Zwama golgo waɗe dale
1 Susu ma su ya num ge hur tuli pal, a vḛne na vḛne. Go no me, fare dale ge cecḛ vḛne zwama ma ne hormo vḛne. 2 Dwatɗa ge ndu ge zwama ne é na ke kaŋ ge ne na viya̰ go, amma dwatɗa ge ndu ge dale ne é na ke kaŋ ge ne na viya̰ go to. 3 Swaga ge ndu ge dale ne mbo viya̰ go, ne jo̰ haŋgal ge jwap ne na zi to, naa pet a kwa kwa go, na ndu ge dale ne.
4 Kadɗa mo ga̰l saŋge pore ya mo pal, kaage mo neŋge be gwan ke temel to. Ago wan ta tele naa be ke sone ge ɓaŋlaŋ ma .
5 Kaŋ ge haŋle ge mbi ne gwan kwar na suwar pal, ago ndu ga̰l da ne pool ge ke kaŋ ge ne na viya̰ go to. 6 Ndu ge dale da ne pool ɓol temel ge ga̰l, naa ge hamba ma ɓol temel ge be a̰me pe to me. 7 Mbi kwa mo̰r ma ndwarra tisi ma pal, amma naa ga̰l ge suwal ne ma kereya ne bama koo dimma ne mo̰r ma go me.
8 Ndu ge ne al tuul det na tuul mbe se, ndu ge ne gul gulum bom da ne pool cot na . 9 Ndu ge ne cer njal, njal da ne pool hon na jwaŋ. Ndu ge ne wage uwara da ne pool ɓol yál. 10 Kadɗa kee wak dindil, a be fyar na to, ɓyare go mo á tene ɓya mo ba ɗage syal kaŋ ne na. Ago zwama e naa uniya temel zi.
11 A ma kaŋ hamba ge ndu bwaɗe bom ne, kadɗa bom cot ndu ge ne bwaɗe na cot.
12 Fare ge ne ndage janna ne ndu ge zwama wak zi, ke naa tuli, amma fare janna ge ndu ge dale ne ban na ban. 13 Na fare ge ne é pe janna, jan fare ge dale, á na fare janna da ne fare ge sone kakatak ma. 14 Ndu ge dale sot fare janna se yayak. Ndu dasana kwa kaŋ ge ne mbo ya na pal to. A wuɗi jan na fare ge ne mbo ke na go̰r go ne ɗaa? 15 Temel ge ndu ge dale ne lwage na lwage. Viya̰ ge gwan mbo suwal diŋ koko puy, na sḛ gwan kwar na to.
16 Woo, suwal ge na gan a bool ne, ge na naa ga̰l ge temel ma kun digi cya̰wak tek fere ta ne kaŋzam. 17 Suwal ge na gan da ne hir ge gan ne zi, da ne laar saal, ago na naa ga̰l ge temel ma zam kaŋzam da ne na viya̰ go ndwara hon ta pool, amma ne fere ta pe to.
18 Zok pala gul ge ndu ge uwal pal, ndu ge ne ndil fare solom na zok ɓul na pal ɓul. 19 Naa ga̰l ma ke kaŋzam ndwara ke ta sḛ tuli, oyo̰r jiya̰l cya̰me naa sḛ cya̰me, bware e naa ke kaŋ ma pet.
20 Kaage mo jan fare ge sone gan pal to, ko dwatɗa ge mo ne zi, kaage mo jan fare ge sone ndu ge pool pal to, ko mo zok dwamma zi, ago njoole ma da ne pool her mo fare mbe mbo janna zum.
Al-hikma wa l-tamaasa
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.
