qaalat baʿuuḍatun lil-asadi anaa aqwaa minkaA gnat said to the lion, "I am stronger than you!"
ḍaḥika al-asadu anti ṣaghiiratun jiddanThe lion laughed, "You are very small!"
qaalat sanataqaatalu wasataraaShe said, "We will fight and you will see."
ṭaarat ḥawla al-asadi waladaghat anfahu wa’udhunayhiShe flew around the lion and stung his nose and his ears.
ḍaraba al-asadu nafsahu bimakhaalibihi wataʿiba walam yumsikhaaThe lion struck himself with his claws and got tired, and he could not catch her.
fariḥati al-baʿuuḍatu waṭaarat tughannii fawaqaʿat fii shabakati ʿankabuutinThe gnat was delighted and flew off singing, and she fell into a spider's web.
qaalat hazamtu al-asada wahazamanii ʿankabuutunShe said, "I defeated the lion and a spider has defeated me!"
al-ghuruuru yuuqiʿu ṣaaḥibahuPride brings down its owner.