qaalat sulaḥfaatun uriidu an aṭiira mithla aṭ-ṭuyuuriA tortoise said, "I want to fly like the birds!"
ṭalabat min nasrin an yuʿallimahaaShe asked an eagle to teach her.
qaala an-nasru lam tukhlaqii liṭ-ṭayaraaniThe eagle said, "You were not made for flying."
aṣarrati as-sulaḥfaatu waqaalat sa’uʿṭiika kulla maa ʿindiiThe tortoise insisted and said, "I will give you everything I have."
ḥamalahaa an-nasru ilaa as-samaa’i thumma tarakahaaThe eagle carried her up into the sky and then let her go.
saqaṭat fii buḥayratin fanajat wataʿibat kathiiranShe fell into a lake and survived, very tired.
qaalat kaana al-mashyu aḥsana liiShe said, "Walking was better for me."
irḍa bimaa khuliqta lahuBe content with what you were made for.