1 Akheer taakulu eech gargaach be l-salaama
min taakulu laham udur be muchkila.
2 Abid aagil yamluk fi wileed aayib hana siidah
wa fi usut iyaal siidah, yalga warasatah.
3 Be l-naar, al-sayyaakhi yisaffi
al-dahab wa l-fudda
wa laakin al-fi guluub al-naas,
Allah bas yakchifah.
4 Al-naadum al-fasil yukhutt baalah
le l-kalaam al-cheen
wa l-kaddaab yasmaʼ
al-kalaam al-yakhrib.
5 Al-yichchammat le l-masaakiin
yahgir Khaalighum
wa l-yafrah be damaar al-aakhariin,
ma yajʼalooh bari.
6 Iyaal al-iyaal taaj le juduudhum
wa l-abbahaat charaf le iyaalhum.
7 Al-kalaam al-adiil
ma biwaafig le l-matmuus
wa l-kalaam al-kidib
ma bichaabih le l-haakim.
8 Al-rachwa misil sihir
fi fikir al-naadum al-yantiiha.
Fi ayyi bakaan yiwajjih, yanjah.
9 Al-yisaamih al-khata,
yifattich al-mahabba
wa l-yihajji fi l-khata da,
yifarrig al-rufgaan.
10 Be l-luwaama,
yafham al-naadum al-faahim
wa be miya darbe kula,
al-matmuus ma yafham.
11 Al-naadum al-fasil yifattich illa amal al-aasi
wa yijiib le nafsah azaab bala rahma.
12 Akheer tigaabil mart al-duud al-muwaddire iyaalha
min tigaabil al-matmuus wa nifaakhah.
13 Al-yibaddil al-kheer be l-charr,
al-charr ma yikiss min beetah.
14 Bidaayit al-huraaj misil almi al-seel.
Gubbaal ma yaakulak, amrug nafsak.
15 Achya itneen Allah harramaahum,
tibarri al-khaltaan
wa tikhallit al-bari.
16 Chunu nifiʼ al-gurus fi iid al-matmuus ?
Hal yachri beyah hikma ?
Mustahiil ! Hu ma indah raas !
17 Al-rafiig yihibbak fi kulla wakit
wa wald ammak wildooh le yisaaʼidak fi l-diige.
18 Illa galiil al-fihim yudugg sadrah
wa yadman gariibah.
19 Al-yihibb al-huraaj yihibb al-khata
wa l-yiwassif nafsah yijiib leeha al-damaar.
20 Al-galib al-azrag ma yalga kheer
wa l-lisaan al-kaddaab yagaʼ fi l-charr.
21 Al-yalda al-matmuus yalga al-hizin
wa abu al-mukhaffal kula ma yafrah.
22 Al-galib al-farhaan yachfi al-jisim
wa l-galib al-haznaan yiyabbis al-jilid.
23 Al-aasi yichiil al-rachwa be sirr
achaan yiʼawwij duruub al-chariiʼa.
24 Al-faahim yukhutt eenah fi l-hikma
wa laakin al-matmuus kaamil ma yiwajjihha.
25 Al-wileed al-matmuus
yijiib al-hizin le abuuh
wa le ammah al-wildatah,
yimarrir leeha al-haya.
26 Ma adiil tiʼaakhib al-saalihiin
wa ma indak hagg tudugg al-mukarramiin.
27 Siid al-maʼrafa ma yikattir kalaamah,
wa siid al-fihim haadi fi nafsah.
28 Hatta al-munaafikh kan sakat,
yajʼalooh hakiim.
Wa kan sadda gadduumah,
yajʼalooh faahim.