kaana ṣayyaadun faqiirun yulqii shabakatahu fii al-baḥri thalaatha marraatin kulla yawminA poor fisherman cast his net into the sea three times every day.
fii al-marrati ath-thaalithati akhraja qaaruuratan nuḥaasiyyatan makhtuumatanThe third time he pulled out a sealed copper bottle.
fataḥahaa fakharaja minhaa dukhaanun kathiifun thumma ẓahara maaridun ḍakhmunHe opened it and thick smoke came out, and then a huge jinni appeared.
qaala al-maaridu sa’aqtulukaThe jinni said, "I will kill you!"
taʿajjaba aṣ-ṣayyaadu limaadhaa anaa ḥarrartukaThe fisherman was shocked: "Why? I set you free!"
fakkara aṣ-ṣayyaadu fii ḥiilatin waqaala laa uṣaddiqu anna jisman kabiiran mithlaka kaana fii qaaruuratin ṣaghiiratinThe fisherman thought of a trick and said, "I can't believe a big body like yours was inside a small bottle."
araada al-maaridu an yuthbita dhaalika fataḥawwala ilaa dukhaanin wadakhala al-qaaruurataThe jinni wanted to prove it, so he turned into smoke and went into the bottle.
aghlaqa aṣ-ṣayyaadu al-qaaruurata bisurʿatin waqaala sa’armiika fii al-baḥriThe fisherman closed the bottle quickly and said, "I will throw you into the sea!"
tawassala al-maaridu wawaʿada an yusaaʿidahu fafataḥahaa aṣ-ṣayyaadu thaaniyatanThe jinni begged and promised to help him, so the fisherman opened it again.
dallaahu al-maaridu ʿalaa buḥayratin fiihaa samakun mulawwanun waṣaara aṣ-ṣayyaadu ghaniyyanThe jinni showed him a lake with coloured fish, and the fisherman became rich.