وقائلٍand someone saying إنَّindeed حماريmy donkey غَداhas become
وقائلٍ إنَّ حماري غَدا
يَمشيwalks إِذاwhen صوَّبَgoes downhill أوor أصعَداgoes uphill
يَمشي إِذا صوَّبَ أو أصعَدا
And someone said, 'My donkey has come to
And someone saying that tomorrow
walk whenever he goes downhill or uphill.'
My donkey will walk when directed or made to climb
فقلتُso I said لكنَّbut حماريmy donkey إذاwhen
فقلتُ لكنَّ حماري إذا
أحثثتهُI urge him on لاdoes not يلحقُcatch up with المُقعداthe man unable to walk
أحثثتهُ لا يلحقُ المُقعدا
So I said, 'But my donkey, when
So I said but my donkey when
I urge him on, cannot catch up with a man unable to walk.
I urge him on cannot match the seated one
يستعذبُfinds sweet الضربَthe beating فإنand if زِدتُهُI give him more
يستعذبُ الضربَ فإن زِدتُهُ
كادَalmost منfrom اللذةِthe pleasure أنto يرقُداfall asleep
كادَ من اللذةِ أن يرقُدا
He finds beating sweet; and if I give him more,
He enjoys being hit so if I increase it
he almost falls asleep from pleasure.'
He nearly swoons from the pleasure