1 Al-koochaat tilizz fi l-muʼyaar
wa l-bilbil tilizz fi l-duwaas.
Al-sakkaari kan yaskar daayman,
yabga naadum al-ma indah raas.
2 Khadab al-malik misil gargaraan al-duud.
Kan talʼab beyah, tumuut.
3 Al-yaaba al-machaakil yiwassif charafah
wa laakin al-munaafikh le l-huraaj yifattichah.
4 Fi wakt al-khariif, al-kaslaan ma yahrit
wa fi l-darat, yifattich natiija wa ma yalgaaha.
5 Al-fikir fi galib al-insaan
misil almi fi biir tawiile,
illa l-faahim yagdar yisillah.
6 Katiir min al-naas yistakbaro
wa yuguulu induhum kheer.
Wa laakin siid al-amaan,
ween binlagi ?
7 Al-saalih yiʼiich tamaam muddit hayaatah
wa mabruuk le iyaalah min baʼadah.
8 Wakit al-malik gaaʼid yisawwi al-chariiʼa,
hu misil yikharbil al-khalla
yaʼni yifannid al-kheer min al-charr.
9 Yaatu yagdar yuguul : «Ana tahhart galbi
wa battaan ma indi ayyi zanib ?»
10 Allah harram al-wazin wa l-mikyaal al-ma saabit,
waahid le l-chari wa waahid le l-beeʼ.
11 Hatta al-sabi yinʼarif be aʼmaalah
kan afʼaalah saafiyiin wa adiiliin.
12 Al-adaan al-tasmaʼ wa l-een al-tichiif,
humman al-itneen Allah bas khalagaahum.
13 Kan tihibb al-noom, tafgar.
Kuun waaʼi achaan tachbaʼ.
14 Fi l-suug, al-yachri yuguul :
«Da cheen, da ma sameh !»
Wa wakit yigabbil beetah,
yachkur suugah.
15 Al-dahab mawjuud wa l-marajaan katiir
wa laakin al-ziina al-jamiile marra waahid,
hu al-lisaan al-yanti al-ilim.
16 Al-yadman naadum ma maʼruuf,
chiil khalagah
wa kan yadman ajaanib,
akrub minnah damaan.
17 Al-maal al-haraam,
aklah halu le l-insaan
laakin fi l-akhiir,
yabga leyah misil hashas fi khachmah.
18 Be l-choora, al-khidme tabga gawiiye
wa guud al-harib be maʼluumaat.
19 Al-yakchif al-achiir, hu khaayin.
Wa l-gawwaal, ma tiraafigah.
20 Al-yalʼan abuuh wa ammah
nuurah yumuut fi ust al-dalaam.
21 Al-maal al-talgaah ajala
fi l-akhiir ma indah baraka.
22 Ma tilkaffa al-fasaala al-sawwooha leek,
atwakkal ale Allah wa hu yinajjiik.
23 Allah harram tisawwi mikyaal le l-beeʼ
wa mikyaal le l-chari
wa l-miizaan hana l-khachch kula,
minnah angariʼ !
24 Allah bas al-yuguud khatwaat al-insaan.
Wa Bani Adam ma yaʼarif chunu fi tariigah.
25 Wakit tisawwi muʼaahada bala fikir
maʼa Allah, da charak leek.
Achaan baʼadeen tifakkir
fi muʼaahadatak wa tandam.
26 Al-malik al-hakiim yudugg al-aasiyiin fi l-madagg
wa baʼad da, yarhakhum.
27 Fikir al-insaan,
hu faanuus al-Allah yantiih,
wa beyah al-insaan yakchif
daakhal galbah.
28 Al-kheer wa l-amaan yahmu al-malik
wa be kheerah yigawwi mulkah.
29 Al-gudra jamaal le l-chabaab
wa l-cheeb charaf le l-chiyyaab.
30 Al-farich dawa le l-fasaala
wa l-daggiin chifa le l-galib.
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