wajada thaʿlabun jaa’iʿun sallata ṭaʿaamin fii jidhʿi shajaratinA hungry fox found a basket of food in a tree trunk.
dakhala min thuqbin ṣaghiirin wa’akala kulla maa fiihaaHe went in through a small hole and ate everything in it.
ṣaara baṭnuhu kabiiran falam yastaṭiʿi al-khuruujaHis belly grew big, and he could not get out.
bakaa ath-thaʿlabu famarra bihi thaʿlabun aakharuThe fox cried, and another fox passed by.
qaala lahu ibqa hunaaka ḥattaa tarjiʿa naḥiifan kamaa dakhaltaHe said to him, "Stay there until you are thin again, as you were when you went in."
ṣabara ath-thaʿlabu ayyaaman walam ya’kul faṣaara naḥiifan wakharajaThe fox waited for days without eating, became thin and came out.
maa yadkhulu bisuhuulatin qad yakhruju biṣuʿuubatinWhat goes in easily may come out with difficulty.