kaana lifallaaḥin iwazzatun ʿajiibatunA farmer had a wonderful goose.
kaanat tabiiḍu kulla yawmin bayḍatan mina adh-dhahabiEvery day she laid an egg of gold.
baaʿa al-fallaaḥu al-bayḍa waṣaara ghaniyyanThe farmer sold the eggs and became rich.
laakinnahu araada al-maziida bisurʿatinBut he wanted more, quickly.
qaala sa’adhbaḥu al-iwazzata wa’aakhudhu kulla adh-dhahabi dafʿatan waaḥidatanHe said, "I will slaughter the goose and take all the gold at once."
dhabaḥahaa falam yajid fiihaa dhahabanHe killed her but found no gold inside her.
khasira al-iwazzata wal-bayḍa maʿanHe lost both the goose and the eggs.
aṣ-ṣabru yuʿṭii akthara mina aṭ-ṭamaʿiPatience gives more than greed.