نُورَ وَالنُّجُوم

فِي اللَّيْلِ، لَمْ تَنَمْ نُور.

fi-l-layli, lam tanam nuur.

At night, Nour could not sleep.

قَالَتْ: لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ النَّوْمَ!

qaalat: laa astatii'u-n-nawm!

She said: I cannot sleep!

نَظَرَتْ مِنَ النَّافِذَةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ.

naZarat mina-n-naafidhati ila-s-samaa'.

She looked out of the window at the sky.

عَدَّتِ النُّجُومَ: وَاحِدَةٌ، اثْنَتَانِ، ثَلَاثَةٌ...

'addati-n-nujuuma: waaHidah, ithnataan, thalaathah...

She counted the stars: one, two, three...

رَأَتْ نَجْمَةً تَتَسَاقَطُ، فَتَمَنَّتْ تَمَنِّيَةً صَغِيرَةً.

ra'at najmatan tasaqaT, fa tamannat tamanniyyatan Saghiirah.

She saw a falling star and made a small wish.

أَغْمَضَتْ نُورُ عَيْنَيْهَا... وَنَامَتْ.

aghmaDat nuuru 'aynayhaa... wa naam.

Nour closed her eyes... and slept.