kaana nasrun yaṭiiru ʿaaliyan fawqa al-jabaliAn eagle was flying high above the mountain.
aṭlaqa ṣayyaadun sahman fa’aṣaaba an-nasraA hunter shot an arrow and hit the eagle.
saqaṭa an-nasru wanaẓara ilaa as-sahmiThe eagle fell and looked at the arrow.
ra’aa fii ṭarafihi riishatan min janaaḥihiHe saw on its end a feather from his own wing.
qaala ḥaziinan kam huwa mu’limun an yuṣiibanii sahmun min riishiiHe said sadly, "How painful it is to be hit by an arrow made of my own feathers!"
nuṣaabu aḥyaanan bimaa manaḥnaahu lighayrinaaSometimes we are hurt by what we gave to others.