سَقَطَ الحِمارُ مِنَ السَفينَةِ في الدُجى

فَبَكى الرِفاقُ لِفَقدِهِ وَتَرَحَّموا

The donkey fell off the ship in the dark of night

His friends wept for his loss and pitied his plight

حَتّى إِذا طَلَعَ النَهارُ أَتَت بِهِ

نَحوَ السَفينَةِ مَوجَةٌ تَتَقَدَمُ

But when morning arose a wave did bring

The donkey back to the ship, a joyous thing

قالَت خُذوهُ كَما أَتاني سالِماً

لَم أَبتَلِعهُ لِأَنَّهُ لا يُهضَمُ

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

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