kaana al-maliku shahrayaaru ḥaziinan waghaaḍiban walaa yathiqu bi’aḥadinKing Shahriyar was sad and angry and trusted nobody.
kaana ghaḍabuhu yu’dhii kathiiran mina an-naasiHis anger hurt many people.
kaanat shahrazaadu binta al-waziiri dhakiyyatan wataqra’u kutuban kathiiratanShahrazad was the vizier's daughter, clever, and she read many books.
qaalat li’abiihaa sa’adhhabu ilaa al-malikiShe said to her father, "I will go to the king."
fii al-layli bada’at taḥkii lahu qiṣṣatan jamiilatanAt night she began to tell him a beautiful story.
ʿinda al-fajri sakatat waqaalat sa’ukmiluhaa ghadanAt dawn she stopped and said, "I will finish it tomorrow."
araada al-maliku an yaʿrifa an-nihaayata faantaẓaraThe king wanted to know the end, so he waited.
ḥakat lahu alfa laylatin walaylatan wataʿallama minhaa ar-raḥmataShe told him a thousand and one nights of stories, and he learned mercy from her.
taghayyara al-maliku wa’aḥabba shahrazaada waʿaashaa bisalaaminThe king changed, loved Shahrazad, and they lived in peace.
al-kalimatu aṭ-ṭayyibatu qad tughayyiru al-quluubaA kind word can change hearts.