رزق اللّه ظبية ولداً يو

رزق اللّه ظبية ولداً يو

ماً فجاءت به إلى خنزيرِ

ماً فجاءت به إلى خنزيرِ

God granted a doe a fawn one

God granted a gazelle a son one day,

day; she brought him to a boar.

and she brought him to a pig.

ثم قالت بلغت أنك ذو عق

ثم قالت بلغت أنك ذو عق

ل سليم سام وعلم غزيرِ

ل سليم سام وعلم غزيرِ

Then she said, “I have heard that you possess a sound

Then she said, "I have been told that you have a mind

and noble mind, and abundant learning.

both sound and lofty, and abundant knowledge.

ولذا اخترت أن تكون المربِّي ال

ولذا اخترت أن تكون المربِّي ال

معتني بابنيَ العزيز الصغيرِ

معتني بابنيَ العزيز الصغيرِ

Therefore I chose you to be the tutor who

And so I chose you to be the tutor

will care for my dear little son.”

who cares for my dear little son."

ومضت بعد أن دعت لابنها بال

ومضت بعد أن دعت لابنها بال

فوز عند المؤدب المذكورِ

فوز عند المؤدب المذكورِ

She left, after praying that her son would

And she departed after praying for her son's

prosper under that renowned teacher.

success under the tutor just mentioned.

لبث الخشف يقتدي بمربي

لبث الخشف يقتدي بمربي

ه ويحذو مثاله في الأمور

ه ويحذو مثاله في الأمور

The fawn remained, imitating his tutor

The fawn went on emulating his tutor

and following his example in all things.

and following his example in all matters.

وأتت أمه لتنظر ما صا

وأتت أمه لتنظر ما صا

ر إليه مفتونة بالغرور

ر إليه مفتونة بالغرور

His mother came to see what he

And his mother came to see what he had

had become, beguiled by pride.

become, beguiled by delusion.

فرأته ملطخ الجسم بالأق

فرأته ملطخ الجسم بالأق

ذار كسلان في مكان حقير

ذار كسلان في مكان حقير

She saw him, his body smeared with filth,

She saw him, his body smeared with

lazy in a wretched place.

filth, lazy in a wretched place.

ودعته فلم يجبها فزاد ال

ودعته فلم يجبها فزاد ال

همُّ في قلبها الحزين الكسير

همُّ في قلبها الحزين الكسير

She called him, but he did not answer; so the sorrow

She called to him, but he did not answer her; thus grew the

swelled in her sad and broken heart.

sorrow in her sad, broken heart.

جهل الظبي أمه فهي إن تق

جهل الظبي أمه فهي إن تق

بل عليه لم تلق غير النفور

بل عليه لم تلق غير النفور

The young deer did not know his mother; whenever she

The gazelle did not recognize his mother; if she

approached him, she met with nothing but aversion.

approached him, she met with nothing but aversion.

فبكت حين أيقنت أنها قد

فبكت حين أيقنت أنها قد

وقعت في كبائر المحظور

وقعت في كبائر المحظور

She wept when she realized that she

So she wept when she became certain that she had

had committed one of the gravest forbidden acts.

fallen into grave transgressions.

ثم صاحت به عدمتك حتى

ثم صاحت به عدمتك حتى

لا أعاني شماتة الجمهور

لا أعاني شماتة الجمهور

Then she cried to him, “May I be rid of you, so

Then she shouted at him, "May I lose you, so that

I need not endure the crowd’s gloating!

I need not suffer the crowd's gloating.

فامضِ لا شَبَّهَ المُحِبُّ حبيباً

فامضِ لا شَبَّهَ المُحِبُّ حبيباً

بك في شعر شاعر مشهور

بك في شعر شاعر مشهور

Go away! May no lover ever liken a beloved

Go, then! May no lover liken a beloved

to you in the verse of any famous poet.”

to you in the verse of a famous poet!"