saqaṭat namlatun fii an-nahri waṣarakhat saaʿiduuniiAn ant fell into the river and cried, "Help me!"
ra’athaa ḥamaamatun ʿalaa shajaratin fa’alqat ilayhaa waraqatanA dove saw her from a tree and threw her a leaf.
tasallaqati an-namlatu al-waraqata wanajatThe ant climbed onto the leaf and was saved.
baʿda ayyaamin jaa’a ṣayyaadun liyaṣiida al-ḥamaamataSome days later a hunter came to catch the dove.
ra’athu an-namlatu faladaghat qadamahuThe ant saw him and bit his foot.
ṣarakha aṣ-ṣayyaadu faṭaarati al-ḥamaamatuThe hunter cried out, and the dove flew away.
al-maʿruufu yarjiʿu ilaa ṣaaḥibihiA kindness returns to the one who did it.