سَقَطَ الحِمارُ مِنَ السَفينَةِ في الدُجى

سَقَطَ الحِمارُ مِنَ السَفينَةِ في الدُجى

فَبَكى الرِفاقُ لِفَقدِهِ وَتَرَحَّموا

فَبَكى الرِفاقُ لِفَقدِهِ وَتَرَحَّموا

The donkey fell from the ship in the darkness of night.

The donkey fell off the ship in the dark of night

So his companions wept for his loss and prayed for mercy on him,

His friends wept for his loss and pitied his plight

حَتّى إِذا طَلَعَ النَهارُ أَتَت بِهِ

حَتّى إِذا طَلَعَ النَهارُ أَتَت بِهِ

نَحوَ السَفينَةِ مَوجَةٌ تَتَقَدَمُ

نَحوَ السَفينَةِ مَوجَةٌ تَتَقَدَمُ

Until, when day broke, he was brought

But when morning arose a wave did bring

Toward the ship by an advancing wave.

The donkey back to the ship, a joyous thing

قالَت خُذوهُ كَما أَتاني سالِماً

قالَت خُذوهُ كَما أَتاني سالِماً

لَم أَبتَلِعهُ لِأَنَّهُ لا يُهضَمُ

لَم أَبتَلِعهُ لِأَنَّهُ لا يُهضَمُ

It said, “Take him as he came to me, unharmed;

It said "Take him just as I bring him, unharmed"

I did not swallow him, for he cannot be digested.”

"I did not swallow him up, for he's not to be chewed"