saqaṭa thaʿlabun fii bi’rin walam yastaṭiʿ an yakhrujaA fox fell into a well and could not get out.
jaa’a taysun ʿaṭshaanu wasa’ala hali al-maa’u ṭayyibunA thirsty goat came and asked, "Is the water good?"
qaala ath-thaʿlabu innahu aṭyabu maa’in inzil waashrabThe fox said, "It is the best water! Come down and drink."
nazala at-taysu washariba kathiiranThe goat went down and drank a lot.
qaala ath-thaʿlabu irfaʿ qadamayka ʿalaa al-jidaari li’aṣʿada ʿalaa qarnayka thumma usaaʿidakaThe fox said, "Put your feet up on the wall so that I can climb on your horns, and then I will help you."
ṣaʿida ath-thaʿlabu waqafaza khaarija al-bi’ri wataraka at-taysaThe fox climbed up, jumped out of the well and left the goat.
qaala at-taysu law fakkartu qabla an anzila lamaa waqaʿtu hunaaThe goat said, "If I had thought before going down, I would not have ended up here."
fakkir fii al-khuruuji qabla ad-dukhuuliThink about the way out before going in.