فَلَيسَ بُغاثُ الطَيرِ مِثلَ عِتاقِها

فَلَيسَ بُغاثُ الطَيرِ مِثلَ عِتاقِها

وَلَيسَ الأُسودُ الغُلبُ مِثلَ الثَعالِبِ

وَلَيسَ الأُسودُ الغُلبُ مِثلَ الثَعالِبِ

For the lowly among birds are not like their noble ones.

So the crying birds are not like their nestlings

Nor are thick-necked lions like foxes.

And the mighty lions are not like foxes

وَلَيسَ العِصِيُّ الصُمُّ كَالجَوفِ خِبرَةً

وَلَيسَ العِصِيُّ الصُمُّ كَالجَوفِ خِبرَةً

وَلَيسَ البُحورُ في النَدى كَالمَذانِبِ

وَلَيسَ البُحورُ في النَدى كَالمَذانِبِ

Nor are solid staves like hollow ones when tested.

And the deaf sticks are not like the hollow ones in experience

Nor are seas like rivulets in generosity.

And the seas are not like the clouds in moisture