kaana lifallaaḥin thawrun waḥimaarun fii ḥaẓiiratin waaḥidatinA farmer had an ox and a donkey in one barn.
kaana ath-thawru yaʿmalu fii al-ḥaqli ṭuula an-nahaari wal-ḥimaaru yartaaḥuThe ox worked in the field all day while the donkey rested.
qaala al-ḥimaaru lith-thawri taẓaahar bil-maraḍi walaa ta’kul fayatrukuuka tartaaḥuThe donkey said to the ox, "Pretend to be ill and don't eat, and they will let you rest."
faʿala ath-thawru dhaalika faqaala al-fallaaḥu sayaʿmalu al-ḥimaaru badalahuThe ox did so, and the farmer said, "The donkey will work in his place."
ʿamila al-ḥimaaru fii al-ḥaqli ṭuula an-nahaari warajaʿa mutʿabanThe donkey worked in the field all day and came back tired.
qaala ath-thawru lil-ḥimaari samiʿtu al-fallaaḥa yaquulu innahu sayabiiʿu al-ḥimaara lil-jazzaariThe ox said to the donkey, "I heard the farmer say he will sell the donkey to the butcher."
fahima al-ḥimaaru anna naṣiiḥatahu kaanat sayyi’atanThe donkey understood that his advice had been bad.
fii aṣ-ṣabaaḥi akala ath-thawru bishahiyyatin wadhahaba ilaa al-ḥaqliIn the morning the ox ate with appetite and went to the field.
naṣiiḥatu al-kasali tarjiʿu ʿalaa ṣaaḥibihaaAdvice to be lazy comes back on the one who gives it.