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You have a friend, my friend,

لك يا صديقي بغلة

1. You have a friend, my friend,
Who's not worth a mustard seed.

١. لَكَ يا صَديقي بَغلَةٌ
لَيسَت تُساوي خَردَلَه

2. You walk thinking he is right behind,
Turn and find the road empty.

٢. تَمشي فَتَحسَبُها العُيو
نُ عَلى الطَريقِ مُشَكَّلَه

3. And when he comes towards you hurriedly,
You'd think he was leaving from behind.

٣. وَتُخالُ مُدبِرَةً إِذا
ما أَقبَلَت مُستَعجِلَه

4. The length of his tiny steps
When he rushes is that of an ant.

٤. مِقدارُ خَطوَتِها الطَوي
لَةِ حينَ تُسرِعُ أُنمُلَه

5. He shakes in his place
As if he is an earthquake.

٥. تَهتَزُّ وَهيَ مَكانَها
فَكَأَنَّما هِيَ زَلزَلَه

6. You compared him, or rather I compared
As if there's a connection between you two.

٦. أَشبَهتَها بَل أَشبَهت
كَ كَأَنَّ بَينَكُما صِلَه

7. He embodies your traits of arrogance,
Humiliation, and stupidity.

٧. تَحكي صِفاتِكَ في الثَقا
لَةِ وَالمَهانَةِ وَالبَلَه