More foolish than a vulture أحمق من رخمة

أحمق من رخمة
هذا مثل سائر عن أكثر العرب، إلا أن بعض العرب يستكيسها فيقول في أخلاقها عشر خصال من الكيس وهي: أنها تحضن بيضها، وتحمي فرخها، وتألف ولدها، ولا تمكن من نفسها غير زوجها، وتقطع في أول القواطع، وترجع في أول الرواجع، ولا تطير في التحسير، ولا تغتر بالشكير، ولا ترب بالوكور، ولا تقسط على الجفير. قوله: تقطع في أول القواطع، وترجع في أول الرواجع. أراد أن الصيادين إنما يطلبون الطير بعد أن يوقنوا أن القواطع قد قطعت، والرخمة تقطع في أوائلها لتنجو. يقال: قطعت الطير قطاعاً، إذا تحولت من الجروم إلى الصرود، أو من الصرود إلى الجروم. وقوله: ولا تطير في التحسير. يقال: حسر الطائر تحسيراً، إذا سقط ريشه. ولا تغتر بالشكير، أي بصغار ريشها، بل تنتظر حتى يصير قصباً ثم تطير. وقوله: ولا ترب بالوكور، أي لا تقيم، من قولهم أرب بالمكان إذا أقام به، أي لا ترضي بما يرضى به الطير من وكورها، ولكن تبيض في أعلى الجبال حيث لا يبلغه إنسان ولا سبع ولا طائر، ولذلك يقال في المثل: من دون ما قلت، أو من دون ما سمت بيض الأنوق. للشيء لا يوصل إليه. وقوله: ولا تسقط على الجفير، يعني الجعبة، لعلمها أن فيها سهاماً. وقد جمع الشاعر هذه المعاني في بيت وصفها فيه فقال:
وذات اسمين والألوان شتى
تحمق وهي كيسة الحويل
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More foolish than a vulture
This is a common saying among most Arabs, though some Arabs consider it wiser, attributing to it ten wise qualities: it incubates its eggs, protects its chicks, bonds with its young, does not allow anyone but its mate to mate with it, molts at the first signs of molting, returns at the first signs of molting, does not fly during the molt, is not deceived by young feathers, does not raise its young in nests, and does not eat from the nest. His saying, "it molts at the first signs of molting, and returns at the first signs of molting," means that hunters only pursue birds after they are certain the molt has begun, while the vulture molts at the very beginning to escape. It is said, "The bird molted," meaning it transitioned from young to old, or from old to young. His saying, "it does not fly during the molt," means that the bird's feathers have fallen out. And it is not deceived by young feathers, meaning its small feathers, but waits until they become full-grown before it flies. His saying, "And it does not settle in the nests," means it does not stay, from the expression "he settled in the place," meaning he stayed there. That is, it is not content with what birds are content with in their nests, but lays its eggs on the highest mountains where neither man nor beast nor bird can reach. Therefore, it is said in the proverb: "Below what you said," or "Below what you named," referring to something unattainable. His saying, "And it does not fall upon the quiver," means the quiver, because it knows it contains arrows. The poet has gathered these meanings in a verse in which he describes it, saying: "And it has two names and various colors; it is foolish, yet it is the wise one of the year."
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«أحمق من رَخَمَة» يُضرب في شدة الحمق؛ والرَّخَمة طائر معروف بالبلادة والحمق في الأمثال العربية.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية: As dumb as an ox. — «أحمق/غبي كالثور»، وهو تعبير شائع.
As stupid as a goose. — «أحمق كالإوزة»، وهو أقرب إلى صورة الحيوان في المثل العربي.
A bird-brain. — «أحمق/قليل العقل»، وتقال للشخص شديد الغباء.
As thick as two short planks. — تعبير بريطاني قوي بمعنى «غبي جدًا».
وأقرب مقابل من حيث الصيغة والمعنى:
As stupid as a goose.
أما bird-brain فهو مناسب جدًا إذا أردت تعبيرًا إنجليزيًا طبيعيًا مختصرًا عن شدة الحمق.
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"As stupid as a vulture" is an expression used to describe extreme foolishness; the vulture is a bird known for its dullness and stupidity in Arabic proverbs.
Some of the closest English equivalents are:
"As dumb as an ox." — "As stupid as a goose." This is a common expression.
"As stupid as a goose." — "As stupid as a goose." This is closer to the image of the animal in the Arabic proverb.
"A bird-brain." — "A fool," used to describe someone extremely stupid.
"As thick as two short planks." — A strong British expression meaning "very stupid."
The closest equivalent in both form and meaning is:
"As stupid as a goose."
"Bird-brain" is very suitable if you want a concise, natural English expression for extreme foolishness.

