qaalat ummu as-saraṭaani libnihaa limaadhaa tamshii bijaanibika imshi mustaqiimanA mother crab said to her son, "Why do you walk sideways? Walk straight!"
qaala alibnu arinii kayfa yaa ummiiThe son said, "Show me how, Mother."
ḥaawalati al-ummu an tamshiya mustaqiiman falam tastaṭiʿThe mother tried to walk straight but could not.
ḍaḥika alibnu waqaala anti ayḍan tamshiina mithliiThe son laughed and said, "You also walk like me."
laa taṭlub min ghayrika maa laa tafʿaluhuDo not ask of others what you do not do yourself.