1. يا رب بيت ربه

    فيه تضايق مستقره

    Ah, many a house whose master

    found his dwelling there cramped

  2. لما تكاثر فأره

    وجفاه بعد الوصل هره

    when its mice multiplied

    and his cat forsook him after companionship.

  3. وسعى الى برج امريء

    فيه اللفراخ كما يسره

    And it hastened to a man's dovecote,

    where the chicks were, to its delight.

  4. ظن المنافع اكلها

    فاذا منافعها تضره

    It thought eating them would bring benefits,

    only to find their benefits harming it.