يا ربَّما فرسٌ إِن رمتُ أَمدَحُهُ
رَأيتُهُ لا يُساوي الباعَ من مَرسِ
Ah, many a horse, if I seek to praise it,
I find it not worth a fathom of rope.
وَكَم حِمارٍ غَدا بِاليُمنِ مُتَّصِفاً
وَكَم حِمارٍ عَلا قَدراً على فَرسِ
And many a donkey has come to be endowed with good fortune,
And many a donkey has risen in rank above a horse.
رَأيتُهُ لا يُساوي الباعَ من مَرسِ
وَكَم حِمارٍ غَدا بِاليُمنِ مُتَّصِفاً
I find it not worth a fathom of rope.
And many a donkey has come to be endowed with good fortune,
وَكَم حِمارٍ عَلا قَدراً على فَرسِ
And many a donkey has risen in rank above a horse.
Sol 6.1