Surah Ikhlas 112 (chapter of sincerity)

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful.

1.“Say : He is Allah, (the) One.”
2. "Allah-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks).
3. "He begets not, nor was He begotten;
4. "And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
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The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to roller skate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to shout "The End",
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain.
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Josef Larossi / Andreas Romdhane
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The story of the Shepard and the Roman numerals by christopherus is based on the stick tally theory below.

This theory suggests that the origins of Roman numerals lie in a tally system used by shepherds to count their sheep. According to this theory, shepherds in Rome used to keep their sheep tally by using sticks. Each animal was recorded on a stick with a notch carved with a knife. The fifth sheep would have two notches in the shape of a ‘V’ and the tenth was an ‘X’.
This would mean that, for example, eight sheep would have a ‘notch series’ of IIIIVIII. When shortened, there were VIII sheep, identical to the Roman numerals. Sixteen sheep on a tally stick would look like IIIIVIIIIXIIIIVI and when shortened, it would give the Roman numeral XVI (16). It is believed that this method for counting sheep was used by shepherds in Italy well into the 19th century.
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"One for the golden sun" Original

One for the golden sun
Two for the night and day
Three for me for here I find strong limbs, dear heart, and a clear true mind
Four for the seasons slowly turning
Five for the stars so brightly burning
Six for the honey comb on the beehive, bring that sweet, sweet honey to me
Seven for the rainbow colours in the sky and the days of the week as they go by.

My adapted version:
"One for Allah The Only One"

One for Allah the Only One.
Two for two flapping wings.
Three for me and my parents, who raised me up and made me strong.
Four for the seasons slowly turning
5 daily prayers to keep earning.
6 for the honeycomb and the bees who make sweet honey for you and me.
7 for the rainbow colours in the sky and the days of the week as they go by (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday)