wajadat dajaajatun ṣaghiiratun ḥabbata qamḥinA little hen found a grain of wheat.
sa’alat aṣdiqaa’ahaa man yusaaʿidunii fii ziraaʿatihaaShe asked her friends, "Who will help me plant it?"
qaala al-qiṭṭu anaa mutʿabunThe cat said, "I am tired."
waqaala al-baṭṭu laa uriiduAnd the duck said, "I don't want to."
zaraʿati ad-dajaajatu al-ḥabbata waḥdahaa waḥaṣadati al-qamḥa waḥdahaaThe hen planted the grain by herself and harvested the wheat by herself.
thumma ṭaḥanathu waʿajanati ad-daqiiqa wakhabazati al-khubza waḥdahaaThen she ground it, kneaded the flour and baked the bread by herself.
ḥiina kharaja al-khubzu mina al-furni jaa’a aṣdiqaa’uhaa yaquuluuna naḥnu jiyaaʿunWhen the bread came out of the oven, her friends came saying, "We are hungry!"
qaalati ad-dajaajatu man ʿamila ya’kulThe hen said, "Whoever works, eats."
akalati ad-dajaajatu wafiraakhuhaa al-khubza wataʿallama al-aṣdiqaa’u ad-darsaThe hen and her chicks ate the bread, and the friends learned the lesson.