More foolish than Hubnaqa أحمق من هبنقة

أحمق من هبنقة
هو ذو الودعات. واسمع يزيد بن ثروان أحد بني قيس بن ثعلبة. وبلغ من حمقه أنه ضل له بعير فجعل ينادي من وجد بعيري فهو له. فقيل له: فلم تنشده? قال: فأين حلاوة الوجدان. ومن حمقه أنه اختصمت الطفاوة وبنو راسب إلى عرباض في رجل إدعاه هؤلاء فقالت الطفاوة: هذا من عرافتنا. وقالت بنو راسب: بل هو من عرافتنا. ثم قالوا: رضينا بأول من يطلع علينا. فلما دنا قصوا عليه قصتهم فقال هبنقة: الحكم عندي في ذلك أن يذهب به إلى نهر البصرة فيلقى فيه، فإن كان راسبياً رسب فيه، وإن كان طفاوياً طفا. فقال الرجل: لا أريد أن أكون من أجد هذين الحيين ولا حاجة لي بالديوان. ومن حمقه أنه جعل في عنقه قلادة من ودع وعظام وخزف، وهو ذو لحية طويلة، فسئل عن ذلك فقال: لأعرف بها نفسي، ولئلا أضل. فبات ذات ليلة وأخذ أخوه قلادته فتقلدها فلما أصبح ورأى القلادة في عنق أخيه قال: يا أخي، أنت أنا فمن أنا. ومن حمقه أنه كان يرعى غنم أهله فيرعى السمان في العشب وينحي المهازيل، فقيل له: ويحك، ما تصنع? قال: لا أفسد ما أصلحه الله، ولا أصلح ما أفسده. قال الشاعر فيه:
عش بـجـــد ولـــن يضـــرب نـــوك
إنـمـا عـيش مـن تـــرى بـــجـــدود
عش بجد وكن هبنقة القيسي نوكاً أو شيبة بن الوليد
برب ذي أربة مقل من الما
ل وذي عـنـجـــهـــية مـــجـــدود
العنجهية، الجهل. وشيبة بن الوليد، رجل من رجالات العرب
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More foolish than Hubnaqa: He is the one with the cowrie shells. Listen to Yazid ibn Thawran, one of the Banu Qays ibn Tha'laba. His foolishness was such that when his camel went astray, he began calling out, "Whoever finds my camel, it's his!" He was asked, "Why didn't you announce it?" He replied, "Where is the joy of finding it?" Another example of his foolishness is when the Tufawa and Banu Rasib tribes disputed before Arbad over a man they both claimed. The Tufawa said, "This man is one of our own." The Banu Rasib said, "No, he is one of ours." Then they said, "We will accept the first person who comes forward." When he approached, they told him their story. Hubnaqa said, "My judgment on this matter is that he should be taken to the Basra River and thrown in. If he is a Rasib, he will sink; if he is a Tufawi, he will float." The man said, "I don't want to be associated with either of these two tribes, and I have no need for the court." Another example of his foolishness is that he wore a necklace of cowrie shells, bones, and pottery around his neck, despite having a long beard. When asked about it, he said, "So that I may recognize myself and not get lost." One night, he slept, and his brother took his necklace and put it on. When he woke up and saw the necklace on his brother's neck, he said, "My brother, you are me, so who am I?" And in his foolishness, he used to tend his family's sheep, letting the fat ones graze in the grass and driving away the lean ones. He was asked, "What are you doing?" He replied, "I will not spoil what God has made good, nor will I fix what He has spoiled." A poet said of him:
Live with seriousness, and your foolishness will not strike; indeed, the life of those you see is with seriousness.
Live with seriousness, and be foolish like Hubnaqa al-Qaysi or Shaybah ibn al-Walid.
By the Lord, a man of need, poor in wealth, and arrogant, ignorant. Arrogance is ignorance. And Shaybah ibn al-Walid was a man among the Arabs.
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«أحمق من هَبَنَّقة» من أشهر أمثال العرب في الحمق الشديد. وهبنقة رجل ضُرب به المثل في الحمق وسوء التصرف.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية: As stupid as a donkey.
= أحمق كالحمار، وهو قريب جدًا من صورة المثل العربي.
As dumb as an ox.
= غبي جدًا، وهو تعبير شائع.
As thick as two short planks. 🇬🇧
= غبي جدًا، وهو تعبير بريطاني اصطلاحي.
A complete idiot.
= أحمق تمامًا.
A fool of the first order.
= أحمق من الدرجة الأولى.
الأقرب في الصيغة والمعنى
إذا أردت مقابلاً إنجليزيًا يحتفظ بصيغة «أحمق من...»:
As stupid as a donkey.
أما إذا أردت تعبيرًا إنجليزيًا اصطلاحيًا قويًا يؤدي معنى «أحمق من هبنقة»:
He’s a complete idiot.
والجدير بالذكر أن هبنقة في المثل العربي تؤدي وظيفة ثقافية شبيهة بشخصيات الحمقى التي أصبحت مضربًا للمثل في اللغات الأخرى؛ لذلك لا يوجد عادةً مقابل إنجليزي يحمل اسم هبنقة نفسه.
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"As stupid as Habannaqa" is one of the most famous Arabic proverbs describing extreme foolishness. Habannaqa was a man whose name became synonymous with stupidity and bad behavior.
Some of the closest English equivalents are:
As stupid as a donkey.
= Very stupid, a very close approximation of the Arabic proverb.
As dumb as an ox.
= Very stupid, a common expression.
As thick as two short planks.
= Very stupid, a British idiom.
A complete idiot.
= Completely stupid.
A fool of the first order.
The closest in form and meaning:
If you want an English equivalent that retains the phrase "As stupid as...":
As stupid as a donkey.
But if you want a strong English idiom that conveys the meaning of "As stupid as Habannaqa":
He's a complete idiot.
It is worth noting that in the Arabic proverb, Habnaqa serves a cultural function similar to the characters of fools who have become proverbial in other languages; therefore, there is usually no English equivalent bearing the name Habnaqa itself.

