1 Ma tachkur nafsak
fi l-tisawwiih ambaakir
achaan fi l-yoom da,
inta ma taʼarif chunu yukuun.
2 Ma tachkur nafsak,
khalli al-aakhariin yachkuruuk
wa ma tamdah nafsak,
khalli al-naas yamdahook.
3 Sahiih, al-hajar tagiil
wa chuwaal al-turaab kula tagiil
wa laakin machaakil al-munaafikh
tugaal minhum.
4 Al-zaʼal yikhawwif
wa l-khadab yaglib misil al-seel.
Wa laakin yaatu yagdar yagiif
giddaam al-husud ?
5 Akheer al-rafiig al-yuluumak
min al-yilabbid reedtah leek.
6 Juruuh al-rafiig, induhum amaan
wa laakin hubb al-adu, khachchaach.
7 Al-chabʼaan yifajjikh al-asal al-saafi
wa laakin al-jiiʼaan, al-hamdal kula halu leyah.
8 Al-raajil al-jara min beetah
misil al-teer al-khalla uchchah.
9 Al-itir wa l-bakhuur yifarruhu al-galib
wa hubb al-rafiig yinlagi fi wasiiytah al-naafiʼ.
10 Ma tikhalli rafiigak wa la rafiig abuuk
wa fi wakt al-diige ma tamchi fi beet akhuuk.
Jaar gariib akheer min akhu baʼiid.
11 Ya wileedi, abga hakiim wa farrih galbi
wa be da, nagdar nurudd le l-yuluumuuni.
12 Al-aagil yichiif al-charr wa yibaariih
wa laakin al-jaahil yagaʼ foogah wa yiʼaaziih.
13 Al-yadman naadum ma maʼruuf,
chiil khalagah
wa kan yadman ajnabiiye,
akrub minnah damaan.
14 Al-yibakkir le yisallim akhuuh be awwa,
barakatah di, yajʼalooha leyah laʼana.
15 Al-mara al-daayman mukhaalife,
khilaafha ma yagiif
misil tchaktchaak al-iine.
16 Ma tinkarib misil al-riih
wa misil al-dihin fi batun al-iid.
17 Al-hadiid yitarrig al-hadiid
wa l-insaan yitarrig al-insaan.
18 Al-yirayyis zereʼ al-tamur
yaakul min tamrah.
Wa l-khaddaam al-yifakkir fi siidah
yalga charaf.
19 Fi l-almi, yinchaaf wijh al-insaan
wa fi galbah, tinchaaf nafsah.
20 Chahwat al-insaan abadan ma tachbaʼ
misil al-moot wa l-halaak abadan ma yachbaʼo.
21 Be l-naar, al-sayyaakhi yakchif al-dahab wa l-fudda
wa laakin al-insaan yinʼarif be simʼitah.
22 Kan tudugg al-munaafikh
misil daggiin al-khalla
been al-fundug wa l-amuud kula,
abadan ma yikhalli nifaakhah.
23 Aʼarif khanamak adiil
wa rayyis door bahaaymak.
24 Achaan al-khuna ma yuduum ila l-abad
wa l-taaj ma yinhafid min zurriiye le zurriiye.
25 Wakit al-gechch al-yaabis yikammil,
agtaʼ al-haya al-akhdar
wa limm gechch al-gooz.
26 Min suuf al-khurfaan, talbas khalag
wa be taman al-tuyuus, tachri zereʼ.
27 Wa laban inzeek, yitimm le iichtak
wa le iichit beetak wa le khaddaamaatak.
1 Uware tene ne dam ge kwap ge pe to,
mo kwa kaŋ ge ma̰ ke dam ge ma̰ ge pul zi to .
2 Uware tene to, ya̰ ndu ge ɗogle uware mo ne,
na ka be mo sḛ to, vya gwasal uware mo ne.
3 Njal dṵṵl, kafeɗem puy a dṵṵl,
amma pore juliliya ge ndu ge dale ne a dṵṵl waɗeya.
4 Laar ol vḛne fare, pore julili naa julili.
A wuɗi day wan tene yil tok go ne ɗaa?
5 Golgo mo mḛre mo kon na wak zi,
ge mo ya̰ na ne laar wanna pe.
6 Mḛreya ge kon vya ne a hatal,
amma abeya sḛ zi ge ndu ge ho̰l ne a hale baŋ.
7 Ndu ge huriya ndal daaram fegem na koo zi,
ndu ge kyamal ne wan na, kaŋ ge zwala saŋge na wak zi tuli.
8 Ndu son ge ne an kaal ne na yàl
a dimma ne njoole ge ne an kaal ne na vum go.
9 Idir ma ne dukan ke sḛ tuli,
amma kondore ge laar wanna waɗe kaŋ ge hur tuli ma waɗe.
10 Kuri mo kondore, ko mo bá kondore to,
swaga yál zi, mbo mo ná vya ta to.
Mo kon ge gulum pala golgo waɗe mo ná vya ge ne swaga kaal ya.
11 Mbi vya, ka zwama, mbi mbo kat ne laar saal,
Mbi mbo gwan ne ndu ge ne maare mbi fare janna pal.
12 Ndu ge zwama kwa sone mborra ya, iyan tene uzi,
naa ge ne kwarra jwap to ma mbo na ndwara zi ya, a gá pot fare.
13 Kadɗa ndu dol tene ya ndu ge pe dew ndwara zḛ mbo ame wul,
na dusi mo na ba̰r,
Kadɗa na dó tene gwale ge pe dew ndwara zḛ,
na dusi mo kaŋ a̰me ɓya.
14 Ndu ge ne ɗage digi cya̰wak vḛ ɗaɗak san na kon wak ne ka̰l ndaar,
na wak sanna mbe a dimma ne wak vḛneya go.
15 Gwale ge na laar ne wa̰ gool,
a dimma ne zok ge ne tor mam be aya to mam swarra go go.
16 Tele na, a dimma ne mo ne wa̰ saam, ko mo ne za num mo tok zi go.
17 Walam fyar na kon walam
zwama ya kon tok go.
18 Ndu ge ne koy na fere mbo zam na,
ndu ge ne koy na bageyal mbo ɓol uwareya.
19 Dimma ne ndu ne ndil na dir mam pal go,
dulwak ge ndu ne ŋgay na dir go no me.
20 Taal ge siya ma ne huri to,
naa dasana ma ndwara huri to me.
21 A ɗyage dinar ma ne fool kaal da ne ol
a uware ndu dasana da ne na kaŋ kerra ma ta .
22 Ko mo tase ndu ge dale sa̰a̰l se, swara ma pala se ne sa̰a̰l-twa puy,
na dale orbe uzi ne na ta to.
23 Kwa tame ge mo ne ma ɗu ne ɗu,
do mo ndwara mo kavaar ma pal kwaɗa.
24 Ago kaŋ ɓolla kat ɗiŋnedin to,
Naa hon ta balme joo doŋ pe ma ne doŋ pe ma to.
25 Sá sugur, swaga ge sugur pe ne ɗufi,
kote zam njal pala digi.
26 Ka ne tame ma ne ke ba̰r tame susu ma pe,
ka ne bemjere ma ne yat gaaso pe.
27 Wá gii ma gḛ ne hon mo pam pe,
aŋ ne mo yàl mbo ka wal ta ne na, mo mbo ka wal mo kale ma ne na me.
