kaana ghuraabun ʿaṭshaana fii yawmin ḥaarrinA crow was thirsty on a hot day.
ṭaara baʿiidan yabḥathu ʿani al-maa’iHe flew far, looking for water.
ra’aa jarratan fiihaa qaliilun mina al-maa’iHe saw a jar with a little water in it.
kaana al-maa’u fii asfali al-jarrati walam yaṣil minqaaruhu ilayhiThe water was at the bottom of the jar, and his beak could not reach it.
fakkara al-ghuraabu thumma jamaʿa ḥaṣayaatin ṣaghiiratanThe crow thought, then gathered small pebbles.
alqaa al-ḥaṣaa fii al-jarrati ḥaṣaatan baʿda ḥaṣaatinHe dropped the pebbles into the jar one after another.
irtafaʿa al-maa’u fashariba al-ghuraabu wafariḥaThe water rose, and the crow drank and was happy.
al-fikru al-jayyidu aḥsanu mina al-quwwatiA good idea is better than strength.