1 Al-raajil al-fakko adaanah
wa gaaʼid yigawwi raasah,
yinrahik marra waahid
wa battaan ma yalga ilaaj.
2 Kan al-saalih yanjah,
al-chaʼab yafraho
laakin kan al-aasi yahkim,
al-chaʼab yaguntu.
3 Al-yihibb al-hikma yifarrih abuuh
wa laakin al-yamchi le l-charaamiit yiwaddir maalah.
4 Al-malik al-yahkim be l-adaala yaʼamir baladah
wa l-yikattir al-miiri fi chaʼabah yidammirha.
5 Al-yukhuchch rafiigah be kalaam halu,
da misil yukujj charak tihit rijileenah.
6 Isyaan al-raajil al-fasil da misil charak
wa laakin al-saalih yiragrig wa yafrah.
7 Al-saalih yaʼarif huguug al-daʼiifiin
wa laakin al-aasi ma yidoor yaʼarifhum.
8 Al-chammaatiin yigawwumu al-fitne fi l-hille
wa laakin al-induhum hikma yibarrudu al-zaʼal.
9 Kan al-hakiim yagood fi l-chariiʼa didd al-munaafikh
hu ma yalga raaha
achaan al-munaafikh yazʼal
wa yichchammat.
10 Kattaaliin al-dimam yakraho al-raajil al-tamaam
wa laakin al-adiiliin yahmu hayaatah.
11 Al-matmuus yuguul kula kalaam galbah
wa laakin al-hakiim yisabbit nafsah.
12 Al-haakim kan yukhutt adaanah le l-kalaam al-kidib,
kulla masaaʼiilah yabgo fasliin.
13 Al-daʼiif wa l-zaalim humman sawa sawa
achaan Allah bas antaahum al-haya.
14 Al-malik al-yahkim le l-masaakiin be l-hagg,
mulkah yuduum ila l-abad.
15 Al-darbe wa l-luwaama yijiibu al-hikma
wa laakin al-ma muʼaddab yiʼayyib ammah.
16 Kan kitro al-aasiyiin, yaktaro al-zunuub
wa laakin al-saalihiin yichiifu wagiʼiinhum.
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17 Addib wileedak achaan talga raaha
wa nafsak tinmali be l-farha.
18 Al-chaʼab kan ma induhum ruʼya le l-mustakhbal,
ma induhum huduud.
Wa laakin mabruuk
le l-yahfado wasaaya Allah.
19 Ma tiʼaddib al-abid be l-kalaam bas.
Hu yafham wa laakin ma yitabbig.
20 Akheer tukhutt achamak fi l-matmuus
min al-naadum al-yurudd ajala bala fikir.
21 Ma tijalliʼ abdak min hu sakhayyar
achaan fi l-akhiir, hu yaʼasaak.
22 Al-zaʼʼaal yijiib al-huraaj
wa siid al-khadab yikattir al-fasaala.
23 Al-yiʼazzim nafsah, yarmuuh
wa l-yimaskin nafsah, yicharrufuuh.
24 Rafiig al-sarraag adu nafsah.
Yaʼarif al-ikhaab wa be da kula, yilabbid al-jariime.
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25 Al-khoof min al-insaan, da misil charak.
Wa laakin Allah yahfad al-yitwakkal aleyah.
26 Naas katiiriin yifattuchu rida al-malik
wa laakin Allah bas al-haakim fi l-naas.
27 Al-saalihiin yiharrumu al-zulum
wa l-aasiyiin yiharrumu al-derib al-adiil.