Al-hikma wa natiijitha
1 Ya wileedi, asmaʼ kalaami
wa ahfad wasiiyti.
2 Khutt baalak le hikmati
wa aftah galbak wa afham kalaami.
3 Aywa, dawwir al-maʼrafa
wa l-fihim kula, atulbah.
4 Hibb al-hikma misil tihibb al-fudda
wa misil al-dahab al-madfuun, fattichha.

5 Wa be da, tafham maʼana al-khoof min Allah
wa khalaas, inta taʼarif al-Rabb be irfe sahiiha.
6 Achaan Allah yanti al-hikma
wa hu bas yanti al-fihim wa l-maʼrafa.
7 Allah yahfad al-hikma le l-adiiliin
wa hu misil daraga yahmi al-tamaamiin.
8 Hu yahmi tariig al-aadiliin
wa yahfad derib al-muʼminiin.

9 Wa be da, tabga saalih
wa tisawwi al-hagg wa l-adaala
wa taʼarif kulla tariig
al-yiwaddiik le l-kheer.
10 Wa l-hikma tadkhul fi galbak
wa tafrah be l-maʼrafa inta zaatak.
11 Al-fikir al-adiil, yahfadak
wa l-fihim al-sahiih, yahmiik.

12 Al-hikma tigabbilak min derib al-fasliin
wa tinajjiik min al-naas al-mufsidiin
13 al-yaabo derib al-nuur
wa yamchu fi derib al-dalaam.
14 Humman farhaaniin be l-fasaala
wa yihibbu daayman al-fasaad.
15 Humman deribhum aʼwaj
wa tariighum mukanjar.

16 Wa be l-hikma min al-zaaniye tanja,
al-eenha wasiiʼe wa tukhuchch be kalaamha.
17 Hi khallat raajilha
hana awwal chabaabha
wa nisat muʼaahadatha
giddaam Ilaahha.
18 Al-yamchi le beetha yamchi le l-moot
wa l-yichiil deribha yagaʼ fi l-haawiye.
19 Al-yifattichha ma yalga al-derib al-yigabbilah
wa la yalga al-tariig al-yiwaddiih le l-haya.

20 Wa khalaas, ya wileedi,
amchi fi derib al-zeeniin
wa chiil tariig al-saalihiin.
21 Achaan al-ard,
al-adiiliin bas yawrusuuha
wa l-tamaamiin daayman yaskunuuha.
22 Laakin al-aasiyiin,
min al-ard yamurguuhum
wa l-khaddaariin,
minha yaturduuhum.