ra’aa thaʿlabun jaa’iʿun ʿinaban ʿaaliyanA hungry fox saw some high grapes.
qafaza marratan walam yaṣil ilayhiHe jumped once and could not reach them.
qafaza marraatin kathiiratan walaakinnahu lam yaṣilHe jumped many times, but he did not reach them.
taʿiba ath-thaʿlabu waqaala haadhaa al-ʿinabu ḥaamiḍunThe fox got tired and said, "These grapes are sour."
laa uriiduhu thumma dhahaba"I don't want them," he said, and then he left.
man laa yaṣilu ilaa shay’in yaquulu innahu laysa jayyidanWhoever cannot reach something says it is not good.