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You are but an example everyone knows

ما أنت إلا المثل السائر

1. You are but an example everyone knows
Both the ignorant and the wise comprehend

١. ما أَنتَ إِلّا المَثَلُ السائِرُ
يَعرِفُهُ الجاهِلُ وَالخابِرُ

2. A fruit whose orchard has gone to waste
Visited by all passersby far and wide

٢. فاكِهَةٌ ضُيِّعَ بُستانُها
فَاِنتابَها الوارِدُ وَالصادِرُ

3. O sorcerer of words, as if one who
Deceived you with words is the real sorcerer

٣. يا ساحِرَ اللَفظِ عَلى أَنَّ مَن
أَغراكَ بِاللَفظِ هُوَ الساحِرُ

4. A wolf of the wilderness, his deceit penetrating
Met a gazelle, his deceit rendered useless

٤. ذِئبُ فَلاةٍ كَيدُهُ دارِعٌ
صادَفَ ظَبياً كَيدُهُ حاسِرُ

5. When I remember you, you remind me
That he who has no ally is utterly humiliated

٥. إِذا تَذَكَّرتُكَ ذَكَّرتَني
قَد ذَلَّ مَن لَيسَ لَهُ ناصِرُ