وَكَأَنَّما سَكَنَ الأرَاقِمُ جَوفَها

مِن عَهدِ نُوحٍ صَاحِبِ الطُّوفَانِ

And it was as though the termites had lodged in her innards

Since the time of Noah, owner of the ark

فَإِذَا رَأَينَ المَاءَ يَطفَحُ نَضنَضَت

مِن كُلِّ خُرتٍ حَيَّةٌ بِلِسَان

So when she saw the water overflowing, she gurgled

From every hole, a lively tongue