kaana ʿalaa’u ad-diini shaabban kasuulan yaʿiishu maʿa ummihi al-faqiiratiAladdin was a lazy young man who lived with his poor mother.
jaa’a saaḥirun waqaala lahu anaa ʿammuka taʿaala maʿiiA sorcerer came and said to him, "I am your uncle, come with me."
akhadhahu ilaa kahfin waqaala udkhul wa’aḥḍir lii al-miṣbaaḥa al-qadiimaHe took him to a cave and said, "Go in and bring me the old lamp."
wajada ʿalaa’u ad-diini al-miṣbaaḥa waṭalaba al-khuruuja laakinna as-saaḥira aghlaqa al-kahfaAladdin found the lamp and asked to come out, but the sorcerer shut the cave.
ḥakka al-miṣbaaḥa liyunaẓẓifahu faẓahara maaridun ḍakhmunHe rubbed the lamp to clean it and a huge genie appeared.
qaala al-maaridu anaa khaadimu al-miṣbaaḥi faaṭlub maa turiiduThe genie said, "I am the servant of the lamp, so ask for what you want."
ṭalaba ʿalaa’u ad-diini al-khuruuja mina al-kahfi farajaʿa ilaa ummihiAladdin asked to leave the cave and went back to his mother.
bimusaaʿadati al-maaridi aṣbaḥa ghaniyyan watazawwaja al-amiirataWith the genie's help he became rich and married the princess.
laakinna as-saaḥira ʿaada wa’akhadha al-miṣbaaḥa biḥiilatinBut the sorcerer came back and took the lamp by a trick.
istaʿaada ʿalaa’u ad-diini al-miṣbaaḥa bidhakaa’ihi waʿaasha saʿiidanAladdin got the lamp back with his cleverness and lived happily.