More foolish than one who licks water, one who butts his head against a rock أحمق من لاعق الماء، ومن ناطح الصخر، ومن لاطم

أحمق من لاعق الماء، ومن ناطح الصخر، ومن لاطم
أحمق من لاعق الماء، ومن ناطح الصخر، ومن لاطم الإشفى بخده ومن الممتخط بكوعه
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More foolish than one who licks water, one who butts his head against a rock, and one who slaps his cheek.
More foolish than one who licks water, one who butts his head against a rock, one who slaps his cheek against a spear, and one who blows his nose with his elbow.
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المثل «أحمق من لاعق الماء، ومن ناطح الصخر، ومن لاطم الإشفى بخده، ومن الممتخط بكوعه» يجمع عدة صور للمبالغة في الحمق وسوء التقدير؛ فكل واحد منها يفعل شيئًا عبثيًا أو يؤذي نفسه بفعله.
لا يوجد مثل إنجليزي واحد يجمع الصور الأربع، لكن توجد مقابلات قوية في الإنجليزية:
التعبير العربيأقرب مقابل إنجليزيأحمق من لاعق الماء Like trying to lick water. / A fool's errand.
أحمق من ناطح الصخر      To bang one's head against a brick wall. ⭐
أحمق من لاطم الإشفى بخده    To cut off one's nose to spite one's face. ⭐
أحمق من الممتخط بكوعه      To make a mess of things. / To make a fool of oneself   .
وأقرب تعبير جامع
إذا أردنا أن نصف شخصًا يتصرف بحماقة ويجلب الضرر على نفسه بفعله، فإن الإنجليزية تقول:
He’s his own worst enemy. ⭐⭐⭐
هو ألدّ أعداء نفسه.
وهذا قريب جدًا من روح المثل، ولا سيما «لاطم الإشفى بخده»؛ فـ الإشفى هو المِخْرَز أو الأداة الحادة، ومن يضرب خده بها إنما يؤذي نفسه بيده.
ومن التعبيرات القريبة أيضًا:
He’s asking for trouble.
إنه يستجلب المتاعب لنفسه.
He’s only hurting himself.
إنما يضر نفسه.
He’s banging his head against a brick wall.
يضرب رأسه في جدار من الطوب — أي يصر على أمر عبثي لا جدوى منه.
وأفضل مقابل إنجليزي للمثل ككل:
He’s his own worst enemy.
أما إذا أردت الاحتفاظ بفكرة الحمق الشديد تحديدًا:
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The proverb “More foolish than one who licks water, one who butts his head against a rock, one who slaps his cheek against a stick, and one who blows his nose with his elbow” encompasses several images of extreme foolishness and poor judgment; each one represents doing something pointless or harming oneself.
There isn't a single English proverb that encompasses all four images, but there are strong equivalents in English:
The closest Arabic equivalent to the English equivalent:
More foolish than one who licks water: Like trying to lick water. / A fool's errand.
More foolish than one who butts his head against a rock: To bang one's head against a brick wall.
More foolish than one who slaps his cheek against a stick: To cut off one's nose to spite one's face.
More foolish than one who blows his nose with his elbow: To make a mess of things. / To make a fool of oneself.
And the closest comprehensive expression:
If we want to describe someone who acts foolishly and harms himself, the English expression is:
He’s his own worst enemy. ⭐⭐⭐
He is his own worst enemy.
This is very close to the spirit of the proverb, especially "slapping his cheek with an awl." The awl is a sharp instrument, and whoever strikes their cheek with it is only hurting themselves.
Other related expressions include:
He's asking for trouble.
He's only hurting himself.
He's banging his head against a brick wall.
He's banging his head against a brick wall—meaning he's persisting in something pointless and futile.
The best English equivalent for the proverb as a whole is:
He's his own worst enemy.
If you want to focus specifically on the idea of ​​extreme foolishness:

