duʿiya juḥaa ilaa waliimatin fadhahaba bithawbihi al-qadiimiJuha was invited to a feast and went in his old clothes.
lam yahtamma bihi aḥadun wajalasa fii aakhiri al-majlisiNobody paid attention to him, and he sat at the end of the gathering.
rajaʿa ilaa al-bayti walabisa miʿṭafan jadiidan wathamiinanHe went home and put on a new and expensive coat.
dakhala al-waliimata thaaniyatan faastaqbaluuhu bit-tarḥiibiHe entered the feast again, and they welcomed him warmly.
ajlasuuhu fii aṣ-ṣadri waqaddamuu lahu aṭyaba aṭ-ṭaʿaamiThey seated him at the head and served him the best food.
akhadha juḥaa ṭarafa miʿṭafihi wawaḍaʿahu fii aṭ-ṭaʿaami waqaala kul yaa miʿṭafiiJuha took the edge of his coat, put it in the food and said, "Eat, my coat!"
taʿajjaba an-naasu faqaala antum daʿawtumu al-miʿṭafa laa anaaThe people were surprised, and he said, "You invited the coat, not me."