naama kalbun fii ḥaẓiirati ath-thiiraani fawqa al-qashshiA dog slept in the oxen's barn on top of the straw.
jaa’a thawrun jaa’iʿun liya’kula al-qashshaA hungry ox came to eat the straw.
nabaḥa al-kalbu wamanaʿahuThe dog barked and stopped him.
qaala ath-thawru anta laa ta’kulu al-qashsha falimaadhaa tamnaʿuniiThe ox said, "You don't eat straw, so why do you stop me?"
lam yarudda al-kalbu wabaqiya yanbaḥuThe dog did not reply and went on barking.
alladhii yamnaʿu ghayrahu mimmaa laa yanfaʿuhu huwa ḥasuudunOne who stops others from what is of no use to him is envious.