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1 Mufaarig al‑jamaaʼa yitaabiʼ chahwaatah
wa yugumm didd kulla fikir naafiʼ.
2 Al‑matmuus ma yafrah be l‑raay al‑adiil.
Hu yiwassif illa l‑galbah yuguulah leyah.
3 Al‑isyaan yijiib al‑hugra
wa l‑muʼyaar yijiib al‑eeb.
4 Kalaam al‑insaan misil almi al‑khariig.
Al‑hikma misil almi al‑jaari min al‑een.
5 Ma adiil tansur al‑aasi
wa la tazlum al‑saalih fi l‑chariiʼa.
6 Kalaam al‑matmuus yijiib al‑huraaj
wa lisaanah yijiib al‑duwaas.
7 Kalaam al‑matmuus yahalkah
wa lisaanah charak le nafsah.
8 Kalaam al‑gawwaal misil al‑halaawa,
taakulah wa yanzil fi batnak.
9 Al‑yakhdim be kasal
wa l‑yakhrib al‑amal,
humman dool akhwaan.
10 Usum Allah hu misil beet tawiil wa gawi.
Al‑saalih yatlaʼ foogah
wa cheyy ma yalhagah.
11 Al‑khani yitwakkal fi maalah
misil hille gawiiye
wa misil durdur
wa yahsib cheyy ma yalhagah.
12 Gabul al‑kharaab,
al‑istikbaar
wa gabul al‑charaf,
al‑tawaaduʼ.
13 Al‑yurudd fi l‑kalaam gubbaal ma yasmaʼah
yiwassif nifaakhah wa eebah.
14 Al‑galib al‑murtaah yahmal al‑marad
wa laakin al‑galib al‑haznaan,
yaatu yichajjiʼah ?
15 Al‑faahim le l‑maʼrafa yalgaaha
wa l‑hakiim kula yifattichha.
16 Hadiiyat al‑insaan tisahhil leyah derbah
wa maʼa l‑kubaaraat kula,
hi tigaabilah.
17 Al‑yihajji awwal,
al‑naas yahsubu indah hagg
wa laakin wakit gabiilah yihajji,
yikaddibah.
18 Amʼiyeedaat tiwaggif al‑huraaj
wa tihaajiz ambeenaat al‑chudaad.
19 Zaʼal akhuuk zariibe beenah wa beenak
wa l‑huraaj yagfil galbah minnak.
20 Min kalaam khachmah,
al‑insaan yamla batnah
wa yachbaʼ min natiijat lisaanah.
21 Al‑lisaan yijiib al‑moot wa l‑haya.
Al‑yihibb al‑kalaam yilhammal natiijtah.
22 Al‑ligi zooja ligi al‑kheer
wa l‑mara niʼma min Allah.
23 Al‑fagri yachhad be kalaam layyin
wa laakin al‑khani yurudd be kalaam jafi.
24 Akheer indak rafiig
yihibbak ziyaada min akhuuk
min indak rufgaan katiiriin
al‑yudurruuk.