khabazat ʿajuuzun ṣabiyyan mina al-ʿajiini al-ḥulwiAn old woman baked a boy out of sweet dough.
fataḥati al-ʿajuuzu al-furna faqafaza aṣ-ṣabiyyu al-makhbuuzu warakaḍaThe old woman opened the oven, and the baked boy jumped out and ran.
ṣaaḥa urkuḍuu khalfii walan tumsikuu biiHe shouted, "Run after me, you will never catch me!"
rakaḍat khalfahu al-ʿajuuzu war-rajulu wal-baqaratu wal-ḥiṣaanuThe old woman, the man, the cow and the horse ran after him.
waṣala ilaa nahrin faqaala lahu thaʿlabun irkab ʿalaa ẓahrii wasa’aʿburu bikaHe reached a river, and a fox said to him, "Ride on my back and I will take you across."
rakiba ʿalaa ẓahrihi thumma ʿalaa anfihi li’anna al-maa’a kaana ʿamiiqanHe rode on his back and then on his nose, because the water was deep.
ramaa ath-thaʿlabu ra’sahu ilaa al-aʿlaa wa’akala aṣ-ṣabiyya al-makhbuuzaThe fox tossed his head upwards and ate the baked boy.