ʿaashat fataatun ṭayyibatun asmuhaa sindariilaa maʿa zawjati abiihaa waabnatayhaaA kind girl named Cinderella lived with her stepmother and her two daughters.
kaanat taʿmalu fii al-bayti kulla yawmin watanaamu qurba al-mawqidiShe worked in the house every day and slept near the fireplace.
aʿlana al-amiiru ḥaflatan kabiiratan wadaʿaa kulla al-fatayaatiThe prince announced a big party and invited all the girls.
dhahabati al-ukhtaani ilaa al-ḥaflati watarakataa sindariilaa tabkiiThe two sisters went to the party and left Cinderella crying.
ẓaharat lahaa janniyyatun ṭayyibatun waqaalat sa’usaaʿidukiA kind fairy appeared to her and said, "I will help you."
ḥawwalati al-janniyyatu qarʿatan ilaa ʿarabatin wa’aʿṭat sindariilaa thawban jamiilan waḥidhaa’an mina az-zujaajiThe fairy turned a pumpkin into a carriage and gave Cinderella a beautiful dress and shoes of glass.
qaalat ʿuudii qabla muntaṣafi al-layliShe said, "Come back before midnight."
raqaṣa al-amiiru maʿahaa ṭawiilan wanasiyati al-waqtaThe prince danced with her for a long time and she forgot the time.
ʿinda muntaṣafi al-layli rakaḍat wasaqaṭa aḥadu ḥidhaa’ayhaaAt midnight she ran off, and one of her shoes fell off.
baḥatha al-amiiru ʿan ṣaaḥibati al-ḥidhaa’i fii kulli baytinThe prince searched every house for the owner of the shoe.
labisathu sindariilaa fakaana munaasiban watazawwajahaa al-amiiruCinderella put it on and it fitted, and the prince married her.