بَغلٌ أَتى الجَوادَ ذات مَرَّه

بَغلٌ أَتى الجَوادَ ذات مَرَّه

وَقَلبُهُ مُمتَلِئٌ مَسَرَّه

وَقَلبُهُ مُمتَلِئٌ مَسَرَّه

A mule once came to the steed,

A mule approached the thoroughbred one day

his heart full of joy.

With joy filling his heart making him gay

فَقالَ فَضلي قَد بَدا يا خِلّي

فَقالَ فَضلي قَد بَدا يا خِلّي

وَآنَ أَن تَعرِفَ لي مَحَلّي

وَآنَ أَن تَعرِفَ لي مَحَلّي

He said, "My excellence has become clear, my friend,

He said my excellence has now come to light

and it is time you recognized my standing.

And it's time you recognize my might

إِذ كُنتَ أَمسِ ماشِياً بِجانِبي

إِذ كُنتَ أَمسِ ماشِياً بِجانِبي

تَعجَبُ مِن رَقصِيَ تَحتَ صاحِبي

تَعجَبُ مِن رَقصِيَ تَحتَ صاحِبي

When you were walking beside me yesterday,

When yesterday you walked by my side

you marveled at my dancing beneath my rider.

You wondered at my prancing stride

أَختالُ حَتّى قالَتِ العِبادُ

أَختالُ حَتّى قالَتِ العِبادُ

لِمَن مِنَ المُلوكِ ذا الجَوادُ

لِمَن مِنَ المُلوكِ ذا الجَوادُ

I strutted until people said,

I strutted as folk exclaimed aloud

'To which king does this steed belong?'"

To which monarch belongs this proud steed?

فَضَحِكَ الحِصانُ مِن مَقالِهِ

فَضَحِكَ الحِصانُ مِن مَقالِهِ

وَقالَ بِالمَعهودِ مِن دلالِهِ

وَقالَ بِالمَعهودِ مِن دلالِهِ

The horse laughed at his words,

The stallion laughed at his silly claim

and said with his customary coy charm:

And said as was typical of his vain

لَم أَرَ رَقصَ البَغلِ تَحتَ الغازي

لَم أَرَ رَقصَ البَغلِ تَحتَ الغازي

لَكِن سَمِعتُ نَقرَةَ المِهمازِ

لَكِن سَمِعتُ نَقرَةَ المِهمازِ

"I did not see the mule dance beneath the warrior,

I never saw the mule dance with pride

but I heard the tap of the spur."

Just heard the braying of an ass beside