fii laylatin muẓlimatin naẓara juḥaa ilaa al-bi’riOn a dark night Juha looked into the well.
ra’aa al-qamara fii al-maa’i waqaala al-qamaru saqaṭa fii al-bi’riHe saw the moon in the water and said, "The moon has fallen into the well!"
aḥḍara ḥablan wakhuṭṭaafan waramaahu fii al-bi’riHe brought a rope and a hook and threw it into the well.
shadda al-ḥabla biquwwatin faanqaṭaʿa wawaqaʿa juḥaa ʿalaa ẓahrihiHe pulled the rope hard, it snapped, and Juha fell on his back.
naẓara ilaa as-samaa’i fara’aa al-qamara fii makaanihiHe looked at the sky and saw the moon in its place.
qaala al-ḥamdu lillaahi rajaʿa al-qamaru wataʿibtu anaaHe said, "Thank God! The moon is back, and I am the one who got tired!"