More foolish than a gnat. أحمق من دغة

أحمق من دغة
وهي مارية بنت مغنج، ومغنج ربيعة بن عجل. قال حمزة: هي بنت مغنج. قلت: ووجدت بخط المنذري معنج. ويحكى عن المفضل ابن سلمة أن اسم الرجل كما ذكرته قبل. ومن حمقها أنها زوجت وهي صغير في بني العنبر بن تميم فحملت، فلما ضربها المخاض ظنت أنها تريد الخلاء فبرزت إلى بعض الغيطان فولدت فاستهل الوليد، فانصرفت تقدر أنها أحدثت فقالت لضرتها: يا هناه، هل يفغر الجعر فاه? فقالت: نعم، ويدعو أباه. فمضت ضرتها وأخذت الولد. فبنو العنبر تسمى، بني الجعراء، تسب بها. ومن حمقها أيضاً أنها نظرت إلى يافوخ ولدها يضطرب، وكان قليل النوم، كثير البكاء، فقالت لضرتها: أعطيني سكيناً. فناولتها، وهي لا تعلم ما أنطوت عليه، فمضت وشقت به يافوخ ولدها فأخرجت دماغه، فلحقتها الضرة فقالت: ما الذي تصنعين? فقالت: أخرجت هذه المدة من رأسه ليأخذه النوم، فقد نام الآن. قال الليث: يقال دغة ودغينة إذا أرادوا أنه أحمق.
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More foolish than a gnat.
She was Mariya bint Mughanj, and Mughanj was Rabi'a ibn 'Ajal. Hamza said: She was the daughter of Mughanj. I said: And I found in al-Mundhiri's handwriting Mu'anj. It is narrated on the authority of al-Mufaddal ibn Salama that the man's name was as I mentioned before. Among her foolish acts was that she was married off while still young to the Banu 'Anbar ibn Tamim, and she became pregnant. When labor pains struck her, she thought she needed to relieve herself, so she went out to some fields and gave birth. The baby cried out, so she went back, thinking she had defecated, and said to her co-wife: "Oh, Hanah, does a dung beetle open its mouth?" She said: "Yes, and it calls for its father." So her co-wife went and took the child. Thus, the Banu 'Anbar are called Banu al-Ja'ra', and they are insulted by it. Among her other foolish acts was that she saw her son's head quivering, and he slept little and cried a lot, so she said to her co-wife: "Give me a knife." She handed it to her, unaware of its contents. She then proceeded to cut open her son's fontanelle and extracted his brain. Her co-wife caught up with her and asked, "What are you doing?" She replied, "I took this substance out of his head so he would fall asleep; he is asleep now." Al-Layth said: The words "dagha" and "daghina" are used when they mean someone is foolish.
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«أحمق من دَغَة» يُضرب في شدة الحمق والبلادة.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية: As stupid as a goose.
= أحمق كالإوزة، وهو تعبير قريب من صيغة المثل العربي.
As dumb as an ox.
= غبي جدًا، وهو تعبير شائع.
A bird-brain.
= أحمق / قليل العقل.
As thick as two short planks. 🇬🇧
= غبي جدًا، وهو تعبير بريطاني عامي.
وأقرب مقابل اصطلاحي مختصر:
A bird-brain.
وإذا أردت الحفاظ على صيغة «أحمق من...» نفسها، فالأقرب:
As stupid as a goose.
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"As stupid as a goose" is an expression used to describe extreme stupidity and dullness.
Some of the closest English equivalents are:
"As stupid as a goose."
This is an expression similar to the Arabic proverb.
"As dumb as an ox."
This is a common expression.
"A bird-brain."
This is a British slang expression.
The closest concise idiomatic equivalent is:
"A bird-brain."
If you want to keep the original "As stupid as..." expression, the closest is:
"As stupid as a goose."

