لم يَعدُكَ القردُ في خَلقٍ وفي خُلُقٍ

لم يَعدُكَ القردُ في خَلقٍ وفي خُلُقٍ

إلا بخفَّته للِّعب والذَّنَبِ

إلا بخفَّته للِّعب والذَّنَبِ

The monkey did not surpass you in form or in character,

The monkey did not match you in form or manners

except in its nimbleness at play and its tail.

Except in its frivolity, playfulness and tail