Al-insaan kan maat, ma yaji battaan
1 Al-insaan wildatah mara
wa umrah gisayyir wa chabʼaan be taʼab.
2 Hu misil al-zuhuur,
yilfattah wa yiʼaffin
wa misil al-dull al-yufuut
ma yitawwil.
3 Wa be da kula, inta gaaʼid tiraakhibah !
Wa tiwaddiini nichchaaraʼo maʼaak.
4 Yaatu yagdar yamrug al-taahir min al-nijis ?
Ma fi !
5 Al-insaan umrah muhaddad
wa inta gattaʼt leyah chuhuur
wa anteetah wakit ma yagdar yufuutah.
6 Khalaas, ma tiraakhibah !
Khalli yinjamma le yafrah
misil farhit al-muʼajjar fi aakhir khidimtah.
7 Al-chadara indaha acham.
Kan yagtaʼooha,
battaan tugumm wa tadrub.
8 Hatta kan uruugha tawwalo fi l-ard
wa dumburha maat fi l-turaab kula,
9 min hi chammat al-almi,
tikhaddir wa tisawwi furuuʼ
misil chadara al-gammat dahaabha.
10 Wa laakin al-insaan yumuut wa yintahi
wa kan ruuhah maragat,
battaan ma fi cheyy !
11 Almi yikammil min al-bahar
wa l-bahar yaybas wa yijiff.
12 Al-insaan kan maat,
ma yugumm.
Lahaddi al-sama yabga ma fiih,
hu ma yilharrak
wa la yugumm min noomah.
13 Ana nitmanna tilabbidni fi l-khabur
wa tukhuttini lahaddi
khadabak yufuut
wa tagtaʼ leyi wakit
al-foogah tizzakkarni.
14 Achaan al-insaan kan maat,
yaji walla ?
Fi kulla wakit taʼabi, ana narja
lahaddi khidimti tikammil wa nufuut.
15 Khalaas, inta tinaadiini
wa ana nurudd leek
wa inta tichtaag leyi
ana khidmit iideenak.
16 Hassaʼ, inta gaaʼid tiraakhib khatwaati
wa laakin baʼadeen ma tichiif zanbi.
17 Wa tidiss isyaani fi balʼuum wa tarbutah
wa tastur khataayi.
18 Wa laakin al-jabal yagaʼ wa yilfatfat
wa l-hajar yilhawwal min bakaanah.
19 Almi yigaddim al-hajar
wa l-seel yichiil ajaaj al-ard.
Wa be misil da,
inta tagtaʼ acham al-insaan.
20 Wa inta takhlibah
wa hu yajri le l-abad.
Inta tikhayyir wijhah
wa baʼad da, taturdah.
21 Wa kan iyaalah induhum charaf,
hu ma yaʼarfah.
Wa kan humman aaybiin kula,
ma indah khabar.
22 Le nafsah bas hu yatʼab
wa le ruuhah bas hu yahzan.
Joɓ foo ɓǝ zah'nan cee ah mo pǝcõo
1 Dǝfuu daŋ zah'nan cee ɓǝǝ pǝcõo, amma gaɓ gŋ pǝlli. 2 A giŋra, so a fãira gwari na fãi fanne, a kalra tǝgbana cee kpuu moo kalle. 3 Masǝŋ, mo ga kyeɓ me, wala mo ga zaŋ me ga pel ɓo ne ka ŋgoŋ kiita tǝ ɓe ne? 4 Fan masãh ah ka gak pǝ̃ǝ gin wo fan ma ne 'nahm ah ma na dǝfuu ya. 5 Zah'nan cee ah ne pãa fĩi mai moo ga kaako wo sǝr ne ko zyeɓ kan ɓo daga kǝpel dai, amo ye ŋgoŋ kan ɓo, ɓǝ ah ka gak fer a. 6 Mo ɓaŋ nahnǝn tǝl ah ge lalle, mo soɓ ko, mor ka mo lwaa laako pǝ'nyah pǝ zah'nan cee ah ne reba yeɓ magaɓ mai mo joŋko.
7 Kpuu mai dǝɓ mo ŋgoŋ ɓoo ge ɓo sǝŋ laŋ, a yea ma ne ɓǝ foo pii sooni, mor a so juuni, 8 koo sǝ̃ǝ ah ra mo tam ɓo mo so wuk ɓo mor sǝr o laŋ ko. 9 Mo lwaa bii ɓe, a so jin zyee goo tǝgbana kpuu malaŋ ahe. 10 Amma dǝɓ mo wǝ ɓe, ka ɓǝ mǝ ah i zah ɓe, mo wǝ ɓe, ka a kẽe faɗa ne?
11 Tǝgbana bii mabii moo vǝrri, na bii moo ǝŋ pǝ el moo yakke, 12 dǝfuu mo swǝ ge sǝŋ ɓe laŋ, nai ta, ka ur a, ka kpiŋ ya, ŋhaa sǝr ga vǝr ne sõo. Oho, pa ma ga kpiŋ gin tǝ nǝm ka yea ya. 13 Me 'yah mo ge muŋ me ne cee ɓe pǝ cok mai za wul mo gŋ, mo soɓ me ge muŋ gŋ, sai ka kpãh ɓo mo pǝ̃ǝ kal ɗǝ. Mo cuu cok mai moo ga foo ɓǝ ɓe ne ko. 14 Dǝɓ mo wǝ ɓe, a so jin ge fahfal ne cee faɗa ne? Amma me ga kaa byak zah'nan laa pǝ'nyah ɓe, me ga kaa byak ŋhaa ka zah'nan magaɓ mai mo pǝ̃ǝ kal ɗǝ. 15 So mo ga ɗii me, me ga zyii zah ɓo, mo ga laa pǝ'nyah ne me mor amo ye joŋ me. 16 So mo ga ẽe ɓal syel ɓe mee ga ɓaŋ vaŋno vaŋno daŋ, amma mo ka ga ẽe faɓe' ɓe ra ya. 17 Mo ga rwah faɓe' ɓe ra, mo ga vãh faɓe' ɓe me joŋ daŋ ga lalle.
18 Cok ah no ginni, waa ga leara ga sǝŋ, pǝɗakka ga zolra gin pǝ cok ɓǝǝ ga lalle. 19 Bii ga ɓal gin wo pǝɗakka ɗuu ga lalle, bam ma tan lii ah ga gbǝǝ sǝr kal ne ko, so mo ga ɓeɓ ɓǝ byak fan mai dǝfuu mo ne ko. 20 Amo kal dǝfuu ne swah ɓe, cẽecẽe mo joŋ ko ne swah ka mo kalko, so a kal laŋ ta, amo fer zahpel ah ne wulli, mo nĩi ko kalle. 21 Wee ah a lwaara yǝkki, amma ka tan ɓǝ ah ya, koo mo cuura syakke, ka laa ɓǝ ah ya. 22 Sai a laa fasyen mo wo suu ah tǝkine foo ɓǝ bone suu ah to.
