Wasiiyat al-abu
1 Asmaʼo, ya iyaali, wasiiyat abuuku
wa le tafhamo, khuttu baalku
2 achaan al-maʼrafa al-nantiiha leeku adiile.
Abadan ma tikhallu taʼliimi.
3 Wakit ana sakhayyar maʼa abuuyi
wa ammi tihibbini
ana wileedha al-wahiid,
4 abuuyi allamaani wa gaal :
«Khalli galbak yakrub kalaami
wa ahfad wasiiyti
wa be da, tiʼiich fi raaha.
5 Fattich al-hikma wa l-fihim
wa ma tansa wa la tikhalli kalaami.
6 Hibb al-hikma wa ma tikhalliiha
achaan hi tahfadak wa tahmiik.
7 Awwalan, fattich al-hikma
le tabga hakiim
wa anti kulla l-indak
le talga al-fihim.
8 Al-hikma tiʼalliik wakit takrubha
wa hi ticharrifak wakit tahdinha.
9 Al-hikma tukhutt fi raasak taaj al-niʼma
wa tijammilak be kadmuul al-charaf.»
10 Asmaʼ, ya wileedi, wa chiil kalaami
wa da yikattir siniin hayaatak.
11 Ana allamtak tariig al-hikma
wa wassaftak duruub al-adaala.
12 Kan tamchi, tamchi be suhuula
wa kan tajri, abadan ma tittartaʼ.
13 Akrub al-wasiiye wa ahfadha.
Ma tikhalliiha
achaan hi asaas hayaatak.
14 Ma tamchi fi tariig al-aasiyiin
wa la tichiil derib al-fasliin.
15 Khalliih, beyah ma tamchi.
Baari be tariig aakhar wa amchi.
16 Al-naas dool ma yunuumu
kan ma sawwo al-fasil
wa ma yanʼaso
kan ma ramo naadum.
17 Akilhum jaayi min al-charr
wa charaabhum jaayi min al-unuf.
18 Tariig al-saalihiin misil deyy al-sabaah
wa nuurah yiziid
lahaddi al-harraay tatlaʼ.
19 Laakin derib al-aasiyiin
misil al-leel al-adlam.
Fi l-dalaam, ma yichiifu
al-cheyy al-yarmiihum.
20 Ya wileedi, khutt baalak le wasiiyti
wa aftah adaanak wa asmaʼ kalaami.
21 Kalaami,
ma tibaʼʼidah min aglak
wa wasiiyti,
ahfadha fi daakhil galbak.
22 Al-yalgaahum, yalga al-haya
wa yalga al-aafe le kulla jismah.
23 Ahfad galbak ziyaada
min kulla cheyy aakhar
achaan minnah hu tisiil al-haya.
24 Ma tamrug min khachmak
al-kalaam al-kidib
wa baʼʼid min lisaanak
al-kalaam al-khabiis.
25 Chiif adiil giddaamak
wa sabbit uyuunak fi derbak.
26 Addil al-derib le rijileenak
wa be da, kulla duruubak yabgo saabtiin.
27 Ma tiliff wa la isra wa la zeene
wa baʼʼid nafsak min al-charr.
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