More foolish than an ostrich! أحمق من نعامة

أحمق من نعامة
وذلك أنها تنتشر للطعم فربما رأت بيض نعامة أخرى قد انتشرت لمثل ما انتشرت هي له فتحضن بيضها وتنسى بيض نفسها، ثم تجيء الأخرى فترى غيرها على بيض نفسها فتمر لطيتها. وإياها عنى ابن هرمة بقوله:
كتاركة بيضها بالـعـراء
وملبسة بيض أخرى جناحا
وقال ابن الأعرابي: بيضة البلد، التي قد سار بها المثل، هي بيضة النعامة التي تتركها فلا تهتدي إليها، فتفسد، فلا يقربها شيء. والنعام موصوف بالسخف، والموق، والشراد، والنفار. ولخفة النعام وسرعة هويها وطيرانها على وجه الأرض قالوا في المثل: شالت نعامتهم، وخفت نعامتهم، وزف رألهم، إذا تركوا مواضعهم بجلاء أو موت. وزعم أبو عبيدة أن ابن هرمة عني بقوله: كتاركة بيضها، الحمامة التي تحضن بيض غيرها وتضيع بيض نفسها.
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More foolish than an ostrich!
For it spreads out in search of food, and perhaps it sees the eggs of another ostrich that has spread out for the same reason, so it incubates its own eggs and forgets its own. Then another ostrich comes and sees the others incubating its own eggs, so it passes by and takes its turn. It is this that Ibn Harmah meant when he said:
Like one who leaves her eggs in the open and covers the eggs of another with her wing. Ibn al-A'rabi said: The "egg of the land," which has become the subject of the proverb, is the ostrich egg that it leaves and cannot find, so it spoils and nothing comes near it. Ostriches are described as foolish, clumsy, evasive, and skittish. Because of the ostrich's lightness and the speed with which it swoops and flies across the ground, they said in the proverb: "Their ostrich has taken flight," "Their ostrich has become light," and "Their flock has departed," when they leave their places, either through emigration or death. Abu Ubaidah claimed that Ibn Harmah meant by his saying, "Like one who leaves her eggs," the dove that incubates the eggs of another and neglects its own.
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مق، والنعامة في الثقافة العربية القديمة من أمثال البلادة وسوء التصرّف.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية: As stupid as a goose.
= «أحمق كالإوزة»، وهو من أقرب التعابير الإنجليزية من حيث تشبيه الغباء بطائر.
As dumb as an owl.
= «غبي كالبومة»؛ لكنه أقل شيوعًا، لأن البومة في الإنجليزية قد ترمز إلى الحكمة.
A bird-brain.
= «أحمق / قليل العقل»، وهو تعبير طبيعي وشائع.
As thick as two short planks. 🇬🇧
= «غبي جدًا»، وهو تعبير بريطاني عامي قوي.
وأفضل مقابل طبيعي للمثل:
As stupid as a goose.
أما إذا كان المطلوب تعبيرًا إنجليزيًا لا ترجمة حرفية، فـ He’s a bird-brain مناسب جدًا.
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The ostrich, in ancient Arabic culture, is a metaphor for stupidity and poor judgment.
Some of the closest English equivalents are:
As stupid as a goose.
This is one of the closest English expressions to liken stupidity to a bird.
As dumb as an owl.
This is less common, as the owl in English can symbolize wisdom.
A bird-brain.
This is a natural and common expression.
As thick as two short planks.
This is a strong British slang expression.
The best natural equivalent is:
As stupid as a goose.
However, if you want an English expression rather than a literal translation, then "He's a bird-brain" is very suitable.

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 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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