حِكايَةُ الكَلبِ مَعَ الحَمامَه

تَشهَدُ لِلجِنسَينِ بِالكَرامَه

The story of the dog and the dove

Testifies to the nobility of both species

يُقالُ كانَ الكَلبُ ذاتَ يَومِ

بَينَ الرِياضِ غارِقاً في النَومِ

It is said that one day the dog

Was in the garden, drowned in sleep

فَجاءَ مِن وَرائِهِ الثُعبانُ

مُنتَفِخاً كَأَنَّهُ الشَيطانُ

From behind him came the snake

Swollen as if he were Satan

وَهَمَّ أَن يَغدِرَ بِالأَمينِ

فَرَقَّتِ الوَرقاءُ لِلمِسكينِ

And intended to betray the innocent one

The wary dove swooped down for the poor thing

وَنَزَلَت توّاً تُغيثُ الكَلبا

وَنَقَرَتهُ نَقرَةً فَهَبّا

And landed suddenly to help the dog

And pecked him with a peck that made him flee

فَحَمَدَ اللَهَ عَلى السَلامَه

وَحَفِظَ الجَميلَ لِلحَمامَه

So he thanked God for his safety

And remembered the kindness of the dove

إِذ مَرَّ ما مَرَّ مِنَ الزَمانِ

ثُمَّ أَتى المالِكُ لِلبُستانِ

When time passed as time does

Then the owner of the garden came

فَسَبَقَ الكَلبُ لِتِلكَ الشَجَرَه

لِيُنذِرَ الطَيرَ كَما قَد أَنذَرَه

The dog rushed to that tree

To warn the bird as he had warned her

وَاِتَّخَذَ النَبحَ لَهُ عَلامَه

فَفَهِمَت حَديثَهُ الحَمامَه

And made his bark a sign

The dove understood his talk

وَأَقلَعَت في الحالِ لِلخَلاصِ

فَسَلِمَت مِن طائِرِ الرَصاصِ

And immediately flew to safety

Saved from the bird hunter's shotgun

هَذا هُوَ المَعروفُ يَا أَهلَ الفِطَن

الناسُ بِالناسِ وَمَن يُعِن يُعَن

This is kindness, O people of wisdom

People helping people, those who help are helped