kaana lil-maliki ṣaqrun yuḥibbuhu kathiiran wayakhruju maʿahu liṣ-ṣaydiThe king had a falcon that he loved a lot and took out hunting with him.
fii yawmin ḥaarrin ʿaṭisha al-maliku walam yajid maa’anOn a hot day the king was thirsty and could find no water.
ra’aa maa’an yaqṭuru min ṣakhratin fajamaʿahu fii ka’sinHe saw water dripping from a rock and collected it in a cup.
ḥiina araada an yashraba ḍaraba aṣ-ṣaqru al-ka’sa bijanaaḥihi fasaqaṭatWhen he wanted to drink, the falcon struck the cup with its wing and it fell.
ghaḍiba al-maliku laakinnahu jamaʿa al-maa’a marratan ukhraa waḍaraba aṣ-ṣaqru al-ka’sa thaaniyatanThe king was angry but gathered water once more, and the falcon struck the cup again.
fii al-marrati ath-thaalithati ghaḍiba al-maliku jiddan waḍaraba aṣ-ṣaqra bisayfihi famaataThe third time the king was very angry and struck the falcon with his sword, and it died.
ṣaʿida al-maliku ilaa aṣ-ṣakhrati fara’aa afʿaa mayyitatan fii al-maa’iThe king climbed up to the rock and saw a dead snake in the water.
ʿarafa anna aṣ-ṣaqra anqadha ḥayaatahu wabakaa kathiiranHe realised that the falcon had saved his life, and he wept a great deal.
laa tataṣarraf wa’anta ghaaḍibunDo not act when you are angry.