وأحْمقَ زَنَّ ذا عقْلٍ بحُمْقٍ

وأحْمقَ زَنَّ ذا عقْلٍ بحُمْقٍ

فقلتُ لهُ رُوَيْدَكَ يا حِمارُ

فقلتُ لهُ رُوَيْدَكَ يا حِمارُ

And a fool accused a man of reason of folly.

The fool moans in his wit over folly,

So I said to him, “Restrain yourself, you ass!”

So I said to him: Steady, donkey!

يرى الخفَّاشُ أنَّ الصُّبْحَ ليلٌ

يرى الخفَّاشُ أنَّ الصُّبْحَ ليلٌ

وأنَّ اللَّيْلَ دُهْمَتُهُ نَهارُ

وأنَّ اللَّيْلَ دُهْمَتُهُ نَهارُ

The bat sees morning as night,

The bat sees the dawn as night,

And the night's darkness as day.

And the darkness of night as day.