ʿaashat thalaathatu araaniba ṣighaarin wa’araada kullun minhaa binaa’a baytinThree little rabbits lived together and each of them wanted to build a house.
banaa al-awwalu baytan mina al-qashshi bisurʿatinThe first quickly built a house of straw.
wabanaa ath-thaanii baytan mina al-khashabiAnd the second built a house of wood.
ammaa ath-thaalithu fabanaa baytan mina aṭ-ṭuubi wataʿiba kathiiranBut the third built a house of bricks and worked very hard.
jaa’a dhi’bun jaa’iʿun wanafakha ʿalaa bayti al-qashshi fasaqaṭaA hungry wolf came and blew on the straw house, and it fell down.
rakaḍa al-arnabu al-awwalu ilaa bayti al-khashabi fanafakha adh-dhi’bu fasaqaṭa al-baytu ayḍanThe first rabbit ran to the wooden house; the wolf blew and that house fell too.
rakaḍa al-arnabaani ilaa bayti aṭ-ṭuubi wa’aghlaqaa al-baabaThe two rabbits ran to the brick house and shut the door.
nafakha adh-dhi’bu wanafakha walam yataḥarraki al-baytuThe wolf blew and blew, and the house did not move.
dhahaba adh-dhi’bu ghaaḍiban waʿaashati al-araanibu ath-thalaathatu fii al-bayti al-qawiyyiThe wolf went away angry, and the three rabbits lived in the strong house.
al-ʿamalu al-jayyidu yaduumuGood work lasts.