Dunya a̰me to
1 No a fare janna ge bage oy fare ne, na ge Dawda vya, gan ge suwal Ursalima ne.
2 A a̰me pe ne to,
bage oy fare jan ne,
kaŋ ma pet a a̰me pe ne to.
Kaŋ a̰me ge giya̰l to
3 A ma kaŋ mam ge ndu dasana ne ɓol
ne temel njoyya ge na ne zi suwar pal ne ɗaa?
4 Doŋ pe ma kale, ge ɗogle ma ga mbo ya,
amma suwar ya go mḛya ɗiŋnedin.
5 Gyala ndwar, gyala ka dimma,
ga gwan har tene gwan mbo swaga ge na ne ndwar ne ya.
6 Saam kwal mbo ndwara mbii,
gwan mbo ndwara kuu,
gwan saŋge kwalla, ka gwan kwalla,
ba ɗage her na koo pul ge zaŋgal.
7 Maŋgaɗam ma pet a sor so̰o̰l
mbo dol ta maŋgaɗam ga̰l yuwam pala se ya,
go no puy ɗe, maŋgaɗam ga̰l yuwam wi to bat.
Ne no mbe zi puy ɗe, maŋgaɗam ya̰ be ge her na ná pul
só mbo swaga ge ɗu ge ya to bat.
8 Temel ge kaŋ ma ne ke pet,
ndu ne pool ge mbyat wan nama pe to.
Ndwara fa̰ huri ne swaga ndilla to,
togor wi ne fare za̰ya to me.
9 Kaŋ ge dḛ ne ka, a na mbo gwan kat ne,
kaŋ ge dḛ ne ke, a na mbo gwan ke ne,
kaŋ a̰me ge giya̰l ne suwar se to bat.
10 Kadɗa nee kwar kaŋ a̰me ya, nee jan go:
«Ge no, a ge giya̰l ne!»
Ago kaŋ mbe no, a kaŋ ge dḛ ne ka ne zḛ ya day ne.
11 Kaŋ ma ge a dḛ ne ke zaŋgal ma,
nee dwat nama pal to.
Kaŋ ge dḛ ne mbo kerra ma,
naa ge ne mbo mbo dḛ ja ne nee go̰r ya ma puy ɗe,
a mbo dwat nama pal to.
Fare kwarra ge bage oy fare ne
12 Mbi bage oy fare, mbi ka gan Israyela vya ma pal, suwal Ursalima go. 13 Mbi ho̰ tene ɓyare fare ma pe lilit, go mbi kwa kaŋ ge ne ke ne dunya zi ma pe hatal. Amma a kaŋ ge dṵṵl ge Dok ne e na naa dasana ma pal ne. 14 Mbi ndi kaŋ ma ge ne ke ne suwar pal ma pet, a no pet, a a̰me pe ne to, a yan saam pe ne baŋ.
15 Kaŋ ge wáál, na ɗwabeya to.
Kaŋ ge ne go to, ndu ne pool ge isi na to.
16 Mbi jya̰ tene go: «Mbi ɓó zwama gḛ, mbi é na donna mbi zi waɗe gan ma ge a ne ka mbi ndwara zḛ suwal Ursalima pal ma.» Mbi ɓó zwama ma ne kwar fare pe ɗugul gḛ. 17 Mbi ho̰ tene hale zwama pe, ne hale fare ge daal ma ne ge dale ma pe, mbi kwa go no puy ɗe, a yan saam pe ne baŋ.
18 Ago, zwama gḛ,
a pala ɓaya gḛ ne me.
Ndu ge ne don zḛ fare kwarra zi,
don zḛ tiiɗiya zi me.
Al-haya ma indaha maʼana
1 Daahu kalaam al-Muʼallim, ibn Dawuud, malik Madiinat al-Khudus. 2 Al-Muʼallim gaal :
Al-haya zaayle ! Zaayle saakit !
Kulla cheyy zaayil !
3 Chunu al-faayde al-yalgaaha al-insaan
min kulla khidimtah
al-gaaʼid yatʼab foogha fi l-ard ?
4 Zurriiye tufuut wa zurriiye taji baʼadha
laakin al-ard daayman mawjuuda.
5 Al-harraay tatlaʼ wa l-harraay tagaʼ
wa battaan tajri le bakaanha
al-awwal talaʼat minnah.
6 Al-riih tamchi ale wati
wa tigabbil ale munchaakh.
Al-riih tuduur wa tuduur
wa battaan tigabbil
le dawaraanha al-awwal.
7 Kulla l-buhuur yusubbu
fi l-bahar al-muhiit
laakin al-bahar al-muhiit
ma yinmali.
Wa battaan ayyi bahar yigabbil
ale l-bakaan al-saal minnah.
8 Da gaaʼid yukuun daayman
wa faayit fikir al-insaan.
Al-een ma tarwa min al-choof
wa l-adaan ma taʼaya min al-samaʼ.
9 Al-kaan, battaan yukuun
wa l-sawwooh, battaan yisawwuuh.
Ma fi cheyy jadiid fi l-ard !
10 Hal nagdaro nuguulu :
«Chiifu ! Daahu cheyy jadiid.»
La ! Da kula gaaʼid min zamaan,
gubbaalna aniina.
11 Al-naas hana hassaʼ ma yizzakkaro
al-naas al-aacho gubbaalhum.
Wa l-naas al-lissaaʼ ma wildoohum,
al-naas al-yaju baʼadhum kula
ma yizzakkaroohum.
Fattichiin al-hikma jari wara l-riih
12 Ana Muʼallim
wa hakamt fi Bani Israaʼiil
fi Madiinat al-Khudus.
13 Ana chilt niiye
wa fattacht wa kachaft be hikma
fi ayyi cheyy al-gaaʼid yukuun tihit al-sama.
Wa di chakhala tagiile
al-antaaha al-Rabb le Bani Adam le yisawwiiha.
14 Wa ana chift kulla l-khidme
al-gaaʼidiin yisawwuuha fi l-ard.
Wa da kula zaayil saakit
misil al-jari wara l-riih.
15 Al-aʼwaj ma binʼadil
wa l-ma fi, ma binlagi.
16 Wa ana gult fi nafsi :
«Ana kibirt wa indi hikma ziyaada
min kulla l-hakamo gubbaali
fi Madiinat al-Khudus.
Wa hafadt fi galbi
hikma wa maʼrafa be ziyaada.»
17 Ana chilt niiye le naʼarif al-hikma
wa le naʼarif al-jahal wa l-tamaasa.
Wa baʼad da, ana irift
kadar da kula jari wara l-riih.
18 Achaan katarat al-hikma, tikattir al-hizin
wa ziyaadat al-ilim, tiziid al-taʼab.
