fii al-ghaabati baytun ṣaghiirun yaskunuhu thalaathatu dibabatin abun wa’ummun waabnunIn the forest there was a small house where three bears lived: a father, a mother and a son.
waḍaʿati al-ummu thalaathata aṭbaaqi ḥasaa’in wakharajuu yatamashshawnaThe mother put out three bowls of porridge and they went out for a walk.
jaa’at fataatun asmuhaa lubnaa wadakhalati al-baytaA girl named Lubna came and went into the house.
jarrabati aṭ-ṭabaqa al-awwala fakaana saakhinan jiddan wath-thaaniya fakaana baaridanShe tried the first bowl, which was too hot, and the second, which was too cold.
ammaa ath-thaalithu fakaana munaasiban fa’akalathu kullaahuBut the third was just right, so she ate it all.
thumma jalasat ʿalaa kursiyyi aṣ-ṣaghiiri faankasaraThen she sat on the little one's chair and it broke.
ṣaʿidat wanaamat ʿalaa sariiri ad-dubbi aṣ-ṣaghiiriShe went upstairs and slept on the little bear's bed.
rajaʿa ad-dibabatu wara’awu aṭ-ṭabaqa faarighan wal-kursiyya maksuuranThe bears came back and saw the empty bowl and the broken chair.
astayqaẓat lubnaa fara’athum faqafazat mina an-naafidhati waharabatLubna woke up and saw them, jumped from the window and ran away.