A salaryman has missed the last train after working overtime. He tries to hail a taxi some distance from the train station, but is unable to catch one. As he's wondering what he should do, he spots a vacant taxi racing along an empty street at high speed and finally manages to catch a ride, but then...

As if to sneer upon his wish, 
the taxis passed by, one after another.
،كما لو أنّ القدر يسخر من رغبته
مرّت سيّارات الأجرة الواحدة تلو الأخرى
Als wollten sie sich über ihn lustig machen,
fuhr ein Taxi nach dem anderen an ihm vorbei.
Sin embargo, los taxis pasaban
a su lado uno tras otro,
Sin embargo, los taxis pasaban
a su lado uno tras otro,
Comme s’ils se moquaient
de son souhait,
Come se volessero prendersi gioco del suo desiderio,
i taxi lo oltrepassavano uno dopo l'altro.
Os táxis passavam um atrás do outro,
como se estivessem zombando dele.