fii safratihi ath-thaaniyati naama as-sindibaadu ʿalaa jaziiratin watarakathu as-safiinatuOn his second voyage Sindbad fell asleep on an island and the ship left him behind.
wajada nafsahu waḥiidan faṣaʿida shajaratan ʿaaliyatanHe found himself alone and climbed a tall tree.
ra’aa qubbatan bayḍaa’a kabiiratan wakaanat bayḍata ṭaa’irin ʿimlaaqin yusammaa ar-rukhkhaHe saw a big white dome, and it was the egg of a giant bird called the roc.
rabaṭa as-sindibaadu nafsahu birijli aṭ-ṭaa’iri biʿimaamatihiSindbad tied himself to the bird's leg with his turban.
ṭaara aṭ-ṭaa’iru ʿaaliyan wanazala fii waadin ʿamiiqinThe bird flew high and came down in a deep valley.
kaanati al-arḍu malii’atan bil-jawaahiri wal-afaaʿii al-kabiiratiThe ground was full of jewels and big snakes.
rabaṭa nafsahu biqiṭʿati laḥmin kabiiratin faḥamalahaa nasrun ilaa aʿlaa al-jabaliHe tied himself to a big piece of meat and an eagle carried it up the mountain.
wajada hunaaka tujjaaran fariḥuu bihi wa’akhadha maʿahu al-jawaahiraThere he found merchants who were glad to see him, and he took jewels with him.
rajaʿa ilaa baghdaada ghaniyyan wasaʿiidanHe went back to Baghdad rich and happy.