Amsaal aakhariin hana Suleymaan
1 Wa dool kula amsaal Suleymaan al-lammoohum rujaal Hizkhiiya malik Yahuuza.
2 Majd al-Rabb gaaʼid fi sirrah
wa majd al-muluuk gaaʼide fi l-sirr al-yakchufuuh.
3 Al-sama baʼiide wa l-ard ariide
wa fikirt al-muluuk kula ma akiide.
4 Amrug al-wasakh min al-fudda
wa be da, al-sayyaakhi yasnaʼ beeha maaʼuun sameh.
5 Amrug al-aasi min jamb al-malik
wa be da, mulkah yasbit fi l-adaala.
6 Ma tikoolif giddaam al-malik
wa ma tiwassif nafsak fi ust al-kubaaraat.
7 Akheer yuguulu leek : «Taʼaal foog hini»
min yiʼayyubuuk giddaam al-masʼuul.

8 Ma tissaʼjal wa tikallim fi l-chariiʼa
be l-chaafatah eenak.
Tisawwi chunu
kan fi l-akhiir khasiimak yikhajjilak ?
9 Hill muchkiltak maʼa jaarak
wa laakin ma tamrug achiir al-aakhariin.
10 Achaan kan simʼooh,
yiʼayyubuuk.
Wa kalaamak al-marag min khachmak,
ma yigabbil.
11 Al-kalaam al-naafiʼ al-hajjooh fi waktah,
da misil barraad hana dahab
fi sufra hana fudda.
12 Luwaamit al-hakiim
fi adaan al-yasmaʼ al-kalaam
akheer min chinif aw khaatim
hana dahab saafi.
13 Al-mursaal al-indah amaan le l-yirassuluuh
hu misil al-buruuda fi wakt al-gatiʼ.
Hu yibarrid jisim siyaadah.
14 Al-gaal kalaam wa ma tammaah
misil al-matar al-chaal wa ma sabba.
15 Tuul al-ruuh, yikhayyir fikir al-masʼuul
wa l-kalaam al-halu, yaksir al-adum.
16 Kan ligiit asal, aakul minnah al-yitimmak
achaan ma tachbaʼ minnah ziyaada wa baʼadeen yigaddifak.
17 Ma tikattir machiik le beet rafiigak
achaan hu yachbaʼ minnak wa baʼadeen yakrahak.
18 Al-yachhad be kidib fi akhuuh
hu misil safaroog aw seef aw nuchchaab tariin.
19 Amaan al-khaayin fi yoom al-diige
hu misil sinn al-machguuga wa l-rijil al-maksuura.
20 Al-khine jamb al-haznaan
misil taglaʼ khalag al-naadum al-bardaan
wa tusubb fi l-uwaara taʼaam.
21 Kan aduuk jiiʼaan, antiih yaakul
wa kan atchaan, antiih yachrab.
22 Wa be da, al-eeb yakurbah
wa yabga misil jamur al-sabbooh fi raasah
wa Allah yikaafiik be l-kheer.
23 Al-zaggaay al-taji min al-wati
tijiib al-matar
wa l-lisaan al-yakchif al-sirr
yijiib al-khatar.
24 Akheer taskun wiheedak fi raas beetak
min tiʼiich maʼa l-mara al-tikhaalifak.
25 Al-khabar al-halu al-jaayi min baʼiid
misil al-almi al-baarid
fi lisaan al-ayyaan.
26 Kan al-saalih yikhassid be haal al-aasi,
da misil rahad almi al-yatlaf
wa een almi al-tiʼaffin.
27 Ma waajib taakul al-asal be katara
wa ma waajib tidoor al-naas yicharrufuuk fi kulla wakit.
28 Al-raajil al-ma yamluk nafsah,
hu misil madiina al-ma indaha durdur yahmiiha.