wajada waladun faqiirun kiisa nuquudin ʿalaa aṭ-ṭariiqiA poor boy found a purse of money on the road.
kaana jaa’iʿan walam yajid fii baytihi khubzanHe was hungry and had found no bread at home.
laakinnahu qaala haadhaa al-maalu laysa maaliiBut he said, "This money is not mine."
sa’ala an-naasa fii as-suuqi man faqada kiisanHe asked the people in the market, "Who has lost a purse?"
jaa’a taajirun yabkii waqaala ḍaaʿa kiisiiA merchant came, crying, and said, "My purse is lost!"
aʿṭaahu al-waladu al-kiisa bifaraḥinThe boy gave him the purse happily.
fariḥa at-taajiru wa’aʿṭaa al-walada jaa’izatan waʿamalan fii dukkaanihiThe merchant was delighted and gave the boy a reward and a job in his shop.
aṣ-ṣidqu yaftaḥu al-abwaabaHonesty opens doors.