kaana al-arnabu sariiʿan wakaanati as-sulaḥfaatu baṭii’atanThe hare was fast, and the tortoise was slow.
ḍaḥika al-arnabu waqaala anaa asraʿu minkiThe hare laughed and said, "I am faster than you."
qaalati as-sulaḥfaatu hayyaa natasaabaqThe tortoise said, "Come on, let's race."
bada’a as-sibaaqu warakaḍa al-arnabu bisurʿatin kabiiratinThe race began and the hare ran very fast.
naẓara ilaa al-waraa’i falam yara as-sulaḥfaata fanaama taḥta shajaratinHe looked back, did not see the tortoise, and slept under a tree.
mashati as-sulaḥfaatu wamashat walam tatawaqqafThe tortoise walked and walked and did not stop.
waṣalat ilaa an-nihaayati qabla al-arnabiShe reached the finish before the hare.
istayqaẓa al-arnabu fara’aa anna as-sulaḥfaata faazatThe hare woke up and saw that the tortoise had won.
al-baṭii’u al-mujtahidu yafuuzuThe slow but hard-working one wins.