1 Pateya waɗe kaŋ ɓolla waɗe,
dulwak kwa a̰se waɗe fool kaal ma ne dinar waɗe.
2 Ndu ge gan ma ne ndu ge a̰se a det ya swaga ge ɗu go:
A Bage ɗiŋnedin dó nama ne jwak.
3 Ndu ge zwama kwa yál mborra ya na pal, iyan tene uzi,
ndu ge ne kwarra jwap to par tene fare zi, gá pot fare.
4 Potɗa ge ndu ge ne gwan ne na pala se, ge ne sya Bage ɗiŋnedin vo,
a kaŋ ɓolla, ne hormo, ne ndwara.
5 Kore ma ne faɗe ma ya viya̰ pul ge waal gwagwaraŋ go
ndu ge ne ɓyare koy tene, na abe tene uzi ne na go.
6 Ho̰ bool yuwaleya ge ne na viya̰ go tek ge gale ne jyale,
ko sabar ge na ne zi, mbo vyale na uzi to bat.
7 Naa ge gan ma ya a̰se ma pal,
Ndu ge ne ame wul a mo̰r ge ndu ge ne ho̰ wul ne.
8 Ndu ge ne zare sone syat ya̰l,
kaŋ ge ne e na ke fare pool mbo burmi uzi.
9 Ndu ge wí mbo ɓol wak busu,
ne da pe wá naa ge a̰se ma.
10 Yá̰ ndu ge kalam pe uzi ya, gool ma̰ á,
gaage ma ne sáso ma̰ á me.
11 Ndu ge na laar ne wa̰ kat dulwak peɗem,
na wak ne jan fare tuli me,
gan ke na kondore.
12 Bage ɗiŋnedin ndwara dó ya kwarra pal,
cigi na ndwara uzi ne naa ge ne kan bale ma fare pal.
13 Uwal jan tene go: «Sonne ya zum
ma̰ hat hun mbi buwal pe go .»
14 Gwale ge kaya wak da ne tuul ga̰l go,
ndu ge Bage ɗiŋnedin laar ne ɓyare na to, det na zi.
15 Daal ya bool ma dulwak zi,
bol da ne pool ndage na ne nama zi uzi.
16 Ndu ge ne ke ndu ge a̰se yál ndwara hat tene gan,
ko ndu ge ne hon ndu ge gan bobo ma, hat tene a̰se.
Yuwaleya ma ge ndu ge zwama ne
17 Só mo togor za̰ fare janna ge ndu ge zwama ne,
hṵ mo haŋgal ame kwarra ge mbi ne ma.
18 Mbo kat kwaɗa ne mo pe, kadɗa mo koy nama ya mo zi,
mo ka dwage nama janna me.
19 Mbi ɓyare go mo ka̰ mo saareya ma Bage ɗiŋnedin pal,
da ne pe, mbi hon mo yuwaleya mbe ma̰ no me.
20 Ndi mbi njaŋge mo yuwaleya ma ne zwama ma tapolɗu.
21 Ne da pe, mo hate jan fare ge fareba,
mo gwa̰ ne fare ge fareba ya jan naa ge ne teme mo ma me.
22 Maŋge ndu ge a̰se kaŋ ne na a̰se pe to,
twacwage ndu ge woɗegeya swaga sarya go to.
23 Ago Bage ɗiŋnedin mbo ɗaŋge nama pe,
mbo hun naa ge ne maŋge nama kaŋ ma.
24 Ke kondore ne ndu ge ne gumi pore avun to,
á̰ dagre ne ndu ge laar ol to,
25 na kaage mo ha̰le ne na kaŋ kerra ma ɗo,
mo dé ge faɗe zi to.
26 Dó tene mo kon ndwara zḛ mbo ame wul to,
Hé mo kon wul dṵṵl mo pal to .
27 Kadɗa mo ne a̰me ge honna to,
ko mo saŋgal puy a mbo ame na ne mo tok go.
