He is riding the donkey, but has lost the donkey.
More Afghan Proverbs:
He ran out from under a leaking roof and sat in the rain.Afghan
The sun cannot be hidden by two fingers.
Afghan
A little water is a sea to an ant.
Afghan
If a forest catches fire, both the dry and the wet will burn up.
Afghan
No rose is without thorns.
Afghan
The deaf laugh twice.
Afghan