قد بلى اللَّه يونسَ بن بُغاءٍ

ببلاءِ النبيّ يونسَ قَبْلَهْ

God has indeed afflicted Yunus son of Bugha

With the affliction of the prophet Yunus before him

يبلعُ الحوتُ بعضه كلَّ يوم

ليْتَه يبلعُ المسكينَ جُمْله

The whale swallows some of him every day

If only it would swallow the poor fellow whole