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1 Akheer taakulu eech gargaach be l‑salaama
min taakulu laham udur be muchkila.
2 Abid aagil yamluk fi wileed aayib hana siidah
wa fi usut iyaal siidah,
yalga warasatah.
3 Be l‑naar,
al‑sayyaakhi yisaffi
al‑dahab wa l‑fudda
wa laakin al‑fi guluub al‑naas,
Allah bas yakchifah.
4 Al‑naadum al‑fasil yukhutt baalah
le l‑kalaam al‑cheen
wa l‑kaddaab yasmaʼ
al‑kalaam al‑yakhrib.
5 Al‑yichchammat le l‑masaakiin
yahgir Khaalighum
wa l‑yafrah be damaar al‑aakhariin,
ma yajʼalooh bari.
6 Iyaal al‑iyaal taaj le juduudhum
wa l‑abbahaat charaf le iyaalhum.
7 Al‑kalaam al‑adiil
ma biwaafig le l‑matmuus
wa l‑kalaam al‑kidib
ma bichaabih le l‑haakim.
8 Al‑rachwa misil sihir
fi fikir al‑naadum al‑yantiiha.
Fi ayyi bakaan yiwajjih,
yanjah.
9 Al‑yisaamih al‑khata,
yifattich al‑mahabba
wa l‑yihajji fi l‑khata da,
yifarrig al‑rufgaan.
10 Be l‑luwaama,
yafham al‑naadum al‑faahim
wa be miya darbe kula,
al‑matmuus ma yafham.
11 Al‑naadum al‑fasil yifattich illa amal al‑aasi
wa yijiib le nafsah azaab bala rahma.
12 Akheer tigaabil mart al‑duud al‑muwaddire iyaalha
min tigaabil al‑matmuus wa nifaakhah.
13 Al‑yibaddil al‑kheer be l‑charr,
al‑charr ma yikiss min beetah.
14 Bidaayit al‑huraaj misil almi al‑seel.
Gubbaal ma yaakulak,
amrug nafsak.
15 Achya itneen Allah harramaahum,
tibarri al‑khaltaan
wa tikhallit al‑bari.
16 Chunu nifiʼ al‑gurus fi iid al‑matmuus ?
Hal yachri beyah hikma ?
Mustahiil !
Hu ma indah raas !
17 Al‑rafiig yihibbak fi kulla wakit
wa wald ammak wildooh le yisaaʼidak fi l‑diige.
18 Illa galiil al‑fihim yudugg sadrah
wa yadman gariibah.
19 Al‑yihibb al‑huraaj yihibb al‑khata
wa l‑yiwassif nafsah yijiib leeha al‑damaar.
20 Al‑galib al‑azrag ma yalga kheer
wa l‑lisaan al‑kaddaab yagaʼ fi l‑charr.
21 Al‑yalda al‑matmuus yalga al‑hizin
wa abu al‑mukhaffal kula ma yafrah.
22 Al‑galib al‑farhaan yachfi al‑jisim
wa l‑galib al‑haznaan yiyabbis al‑jilid.
23 Al‑aasi yichiil al‑rachwa be sirr
achaan yiʼawwij duruub al‑chariiʼa.
24 Al‑faahim yukhutt eenah fi l‑hikma
wa laakin al‑matmuus kaamil ma yiwajjihha.
25 Al‑wileed al‑matmuus
yijiib al‑hizin le abuuh
wa le ammah al‑wildatah,
yimarrir leeha al‑haya.
26 Ma adiil tiʼaakhib al‑saalihiin
wa ma indak hagg tudugg al‑mukarramiin.
27 Siid al‑maʼrafa ma yikattir kalaamah,
wa siid al‑fihim haadi fi nafsah.
28 Hatta al‑munaafikh kan sakat,
yajʼalooh hakiim.
Wa kan sadda gadduumah,
yajʼalooh faahim.