ra’at ḍifdaʿatun ṣaghiiratun thawran kabiiranA little frog saw a big bull.
qaalat sa’aṣiiru kabiiratan mithlahuShe said, "I will become big like him!"
nafakhat baṭnahaa wasa’alat ummahaa hal anaa kabiiratun al-’aanaShe puffed up her belly and asked her mother, "Am I big now?"
qaalati al-ummu laa laa tazaaliina ṣaghiiratanThe mother said, "No, you are still small."
nafakhat akthara wa’aktharaShe puffed up more and more.
faj’atan anfajara baṭnuhaa wamaatati aḍ-ḍifdaʿatuSuddenly her belly burst and the frog died.
laa tuḥaawil an takuuna maa lasta ʿalayhiDon't try to be what you are not.