِالكَرامَه

تَشهَدُ لِلجِنسَينِ بِالكَرامَه

The tale of the dog and the dove

The story of the dog and the dove

Bears witness to the nobility of both species.

Testifies to the nobility of both species

يُقالُ كانَ الكَلبُ ذاتَ يَومِ

يُقالُ كانَ الكَلبُ ذاتَ يَومِ

بَينَ الرِياضِ غارِقاً في النَومِ

بَينَ الرِياضِ غارِقاً في النَومِ

It is said that one day the dog was

It is said that one day the dog

Among the gardens, sunk deep in sleep.

Was in the garden, drowned in sleep

فَجاءَ مِن وَرائِهِ الثُعبانُ

فَجاءَ مِن وَرائِهِ الثُعبانُ

مُنتَفِخاً كَأَنَّهُ الشَيطانُ

مُنتَفِخاً كَأَنَّهُ الشَيطانُ

Then from behind him came the snake,

From behind him came the snake

Puffed up, as though it were the devil.

Swollen as if he were Satan

وَهَمَّ أَن يَغدِرَ بِالأَمينِ

وَهَمَّ أَن يَغدِرَ بِالأَمينِ

فَرَقَّتِ الوَرقاءُ لِلمِسكينِ

فَرَقَّتِ الوَرقاءُ لِلمِسكينِ

And it meant to act treacherously against the faithful one;

And intended to betray the innocent one

So the gray dove took pity on the poor creature.

The wary dove swooped down for the poor thing

وَنَزَلَت توّاً تُغيثُ الكَلبا

وَنَزَلَت توّاً تُغيثُ الكَلبا

وَنَقَرَتهُ نَقرَةً فَهَبّا

وَنَقَرَتهُ نَقرَةً فَهَبّا

And descended at once to rescue the dog,

And landed suddenly to help the dog

And gave him a peck, so he sprang up.

And pecked him with a peck that made him flee

فَحَمَدَ اللَهَ عَلى السَلامَه

فَحَمَدَ اللَهَ عَلى السَلامَه

وَحَفِظَ الجَميلَ لِلحَمامَه

وَحَفِظَ الجَميلَ لِلحَمامَه

So he praised God for his safety,

So he thanked God for his safety

And remembered the dove's kindness.

And remembered the kindness of the dove

إِذ مَرَّ ما مَرَّ مِنَ الزَمانِ

إِذ مَرَّ ما مَرَّ مِنَ الزَمانِ

ثُمَّ أَتى المالِكُ لِلبُستانِ

ثُمَّ أَتى المالِكُ لِلبُستانِ

When some time had passed,

When time passed as time does

Then the owner came to the garden.

Then the owner of the garden came

فَسَبَقَ الكَلبُ لِتِلكَ الشَجَرَه

فَسَبَقَ الكَلبُ لِتِلكَ الشَجَرَه

لِيُنذِرَ الطَيرَ كَما قَد أَنذَرَه

لِيُنذِرَ الطَيرَ كَما قَد أَنذَرَه

So the dog raced ahead to that tree,

The dog rushed to that tree

To warn the bird, as it had warned him.

To warn the bird as he had warned her

وَاِتَّخَذَ النَبحَ لَهُ عَلامَه

وَاِتَّخَذَ النَبحَ لَهُ عَلامَه

فَفَهِمَت حَديثَهُ الحَمامَه

فَفَهِمَت حَديثَهُ الحَمامَه

And made his barking a signal to it.

And made his bark a sign

So the dove understood his message,

The dove understood his talk

وَأَقلَعَت في الحالِ لِلخَلاصِ

وَأَقلَعَت في الحالِ لِلخَلاصِ

فَسَلِمَت مِن طائِرِ الرَصاصِ

فَسَلِمَت مِن طائِرِ الرَصاصِ

And took flight at once to escape,

And immediately flew to safety

So it escaped the flying lead unharmed.

Saved from the bird hunter's shotgun

هَذا هُوَ المَعروفُ يَا أَهلَ الفِطَن

هَذا هُوَ المَعروفُ يَا أَهلَ الفِطَن

الناسُ بِالناسِ وَمَن يُعِن يُعَن

الناسُ بِالناسِ وَمَن يُعِن يُعَن

This is kindness, O people of discernment:

This is kindness, O people of wisdom

People depend on people, and whoever helps is helped.

People helping people, those who help are helped