Al‑hikma wa l‑tamaasa
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1 Al‑dubbaan al‑mayyit
yihammid wa yiʼaffin
al‑dihin hana siid al‑itir.
Wa misil da,
chiyya min al‑tamaasa
titallif al‑hikma wa l‑charaf.
2 Galb al‑hakiim
yimayyil ale l‑tariig al‑adiil
wa galb al‑matmuus
yimayyil ale l‑tariig al‑aʼwaj.
3 Wa wakit al‑matmuus yamchi fi l‑derib,
yinʼarif kadar hu ma indah fihim
wa yiwassif le l‑naas
kadar fikrah mahduud.
4 Wakit al‑malik yazʼal diddak,
angariʼ,
ma tikhalli bakaanak.
Agood haadi
wa da yinajjiik min zunuub katiir.
5 Fiyah fasaala ana chiftaha fi l‑ard
wa l‑fasaala di,
hi khata jaayi min al‑malik.
6 Al‑mataamiis yukhuttuuhum
fi bakaan aali ziyaada
wa l‑khaniyiin yukhuttuuhum
fi bakaan tihit.
7 Ana chift battaan abiid raakbiin fi kheel
wa masaaʼiil maachiin be rijleehum misil abiid.
Ayyi amal indah khutuura
8 Al‑yankut nugra,
akuun yagaʼ foogha
wa l‑yisawwi khurma,
akuun daabi yiʼaddiih.
9 Al‑yagtaʼ al‑hajar,
akuun yinjarih
wa l‑yichaggig al‑hatab,
yadkhul fi l‑khatar.
10 Al‑faas kan kaalle wa ma tarragooha,
waajib gudra ziyaada fi istiʼmaalha.
Khalaas,
faaydit al‑hikma
hi al‑najaah.
11 Kan naadum yaʼarif yihaddi al‑daabi
wa l‑daabi yiʼaddiih,
chunu al‑faayde al‑yalgaaha ?
Ma tikallim katiir
12 Wakit al‑hakiim yihajji,
kalaamah yaʼajib al‑naas
wa laakin lisaan al‑matmuus
yiwaddirah.
13 Kalaamah fi l‑bidaaya hu tamaasa
wa fi l‑nihaaya hu jahaala wa charr.
14 Al‑naadum al‑fikrah mahduud,
yikattir kalaamah.
Wa l‑insaan ma yaʼarif al‑yukuun
wa yaatu al‑yikhabbirah
be l‑yukuun baʼad mootah ?
15 Khidmit al‑matmuus tiʼayyiih
lahaddi ma yaʼarif derib
al‑yiwaddiih le l‑madiina !
16 Al‑azaab le l‑balad al‑malikha sabi
wa kubaaraatha yaakulu tuul al‑yoom !
17 Mabruuk le l‑balad al‑malikha min iyaal al‑chuyuukh
wa kubaaraatha yaakulu fi wakit munaasib
le yalgo gudra bala sakar !
18 Fi wakt al‑kasal,
raas al‑beet yagaʼ
wa wakt al‑iide yinrakhu,
al‑beet yinaggit.
19 Al‑naas yisawwu akil le yadhako
wa l‑khamar le yifarruhu hayaathum.
Wa laakin be l‑gurus,
yalgo kulla cheyy.
20 Ma talʼan al‑malik
hatta fi daakhal galbak kula
wa fi beetak wiheedak,
ma talʼan al‑khani.
Achaan al‑teeraay tiwaddi al‑khabar
wa tihajji be l‑cheyy al‑inta gultah.