Lighter in spirit than a sparrow. أَخَفُّ حِلْماً مِنْ عُصْفورٍ.

أَخَفُّ حِلْماً مِنْ عُصْفورٍ.
هو أن العرب تضرب المثل بالعصفور لأحلام السخفاء، قال حسان:
لاَ بَأْسَ بالقَوْمِ من طُوٍل ومن عِظَمٍ ... جِسْمُ البغالِ وَأحْلاَمُ الْعَصَافِيرِ
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Lighter in spirit than a sparrow.
The Arabs use the sparrow as a metaphor for the foolish dreams of the ignorant. Hassan said:
There is no harm in a people of great stature and size... the bodies of mules and the dreams of sparrows.
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المثل العربي «أَخَفُّ حِلْمًا مِنْ عُصْفُورٍ» يُضرب لمن كان قليل الرزانة، سريع الطيش، خفيف العقل، وهو قريب في معناه من قول حسان بن ثابت:
جِسْمُ البغالِ وأحلامُ العصافيرِ
أي: أجسام ضخمة، ولكن عقولًا وأحلامًا تافهة.
ولا يوجد في الإنجليزية مثل يجعل العصفور رمزًا لخفة العقل، لكن توجد أمثال وتعابير تؤدي المعنى نفسه: Bird-brained.
«خفيف العقل» أو «ذو عقل عصفور».
وهو أقرب مقابل مباشر، لأن الإنجليزية تستعمل «دماغ الطائر» للدلالة على قلة الفطنة والرزانة.
Empty-headed.
«فارغ الرأس.»
As silly as a goose.
«أحمق كالإوزة.»
Big body, little brain.
«جسم كبير وعقل صغير.»
وهو قريب من بيت حسان.
All brawn and no brains.
«قوة بلا عقل.»
وأقرب مقابل للمثل العربي «أخف حلمًا من عصفور» هو:
Bird-brained.
أما لبيت حسان:
جسم البغال وأحلام العصافير
فأقرب ما يقابله في الإنجليزية هو:
Big bodies, little brains.
أو:
All brawn and no brains.
وكلاهما يعبر عن المفارقة بين ضخامة الهيئة وضآلة العقل أو الرزانة.
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The Arabic proverb "Lighter of mind than a sparrow" is used to describe someone who is impulsive, quick to act rashly, and frivolous. It is similar in meaning to Hassan ibn Thabit's saying:
"The body of a mule and the dreams of sparrows."
Meaning: Large bodies, but shallow minds and dreams.
While there is no English proverb that uses the sparrow as a symbol of frivolity, there are proverbs and expressions that convey the same meaning:
Bird-brained.
"Light-minded" or "with the mind of a sparrow."
This is the closest direct equivalent, as English uses "bird brain" to denote a lack of intelligence and composure.
Empty-headed.
"Empty-headed."
"As silly as a goose."
"As foolish as a goose."
"Big body, little brain."
This is similar to Hassan's verse.
All brawn and no brains.
"Strength without intellect."
The closest equivalent to the Arabic proverb "Lighter of dreams than a sparrow" is:
Bird-brained.
As for Hassan's verse:
"The bodies of mules and the dreams of sparrows,"
the closest equivalent in English is:
"Big bodies, little brains."
Or:
"All brawn and no brains."
Both express the paradox between physical imposing stature and intellectual or mental deficiency. 

