ḥamalat bintun wiʿaa’a labanin ʿalaa ra’sihaa wamashat ilaa as-suuqiA girl carried a pail of milk on her head and walked to the market.
qaalat fii nafsihaa sa’abiiʿu al-labana wa’ashtarii bayḍanShe said to herself, "I will sell the milk and buy eggs."
sayakhruju mina al-bayḍi dajaajun fa’abiiʿuhu wa’ashtarii thawban jamiilan"Chicks will hatch from the eggs; I will sell them and buy a beautiful dress."
wasayanẓuru ilayya kullu an-naasi wa’arfaʿu ra’sii haakadhaa"Everyone will look at me, and I will lift my head like this!"
rafaʿat ra’sahaa fasaqaṭa al-wiʿaa’u waansakaba al-labanuShe lifted her head, and the pail fell and the milk spilled.
rajaʿat ḥaziinatan bilaa labanin walaa bayḍin walaa thawbinShe went back sad, with no milk, no eggs and no dress.
laa taḥsibi ad-dajaaja qabla an yafqisa al-bayḍuDo not count the chicks before the eggs hatch.