Be glad your nose is on your face,
not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.
Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.
Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.
Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.
Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place--
be glad your nose is on your face!
Bersyukurlah hidung Anda ada di wajah Anda,
tidak ditempelkan di tempat lain,
karena jika di mana tidak,
Anda mungkin tidak menyukai hidung Anda.
Bayangkan jika hidung Anda yang berharga
terjepit di antara jari-jari kaki Anda,
yang jelas tidak akan menjadi traktiran,
karena kamu akan dipaksa untuk mencium bau kakimu.
Hidung Anda akan menjadi sumber ketakutan
apakah itu menempel di atas kepala Anda,
itu akan segera membuat Anda putus asa,
digelitik selamanya oleh rambut Anda.
Di telinga Anda, hidung Anda akan
sebuah malapetaka mutlak,
ketika Anda harus bersin,
otak Anda akan berdetak dari angin sepoi-sepoi.
Hidung Anda, sebaliknya, melalui tebal dan tipis,
tetap berada di antara mata dan dagu Anda,
tidak ditempelkan di tempat lain--
bersyukur hidungmu ada di wajahmu!