 

More clumsy than a dove. أَخْرَقُ مِنْ حَمَامَةٍ.

أَخْرَقُ مِنْ حَمَامَةٍ.
لأنها لا تُحْكِم عُشَّها، وذلك أنها ربما جاءت إلى الغصن من الشجرة فتبني عليه عشها في الموضع الذي تذهب به الريح وتجيء، فَبَيْضُها أضْيَعُ شيء، وما ينكسر منه أكثر مما يسلم، قال عَبِيد بن الأبرص:
عَيُّوا بأمرهُم كَمَا ... عَيَّتْ بيضتها الْحَمَامَهْ
جَعَلَتْ لها عُودَيْنِ من ... نَشَمٍ وآخَرَ من ثُمَامَهْ
ويروى "وعُوداً من ثُمَامه"
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أَMore clumsy than a dove.
For she does not build her nest securely. She might come to a branch of a tree and build her nest in a place where the wind blows, so her eggs are the most easily lost, and more break than survive. 'Ubayd ibn al-Abras said:
They were perplexed by their affair, just as... the dove perplexed her egg.
She made for it two twigs of... tamarisk and another of *thumamah*.
(And it is also narrated as "and twigs of *thumamah*.)
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المثل العربي «أَخْرَقُ مِنْ حَمَامَةٍ» يُضرب لشدة الحمق أو سوء التدبير، لأن العرب لاحظوا أن الحمامة تبني عشًا واهيًا لا يحفظ بيضها، فجعلوها رمزًا للخرق وقلة الإحكام.
ولا يوجد مثل إنجليزي يربط الحمامة بالخرق، بل تُربط الحمامة غالبًا بالسلام والوداعة. ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية في المعنى: As silly as a goose.
«أحمق كالإوزة.»
وهو من أشهر التشبيهات بالحمق في الإنجليزية.
To have more money than sense.
«لديه مال أكثر من العقل.»
يقال لمن يسيء التصرف.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
«ليس أحدَّ أداة في المخزن.»
أي ليس بذكاء كبير.
As dumb as a box of rocks. (عامي)
«أغبى من صندوق حجارة.»
Bird-brained.
«خفيف العقل» أو «أرعن»، ويستعمل لمن يتصرف بلا حكمة.
وأقرب مقابل للمثل العربي «أخرق من حمامة» هو:
As silly as a goose.
لأن الإوزة في الثقافة الإنجليزية تؤدي دورًا قريبًا من الحمامة في الثقافة العربية بوصفها رمزًا لقلة الحذق وسوء التقدير، بينما إذا كان المقصود سوء التدبير وقلة الفطنة أكثر من الحمق، فالتعبير:
Bird-brained
هو الأقرب دلالةً.
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The Arabic proverb "More foolish than a dove" is used to describe extreme stupidity or poor judgment. Arabs observed that doves build flimsy nests that cannot protect their eggs, and thus made them a symbol of foolishness and lack of foresight.
There is no English proverb that associates doves with foolishness; rather, doves are often associated with peace and gentleness. Some of the closest English equivalents in meaning are:
As silly as a goose.
"As foolish as a goose."
This is one of the most common similes for foolishness in English.
To have more money than sense.
"He has more money than sense."
Said of someone who behaves badly.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
"Not the sharpest tool in the shed."
"Not very clever."
As dumb as a box of rocks. (Colloquial)
"Dumber than a ox of rocks."
Bird-brained.
"Light-headed" or "foolish," used to describe someone who acts unwisely. The closest equivalent to the Arabic proverb "more foolish than a dove" is:
As silly as a goose.
This is because the goose in English culture plays a role similar to the dove in Arabic culture, as a symbol of lack of skill and poor judgment. However, if the intended meaning is poor management and lack of intelligence rather than foolishness, then the expression:
Bird-brained
is more fitting.
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