kaana aʿmaa wa’aʿraju yuriidaani an yaṣilaa ilaa al-madiinatiA blind man and a lame man wanted to reach the city.
qaala al-aʿmaa anaa amshii jayyidan laakinnii laa araaThe blind man said, "I walk well, but I cannot see."
qaala al-aʿraju anaa araa jayyidan laakinnii laa astaṭiiʿu al-mashyaThe lame man said, "I see well, but I cannot walk."
qaala al-aʿmaa irkab ʿalaa katifayyaThe blind man said, "Ride on my shoulders."
rakiba al-aʿraju ʿalaa katifayhi waqaala yamiinan thumma yasaaranThe lame man rode on his shoulders and said, "Right, then left."
waṣalaa maʿan ilaa al-madiinatiThey reached the city together.
kullu waaḥidin ʿindahu maa yanquṣu al-’aakharaEach one has what the other lacks.