kaana lifallaaḥin ʿajuuzin thalaathatu abnaa’in kusaalaaAn old farmer had three lazy sons.
qabla an yamuuta qaala lahum taraktu lakum kanzan fii al-ḥaqliBefore he died he said to them, "I have left you a treasure in the field."
baʿda mawtihi ḥafaruu al-ḥaqla kullaahu baḥthan ʿani al-kanziAfter his death they dug up the whole field looking for the treasure.
lam yajiduu dhahabanThey found no gold.
walaakinna al-arḍa ṣaarat maḥruuthatan fazaraʿuu fiihaa al-qamḥaBut the land had now been ploughed, so they planted wheat in it.
kaana al-ḥaṣaadu kabiiran jiddan wabaaʿuuhu bimaalin kathiirinThe harvest was very big, and they sold it for a lot of money.
fahimuu anna al-kanza huwa al-ʿamaluThey understood that the treasure was hard work.