araada amiirun an yatazawwaja amiiratan ḥaqiiqiyyatanA prince wanted to marry a real princess.
saafara kathiiran walam yajid man yunaasibuhuHe travelled a lot and did not find anyone who suited him.
fii laylatin ʿaaṣifatin ṭaraqat fataatun baaba al-qaṣri waqaalat anaa amiiratunOn a stormy night a girl knocked at the palace door and said, "I am a princess."
fakkarati al-malikatu sanaʿrifu dhaalikaThe queen thought, "We shall find out."
waḍaʿat ḥabbata baazillaa’a taḥta ʿishriina firaashanShe put a pea under twenty mattresses.
naamati al-fataatu fawqahaaThe girl slept on top of them.
fii aṣ-ṣabaaḥi qaalat lam anam jayyidan faqad kaana taḥtii shay’un ṣulbunIn the morning she said, "I did not sleep well; there was something hard under me."
ʿarafati al-malikatu annahaa amiiratun ḥaqiiqiyyatun watazawwajahaa al-amiiruThe queen knew she was a real princess, and the prince married her.