Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor
Det var en gang en fattig skredder
this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin
denne stakkars skredderen hadde en sønn som het Aladdin
Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing
Aladdin var en uforsiktig, ledig gutt som ikke gjorde noe
although, he did like to play ball all day long
selv om han likte å spille ball hele dagen lang
this he did in the streets with other little idle boys
dette gjorde han i gatene sammen med andre små ledige gutter
This so grieved the father that he died
Dette sørget faren så mye at han døde
his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped
moren hans gråt og ba, men ingenting hjalp
despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways
til tross for at hun bønnfalt, satte ikke Aladdin opp sine måter