kant leila barda. el taxi driver makansh shayel wala rakeb tol el yom. lama 3ada 3ala el mahatta, shaf shab tale3 w ma3ah shantetin fi ido. fa rah 3aleh w sa2alo, "rayeh fen ya fandem?
"3al Red Hotel," el shab rad 3aleh. lama el taxi driver seme3 keda, makansh mabsoot khales. el shab hayedilo talat dollar bas 3ashan el hotel gamb el mahatta. bas fag2a, galo fekra. khad el shab fi share3 keter fel madina el kebira.
ba3d wakt tawil, wasalo el hotel. "ahom! lazem tedfa3li khamstaashar dollar law samaht," el taxi driver 2al lel shab. "eh? khamstaashar dollar! faker eni 7omar? el osbo3 elli fat, ana rekebt taxi men el mahatta lel hotel da w dafa3t talattashar dollar bas. ana 3aref ana lazem adfa3 kam fel meshwar da."
lama el driver shaf el shab tale3 men el mahatta, kan   _  .
mabsoot met3aseb met2amel za3lan