Al‑matmuus wa amalah
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1 Al‑charaf ma biwaafig le l‑matmuus
misil al‑barad fi l‑seef
wa l‑matar fi l‑darat.
2 Al‑laʼana bala sabab ma talhag.
Hi titiir misil abunfisey
wa tuduur misil sagur.
3 Al‑sariime sawwooha le l‑juwaad
wa l‑asa le l‑humaar
wa l‑soot le dahar al‑matmuus.
4 Ma turudd le l‑matmuus hasab tamaastah
achaan ma tabga mislah.
5 Rudd le l‑matmuus hasab tamaastah
achaan ma yuguul indah hikma.
6 Kan anteet risaaltak le l‑matmuus
da misil gataʼt rijlak aw chiribt samm.
7 Al‑masal fi khachum al‑matmuus
ma indah faayde misil rijil al‑aʼraj.
8 Kan tanti charaf le l‑matmuus
da misil inta rabat hajar fi l‑miglaaʼ.
9 Al‑masal fi khachum al‑matmuus
misil firiʼ hana kitir fi iid al‑sakkaari.
10 Al‑yiʼajjir al‑matmuus
aw yiʼajjir al‑ma maʼruuf al‑maachi fi l‑chaariʼ,
hu misil siid al‑nuchchaab
al‑yajrah kulla l‑naas.
11 Al‑matmuus yigabbil fi nifaakhah
misil al‑kalib yigabbil yaakul al‑gaddafah.
12 Akheer tukhutt achamak fi l‑matmuus
min tukhutt achamak fi l‑yahsib nafsah hakiim.
Al‑kaslaan wa fikrah
13 Al‑kaslaan buguul ke :
« Fiyah duud barra.
Fi ayyi chaariʼ,
raayikh duud khatari. »
14 Wa hu yichchaglab fi furaachah
misil al‑baab al‑yinfatih wa yinsadda.
15 Al‑kaslaan yidiss iidah fi l‑gadah
wa kadar yijiibha le khachmah kula gaasi leyah.
16 Wa hu yichiif nafsah hakiim
ziyaada min sabʼa naas aagliin.
Amsaal waahidiin
17 Al‑yadkhul fi machaakil ma hineeyah
misil karab kalib min udneeyah.
18‑19 Al‑naadum al‑yukhuchchak
wa yuguul :
« Ana gaaʼid nalʼab maʼaak »,
hu da misil muchootin al‑yazurgak
be nuchchaab musammam le yaktulak.
20 Kan ma fi hatab,
al‑naar tumuut
wa kan ma fi gawwaal,
al‑kalaam yumuut.
21 Katarat al‑faham tiziid al‑jamur
wa katarat al‑hatab tiziid al‑naar
wa l‑gawwaal yiziid al‑machaakil.
22 Kalaam al‑gawwaal misil al‑halaawa,
taakulah wa yanzil fi batnak.
23 Al‑galb al‑azrag kan kalaamah halu kula
hu misil jarr al‑tiine al‑mamsuuh be fudda.
24 Al‑yakrah al‑naas yillabbad wara kalaamah
laakin galbah malaan be l‑khachch.
25 Kan kalaamah ajabaak kula,
ma tisaddigah
achaan galbah malaan
be l‑fikir al‑haraam.
26 Wa kan yilabbid karaahiiytah be khachch kula,
yoom waahid yinkachif giddaam kulla l‑naas.
27 Al‑yankut nugra yagaʼ foogha
wa l‑hajar yigabbil yarhak al‑yidardigah.
28 Lisaan al‑kaddaab
yakrah al‑zalamaahum
wa khachum al‑khachchaach
yijiib al‑damaar.