faqada juḥaa miftaaḥahu fii al-baytiJuha lost his key in the house.
kharaja wabada’a yabḥathu ʿanhu fii ash-shaariʿi taḥta al-miṣbaaḥiHe went out and began looking for it in the street under the lamp.
sa’alahu jaaruhu ayna ḍaaʿa al-miftaaḥuHis neighbour asked him, "Where did you lose the key?"
qaala juḥaa ḍaaʿa fii al-baytiJuha said, "I lost it in the house."
qaala al-jaaru falimaadhaa tabḥathu hunaaThe neighbour said, "Then why are you looking here?"
qaala juḥaa li’anna an-nuura hunaa wal-bayta muẓlimunJuha said, "Because the light is here and the house is dark."