Al‑moot yarja ayyi insaan
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1 Aywa,
ana fakkart fi kulla l‑achya dool
wa fihimt kadar al‑saalihiin wa l‑hakiimiin
wa khidmithum kulluhum fi iid al‑Rabb.
Al‑insaan ma yaʼarif
kan yalga al‑mahabba
aw al‑karaahiiye.
Aywa,
hu ma yaʼarif
al‑cheyy al‑yarjaah !
2 Kulla cheyy yukuun
le kulla l‑naas.
Nafs al‑cheyy yukuun
le l‑saalih wa l‑fasil
wa le l‑adiil wa l‑taahir wa l‑nijis
wa le l‑naadum al‑yigaddim al‑dahiiye
wa le l‑naadum al‑ma yigaddimha.
Aywa,
nafs al‑cheyy yukuun le l‑adiil
misil le l‑muznib
wa le l‑yahlif
misil le l‑yakhaaf min al‑haliife.
3 Wa daahu al‑fasaala al‑gaaʼide tukuun fi l‑ard.
Nafs al‑cheyy yarja kulla l‑naas.
Wa guluub al‑naas malaaniin be l‑fasaala wa l‑jahal kula gaaʼid fi kulla muddit hayaathum.
Wa baʼad da,
al‑moot gaaʼid yarjaahum.
4 Laakin kulla l‑hayyiin
induhum acham.
Al‑masal buguul :
« Al‑kalib al‑hayy
akheer min al‑duud al‑mayyit. »
5 Achaan al‑hayyiin yaʼarfu
kadar yoom waahid yumuutu.
Laakin al‑maytiin
ma yaʼarfu cheyy.
Humman ma yalgo ayyi ajur
wa battaan ma yizzakkaroohum.
6 Wa mahabbithum wa karaahiiyithum wa husudhum
waddaro khalaas.
Wa battaan ma induhum gisim ila l‑abad
fi kulla cheyy al‑yabga fi l‑ard.
7 Wa be da,
aakul
wa achrab khamarak be farah.
Achaan da bas al‑amal
al‑yarda beyah al‑Rabb.
8 Wa fi kulla wakit,
albas khalag mukallaf
wa khalli ma yigassir leek al‑dihin
al‑yamsahooh fi l‑raas.
9 Afrah be hayaatak maʼa martak
al‑tihibbaha
fi kulla ayyaam hayaatak
al‑antaahum leek al‑Rabb.
Wa dool al‑ayyaam
al‑zaayliin saakit fi l‑ard.
Achaan da gismak al‑talgaah
fi kulla muddit hayaatak
wa fi khidimtak al‑tisawwiiha fi l‑ard.
10 Ayyi cheyy al‑tisawwiih,
sawwiih be kulla gudurtak.
Achaan ma fi khibra wa la maʼrafa
wa la hikma fi l‑khabur,
al‑bakaan al‑inta maachi leyah.
Al‑fasaala taji fajʼatan
11 Wa battaan ana chift fi l‑ard
al‑sabag ma daayman le l‑ajiiliin
wa l‑nasur ma daayman le l‑furraas
wa l‑iiche al‑haluuwe ma daayman le l‑hakiimiin
wa l‑khuna ma daayman le l‑faahimiin
wa l‑rahma ma daayman le l‑induhum al‑maʼrafa.
Achaan kulla l‑naas
yiwaajuhu al‑kheer wa l‑charr.
12 Achaan al‑insaan ma yaʼarif yoomah
misil al‑huut wa l‑teer
al‑karaboohum fi l‑charak
wa yumuutu foogah.
Wa misil da,
le l‑insaan kula,
al‑fasaala tagaʼ foogah fajʼatan.
13 Wa daahu ana chift fi l‑ard
masal hana l‑hikma
al‑bigi leyi ajiib.
14 Fiyah hille waahide sakhayre
al‑indaha rujaal chiyya.
Wa malik waahid gaadir gamma didd al‑hille di
wa hawwagha be durdur le yihaasirha.
15 Wa fiyah raajil waahid miskiin wa hakiim
wa hu najja al‑hille di be hikmatah.
Laakin baʼadeen,
ma fi naadum azzakkar
al‑miskiin da.
16 Wa khalaas,
ana gult :
« Al‑hikma akheer min al‑fahaaliiye.
Wa laakin hikmat al‑miskiin da,
al‑naas hagarooha
wa ma simʼo kalaamah. »
17 Kalaam haadi hana l‑hakiimiin
akheer min awwit al‑malik le l‑mataamiis.
18 Al‑hikma akheer
min silaah al‑harib.
Wa laakin al‑khaltaan
yagdar yidammir kheer katiir.