لَمّا أَتَمَّ نوحٌ السَفينَه

وَحَرَّكَتها القُدرَةُ المُعينَه

When Noah completed the ark

And set it sailing by divine power

جَرى بِها ما لا جَرى بِبالِ

فَما تَعالى المَوجُ كَالجِبالِ

It underwent what minds could not conceive

The waves rose up mountainous and tall

حَتّى مَشى اللَيثُ مَعَ الحِمارِ

وَأَخَذَ القِطُّ بِأَيدي الفارِ

Until the lion walked with the donkey

And the cat took the rat's hand

وَاِستَمَعَ الفيلُ إِلى الخِنزيرِ

مُوتَنِساً بِصَوتِهِ النَكيرِ

The elephant listened to the pig's squeal

Finding music in its jarring wail

وَجَلَسَ الهِرُّ بِجَنبِ الكَلبِ

وَقَبَّلَ الخَروفُ نابَ الذِئبِ

The deer sat by the dog

And the lamb kissed the wolf's fang

وَعَطَفَ البازُ عَلى الغَزالِ

وَاِجتَمَعَ النَملُ عَلى الأَكّالِ

The hawk showed kindness to the deer

And the ants swarmed on the writhing snake

وَفَلَتِ الفَرخَةُ صوفَ الثَعلَبِ

وَتَيَّمَ اِبنَ عِرسَ حُبُّ الأَرنَبِ

The baby chick nestled the fox's fur

And the rabbit fell for the ermine

فَذَهَبَت سَوابِقُ الأَحقادِ

وَظَهَرَ الأَحبابُ في الأَعادي

So ancient hatreds were washed away

And friends shone through enemies’ disguise

حَتّى إِذا حَطّوا بِسَفحِ الجودي

وَأَيقَنوا بِعَودَةِ الوُجودِ

Until, the deluge ending, dry land appeared

And all knew that life would reappear

عادوا إِلى ما تَقتَضيهِ الشيمَه

وَرَجَعوا لِلحالَةِ القَديمَه

Then beasts remembered their true natures

And returned to their previous ways

فَقِس عَلى ذَلِكَ أَحوالَ البَشَر

إِن شَمِلَ المَحذورُ أَو عَمَّ الخَطَر

Apply this to mankind when disaster strikes

Or calamity descends from the skies

بَينا تَرى العالَمَ في جِهادِ

إِذ كُلُّهُم عَلى الزَمانِ العادي

You’ll see the world locked in bitter war

Though moments ago life was calm and fair