Gassim maalak le tahfadah
1 Armi khubzitak fi l-almi
achaan yoom waahid talgaaha.
2 Gassim maalak
ale sabʼa aw tamaane bakaan
achaan inta ma taʼarif al-fasaala
al-taji fi l-ard.
3 Wakit al-sahaab yichiil almi,
al-matara tusubb fi l-ard.
Wa kan chadara wagaʼat
ale l-wati aw ale l-munchaakh,
fi bakaanha al-wagaʼat foogah da bas,
hi tagood.
4 Al-harraati al-yichiif al-riih
yaʼarif al-wakit al-ma waajib yiteerib.
Wa l-harraati al-yichiif al-sahaab
yaʼarif al-wakit al-ma waajib yagtaʼ.
5 Misil inta ma taʼarif wijh al-riih
wa kikkeef yilkawwano udaam al-sakhiir fi batun ammah,
khalaas ma tagdar tafham
kikkeef al-Rabb yisawwi kulla cheyy.
6 Be fajur, teerib
wa be achiiye, ma tinjamma.
Achaan inta ma taʼarif weenu al-yanjah, da walla daak,
walla kan al-itneen kulluhum adiiliin.
7 Nuur al-sabaah halu
wa adiil le l-uyuun yichiifu al-harraay.
8 Kan naadum yiʼiich siniin katiiriin,
khalli yafrah be ayyi waahid minhum.
Wa laakin khalli yizzakkar
kadar ayyaam al-moot aktar.
Wa kulla cheyy al-yaji zaayil saakit.
Afrah wa fakkir fi l-hisaab
9 Ya l-sabi ! Afrah be ayyaam subaak
wa khalli galbak yafrah be ayyaam chabaabak.
Taabiʼ kalaam galbak
wa l-yichiifuuh uyuunak.
Laakin aʼarif kadar fi kulla l-cheyy da,
al-Rabb yihaasibak.
10 Baʼʼid al-hizin min galbak
wa baʼʼid al-taʼab min jismak.
Achaan al-suba wa l-gudra zaayliin saakit.
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