1. A donkey is a donkey, I do not praise him,
Nor do I liken him to a horse throughout time.
١. إنَّ الحمارَ حِمارٌ لَستُ أَمدَحُهُ
وَلا أُشَبِّهه الدّهرَ بِالفرسِ
2. Whoever says a donkey behaved like a horse,
Tell him: Hush! That is the height of delusion.
٢. مَن قالَ إِنَّ حِماراً قَد حَكى فَرَساً
فَقُل لَهُ صَهْ فَهذا غايَةُ الهَوسِ
3. Nor do I liken him to a horse throughout time.
Whoever says a donkey behaved like a horse,
٣. وَلا أُشَبِّهه الدّهرَ بِالفرسِ
مَن قالَ إِنَّ حِماراً قَد حَكى فَرَساً
4. Tell him: Hush! That is the height of delusion.
٤. فَقُل لَهُ صَهْ فَهذا غايَةُ الهَوسِ