وأحْمقَand a fool زَنَّaccused ذاa possessor of عقْلٍreason بحُمْقٍof folly
وأحْمقَ زَنَّ ذا عقْلٍ بحُمْقٍ
فقلتُso I said لهُto him رُوَيْدَكَrestrain yourself ياO حِمارُass
فقلتُ لهُ رُوَيْدَكَ يا حِمارُ
And a fool accused a man of reason of folly.
The fool moans in his wit over folly,
So I said to him, “Restrain yourself, you ass!”
So I said to him: Steady, donkey!
يرىsees الخفَّاشُthe bat أنَّthat الصُّبْحَmorning ليلٌnight
يرى الخفَّاشُ أنَّ الصُّبْحَ ليلٌ
وأنَّand that اللَّيْلَthe night دُهْمَتُهُits darkness نَهارُday
وأنَّ اللَّيْلَ دُهْمَتُهُ نَهارُ
The bat sees morning as night,
The bat sees the dawn as night,
And the night's darkness as day.
And the darkness of night as day.
Sol 6.1