kaana litaajirin babbaghaa’u jamiilatun fii qafaṣinA merchant had a beautiful parrot in a cage.
saafara at-taajiru ilaa al-hindi wasa’ala al-babbaghaa’a maadhaa uḥḍiru lakiThe merchant travelled to India and asked the parrot, "What shall I bring you?"
qaalat sallim ʿalaa al-babbaghaawaati hunaaka waqul lahunna anaa fii qafaṣinShe said, "Greet the parrots there and tell them: I am in a cage."
fii al-hindi qaala at-taajiru dhaalika libabbaghaa’a ʿalaa shajaratin fasaqaṭat walam tataḥarrakIn India the merchant said that to a parrot in a tree, and she fell and did not move.
ḥazina at-taajiru warajaʿa ilaa baytihi waḥakaa libabbaghaa’ihiThe merchant was sad; he went back home and told his parrot.
saqaṭat babbaghaa’uhu fii al-qafaṣi walam tataḥarrakHis parrot fell in her cage and did not move.
akhrajahaa at-taajiru ḥaziinan liyadfinahaa faṭaarat ilaa ash-shajarati faj’atanThe merchant took her out, sad, to bury her, and suddenly she flew to the tree!
qaalat tilka al-babbaghaa’u ʿallamatnii kayfa anjuuShe said, "That parrot taught me how to escape."