23
1 Kan gaʼadt taakul maʼa l‑haakim,
fakkir tamaam fi l‑giddaamak.
2 Kan batnak wasiiʼe
akheer tamnaʼ nafsak.
3 Ma tagram le aklah al‑halu,
taʼamah yukhuchchak.
4 Ma tiʼayyi nafsak fi chaan al‑maal.
Aʼarif mata tinjamm.
5 Ma tukhutt aglak fi l‑maal,
hu ma daayim.
Hu yisawwi janaahe misil al‑sagur,
yitiir wa yamchi yikhalliik.
6 Ma taakul eech al‑rakhbaan
wa ma tagram le aklah al‑halu.
7 Achaan hu indah fikir aakhar fi galbah.
Hu yuguul leek :
« Aakul wa achrab ! »
Wa laakin ma min galbah.
8 Wa khalaas,
inta tigaddif al‑lugma al‑akaltaha
wa l‑chukur al‑chakartah leyah kula yufuut fi l‑riih.
9 Ma tiwassi al‑matmuus
achaan hu ma yichiif faaydit kalaamak.
10 Ma tihawwil alaamaat al‑huduud al‑zamaan
achaan tichiil min zereʼ al‑ataama.
11 Al‑yahmiihum gaadir
wa hu yidaafiʼ leehum diddak.
12 Wajjih nafsak le taʼliim al‑adab
wa khutt adaanak le kalaam al‑maʼrafa.
13 Ma tikhalli addibiin al‑wileed.
Kan tafurchah be l‑soot,
ma yumuut.
14 Kan farachtah be l‑soot,
najjeetah min al‑moot.
15 Ya wileedi,
kan galbak anmala be l‑hikma
galbi ana kula yinmali be l‑farah.
16 Ana ninbasit ziyaada
kan lisaanak yuguul al‑hagg.
17 Ma tahsid al‑muznibiin
wa laakin akhaaf min Allah kulla yoom.
18 Wa be da,
talga mustakhbal sameh
wa achamak abadan ma yingatiʼ.
19 Asmaʼ,
ya wileedi,
abga hakiim
wa khutt fikrak fi l‑derib al‑adiil.
20 Ma tagood maʼa charraabiin al‑mariise
wa la tamchi maʼa akkaaliin al‑laham
21 achaan al‑sakkaara wa l‑akkaaliin
yawrusu al‑taʼab
wa min chiddit al‑ajaz
yalbaso illa l‑janaago.
22 Asmaʼ kalaam abuuk al‑wildaak
wa ma takrah ammak kan bigat ajuuz kula.
23 Fattich al‑sahiih wa l‑hikma wa l‑adab wa l‑fihim.
Wakit talgaahum,
akrubhum gawi.
24 Al‑indah wileed saalih yafrah ziyaada
wa l‑yalda wileed hakiim yinbasit minnah.
25 Khalli abuuk wa ammak yafraho beek
wa ammak al‑wildatak tinattit min al‑farah.
26 Ya wileedi,
antiini galbak
wa khutt uyuunak fi derbi.
27 Mart al‑raajil misil biir dayge
al‑marigiin minha saʼab.
Aywa,
al‑zaaniye misil hawiire
al‑ma indaha hadd.
28 Achaan hi misil rabbaat al‑duruub al‑kaaris,
tiziid adad al‑rujaal al‑bukhuunu awiinhum.
Al‑mariise ma indaha riise
29 Le yaatu al‑taʼab wa l‑fagur ?
Wa le yaatu al‑huraaj wa l‑chakwa ?
Wa le yaatu al‑juruuh bala sabab ?
Wa le yaatu hamaar al‑uyuun ?
30 Wa da kulla ke le l‑yitawwil fi l‑sakar
wa le l‑yijarrib ayyi mariise.
31 Khalli hamaar al‑mariise ma yaʼajibak
wa la tichiilha wakit tiraari fi l‑kaas.
Tuʼmitha haluuwe fi lisaanak
32 laakin fi l‑akhiir,
hi misil addiin al‑daabi
wa misil samm amchideegaat.
33 Uyuunak yichiifu itneen itneen
wa lisaanak yuguul kalaam ma indah maʼana.
34 Tabga misil naadum raagid
fi safiina al‑tinhazza
aw misil naadum raakib fi markaba
al‑chaayilha al‑challaal.
35 Wa tuguul :
« Farachooni
wa l‑farich ma wajaʼaani
wa daggooni
wa ana ma hasseetah. »
Wa tuguul battaan :
« Mata nugumm
wa nifattich nachrab ? »