قالَ الثّقيلُ أَراكَ تَكرَهُ رُؤيَتي

قالَ الثّقيلُ أَراكَ تَكرَهُ رُؤيَتي

وَيَلوحُ مِنك تَباعدٌ وَتَجنّبُ

وَيَلوحُ مِنك تَباعدٌ وَتَجنّبُ

The bore said, “I see you hate seeing me,

The heavy one said, "I see you despise seeing me,

And your distance and avoidance are plain.”

And you clearly avoid me and keep your distance.

فَأَجَبتُهُ ما أَنتَ إِلّا خُنفسا

فَأَجَبتُهُ ما أَنتَ إِلّا خُنفسا

لَيسَت تَشمّ وَلَيس فيها يُلعَبُ

لَيسَت تَشمّ وَلَيس فيها يُلعَبُ

So I answered him, “You are nothing but a beetle—

So I answered him, "You're just a beetle,

Neither sniffed nor played with.”

Neither to be smelled nor played with."