qaala ath-thaʿlabu lil-qiṭṭati anaa aʿrifu mi’ata ḥiilatin wa’antiThe fox said to the cat, "I know a hundred tricks. And you?"
qaalati al-qiṭṭatu anaa aʿrifu ḥiilatan waaḥidatan faqaṭ atasallaqu ash-shajarataThe cat said, "I know only one trick: I climb the tree."
ḍaḥika ath-thaʿlabu minhaaThe fox laughed at her.
faj’atan samiʿaa nubaaḥa kilaabi aṣ-ṣaydiSuddenly they heard the barking of hunting dogs.
tasallaqati al-qiṭṭatu ash-shajarata bisurʿatin wanajatThe cat climbed the tree quickly and was saved.
waqafa ath-thaʿlabu yufakkiru ayya ḥiilatin yastaʿmilu fa’amsakathu al-kilaabuThe fox stood thinking which trick to use, and the dogs caught him.
ḥiilatun waaḥidatun tanfaʿu khayrun min mi’atin laa tanfaʿuOne trick that works is better than a hundred that do not.