The Happy Rabbit

فِي الْغَابَةِ أَرْنَبٌ صَغِيرٌ.

fee-l-ghaabati arnabun Saghiir.

In the forest there is a little rabbit.

قَالَ الْأَرْنَبُ: أَنَا وَحْيدٌ. أَيْنَ أَصْدِقَائِي؟

qaala-l-arnabu: anaa waHid. ayna aSdiqaa'i?

The rabbit said: I am alone. Where are my friends?

قَالَ لِلْقِطَّةِ: هَلْ تُرِيدِينَ اللَّعِبَ مَعِي؟

qaala li-l-qitti: hal turiidiina-l-la'ba ma'i?

He asked the cat: do you want to play with me?

قَالَتِ الْقِطَّةُ: لا، أَنَا أَشْرَبُ اللَّبَنَ.

qaalati-l-qittatu: laa, anaa ashrabu-l-laban.

The cat said: no, I am drinking my milk.

قَالَ لِلْقِرْدِ: هَلْ تُرِيدُ اللَّعِبَ مَعِي؟

qaala li-l-qirdi: hal turiidu-l-la'ba ma'i?

He asked the monkey: do you want to play with me?

قَالَ الْقِرْدُ: لا، أَنَا آكُلُ الْمَوْزَةَ.

qaala-l-qirdu: laa, anaa aakulu-l-mawza.

The monkey said: no, I am eating a banana.

قَالَ لِلْعُصْفُورِ: هَلْ تُرِيدُ اللَّعِبَ مَعِي؟

qaala li-l-'usfuuri: hal turiidu-l-la'ba ma'i?

He asked the bird: do you want to play with me?

قَالَ الْعُصْفُورُ: لا، أَنَا أُغَنِّي فَوْقَ الشَّجَرَةِ.

qaala-l-'usfuuru: laa, anaa ughannii fawqa-sh-shajarati.

The bird said: no, I am singing on the tree.

جَلَسَ الْأَرْنَبُ عِنْدَ الْبَرْكَةِ، وَهُوَ حَزِينٌ.

jalasa-l-arnabu 'inda-l-barkati, wa huwa Haziin.

The rabbit sat by the pond, feeling sad.

قَالَتِ السَّمَكَةُ: أَنَا أُرِيدُ اللَّعِبَ مَعَكَ!

qaalati-s-samakatu: anaa uriidu-l-la'ba ma'ak!

The fish said: I want to play with you!

فَرِحَ الْأَرْنَبُ، وَلَعِبا مَعاً عِنْدَ الْبَرْكَةِ.

faRiHa-l-arnabu, wa la'ibaa ma'an 'inda-l-barkati.

The rabbit was happy, and they played together by the pond.

ثُمَّ جَاءَتِ الْقِطَّةُ وَالْقِرْدُ وَالْعُصْفُورُ، وَلَعِبُوا جَمِيعاً.

thumma jaa'ati-l-qittu wa-l-qirdu wa-l-'usfuuru, wa la'ibuu jamiian.

Then the cat, the monkey and the bird came, and they all played together.