kaana ṣadiiqaani yamshiyaani fii al-ghaabatiTwo friends were walking in the forest.
ẓahara dubbun kabiirun faj’atanA big bear suddenly appeared.
ṣaʿida al-awwalu shajaratan bisurʿatin wataraka ṣadiiqahuThe first quickly climbed a tree and left his friend.
lam yaʿrifi ath-thaanii an yaṣʿada faastalqaa ʿalaa al-arḍi waḥabasa nafasahu ka’annahu mayyitunThe second did not know how to climb, so he lay on the ground and held his breath as if he were dead.
shamma ad-dubbu ra’sahu thumma dhahaba li’annahu laa ya’kulu al-mayyitaThe bear sniffed his head and then left, because he does not eat the dead.
nazala al-awwalu wasa’ala maadhaa qaala laka ad-dubbuThe first came down and asked, "What did the bear say to you?"
qaala qaala lii laa taṣḥab man yatrukuka fii al-khaṭariHe said, "He told me: Do not keep company with someone who leaves you in danger."