kaana ghuraabaani yaʿiishaani ʿalaa shajaratin kabiiratinTwo crows lived in a big tree.
wakaanat fii asfali ash-shajarati afʿaa ta’kulu bayḍahumaa kulla ʿaaminAt the foot of the tree there was a snake that ate their eggs every year.
fakkara al-ghuraabu fii ḥiilatinThe crow thought of a trick.
ṭaara ilaa qaṣrin wa’akhadha ʿiqdan dhahabiyyan min fawqi ṭaawilatinHe flew to a palace and took a golden necklace from a table.
rakaḍa al-khadamu khalfahu wahum yaṣrukhuunaThe servants ran after him, shouting.
alqaa al-ghuraabu al-ʿiqda qurba bayti al-afʿaaThe crow dropped the necklace near the snake's home.
jaa’a al-khadamu liya’khudhuu al-ʿiqda fara’awu al-afʿaaThe servants came to take the necklace and saw the snake.
qataluuhaa bil-ʿiṣiyyi wa’akhadhuu al-ʿiqda warajaʿuuThey killed her with sticks, took the necklace and went back.
ʿaasha al-ghuraabaani baʿda dhaalika fii amaaninAfter that the two crows lived in safety.
al-ḥiilatu tanfaʿu ḥiina laa tanfaʿu al-quwwatuCleverness helps when strength does not.