kaana kalbun yamshii wafii famihi ʿaẓmatunA dog was walking with a bone in his mouth.
waṣala ilaa nahrin ṣaghiirin wanaẓara ilaa al-maa’iHe came to a small river and looked at the water.
ra’aa kalban aakhara wafii famihi ʿaẓmatun akbaruHe saw another dog with a bigger bone in his mouth.
qaala al-kalbu uriidu haadhihi al-ʿaẓmata ayḍanThe dog said, "I want that bone too!"
fataḥa famahu liya’khudhahaa fasaqaṭat ʿaẓmatuhu fii an-nahriHe opened his mouth to take it, and his bone fell into the river.
naẓara al-kalbu ilaa al-maa’i falam yajid shay’anThe dog looked at the water and found nothing.
rajaʿa jaa’iʿan waḥaziinanHe went back hungry and sad.
aṭ-ṭamaʿu yuḍayyiʿu maa ʿindanaaGreed makes us lose what we have.