Delia kanet pianista sho8yara. Gozha, Joe, kan fannan sho8yar.
Kol wa7ed fihom kan byakhod doros: Joe ma3 modarres fan mash-hoor, w Delia ma3 pianist 3azeem men Almania. El modareseen beta3hom kano a7san nas, fa el doros kanet 8alya, aktar men elly homa y2daro 3aleh, bas...lama bet7eb el fan beta3ak, mafesh 7aga keteer.
Bas el felos bedaat tekhlus, w mab2osh y2daro ykamlou el doros.
Ba3daha b yom, Delia raga3et el beit w 2alet l Joe enaha 2ablet ragel bento, Sally, 3ayza tet3alem piano, w hayedfa3 50 dollar fel sa3a.
"Delia," Joe 2al, "ana hakoon mabsoot aktar law kamalty el doros beta3tek." Delia 2alet mesh mohem. "Lama yeb2a ma3aya felos, hakammel." Bas Joe kaman 2arar yewa2af el doros beta3o, 3ashan yersem w yebe3.
Ba3d kam yom, Joe raga3 el beit w tala3 200 dollar men gebo b fakh-r. "2abelt ragel men Vermont," 2al, "eshtra wa7da men sowary. W 3ayez yeshtery aktar!"
Mab2osh me7tageen ye2la2o 3ala el felos tany.
Ba3daha b yom, Joe raga3 el beit w shaf eid Delia malfoofa b bandage. Sa2alha eh elly 7asal. "Ah," Delia 2alet. "El telmiza beta3ty, Sally, talabet menny a3melaha 2ahwa. We2e3t el 2ahwa w 7ara2t eidy. Sally ra7et 3ala el saydalya 3ala tool w gabet el bandage dah."
"Delia, enty konty betshta8aly eh fel osbo3een elly fato?" Joe sa2al. 7awlet matolo4 bas el demo3 nazlet. "Ya Joe, makansh 3andy ay talamiz, fa eshta8alt waitress f mat3am. Enaharda, 7ara2t eidy b mayya sokhna. Fa mesh ha2dar ashta8al tany. Bas lessa ma3ana felos men el ragel beta3 Vermont, mesh keda?"
Joe baslaha. "Mafeesh ragel men Vermont," 2al. "Ana kont bashta8al f saydalya, w enaharda 7ad geh yeshtery bandages l wa7da set 7ar2a eidha. Fa lama shoftek, keda, khament."
El etneen de7ko.
[2esa men O. Henry--mo3adala]
El etneen de7ko fel akher 3ashan   _  .
haykamlou el doros beta3hom 2arayeb kol wa7ed fihom kadab 3ashan yefara7 el tany mab2osh me7tageen ye2la2o 3ala el felos tany fakro enhom 3amalo 7aga malha4 lazma