28 Zwagre warbe ge dḛ zaŋgal ge mo bá ma ne e na to.
29 Mo kwa ndu ge ne ke na temel ɗalla’a?
Da ne pool ke temel hon gan ma,
gá naa ge ke temel ge pala kwaya̰l go to ma buwal zi to.
1 Al-usum al-taaliʼ akheer min al-khuna al-katiir
wa ihtiraam al-aakhariin akheer min al-fudda wa l-dahab.
2 Al-khani wa l-fagri, humman sawa sawa
achaan Allah bas khalagaahum.
3 Al-aagil yichiif al-charr wa yibaariih
wa laakin al-jaahil yagaʼ foogah wa yiʼaaziih.
4 Al-yimaskin nafsah
wa yakhaaf min Allah
yalga al-khuna wa l-charaf
wa yiziid umrah.
5 Fi derib al-galbah azrag,
fiyah chook wa charak
wa laakin al-yahfad nafsah
yibaʼʼid minhum.
6 Addib al-sakhiir wakit hu sakhayyar
wa kan bigi chaayib kula, ma yikhalli adabah.
7 Al-khani yahkim fi l-masaakiin
wa l-yichiil al-deen yabga abid le l-yidayyinah.
8 Al-yazraʼ al-zulum yantij al-fasaala
wa asaat mulkah al-yiʼazzib beeha tiddammar.
9 Al-ijwaadi yalga baraka
achaan yiʼakkil al-miskiin.
10 Atrud al-chammaati wa l-huraaj yagiif
wa l-khilaaf wa l-muʼyaar kula yikammulu.
11 Al-galbah taahir
wa yihajji be l-kheer,
al-malik yabga rafiigah.
12 Allah yahfad al-maʼrafa
laakin yibarjil kalaam al-khaddaariin.
13 Al-kaslaan buguul ke :
«Fiyah duud barra.
Kan maragt fi l-chaariʼ,
yicharrit batni !»
14 Lisaan al-zaaniye,
hawiire masduuda be gechch.
Al-Allah khidib aleyah
yagaʼ foogha kuchch.
15 Gillit al-fihim marbuuta be galb al-iyaal
laakin soot al-adab yibaʼʼidha minhum.
16 Al-yazlum al-fagraan le yakhna
aw yanti hadaaya le l-khani,
al-naadum da yifaggir nafsah.
Amsaal talaatiin hana l-hikma
17 Fukk adaanak
wa asmaʼ kalaam al-hakiimiin
wa khutt galbak le l-maʼrafa al-indi.
18 Akheer kan tahfadhum fi galbak
wa khachmak daayman jaahiz yikallim beehum.
19 Wa l-yoom, niʼallimhum leek inta kula
achaan titwakkal ale Allah.
20 Daahu ana katabt leek
talaatiin masal hana wasaaya wa maʼrafa
21 achaan niʼarrifak al-sahiih hana l-kalaam al-hagg
wa tigabbil le l-rassalak be l-kalaam al-hagg.
22 Ma tazlum al-miskiin achaan hu daʼiif
wa ma tisidd leyah baab al-chariiʼa
23 achaan Allah zaatah
yabga leyah muhaami
wa yiʼaakhib al-zaalim
lahaddi yichiil ruuhah.
24 Ma tiraafig al-daayman zaʼlaan
wa ma tamchi maʼa l-khadbaan
25 achaan ma tisawwi haalak misil haalah
wa tarmi nafsak fi charak misil charakah.
26 Ma tabga min al-naas al-yuduggu suduurhum
wa yadmano al-madyuun.
27 Achaan kan ma indak al-tikaffi beyah,
yichiilu hatta sariirak al-tunuum foogah.
28 Ma tihawwil alaamaat al-huduud
al-zamaan abbahaatak khattoohum.
29 Chiif al-naadum
al-yaʼarif khidimtah marra waahid.
Hu yakhdim le l-muluuk
wa ma le l-naas al-aadiyiin.
