[1] Al-dubbaan al-mayyit yihammid wa yiʼaffin al-dihin hana siid al-itir. Wa misil da, chiyya min al-tamaasa titallif al-hikma wa l-charaf.
[2] Galb al-hakiim yimayyil ale l-tariig al-adiil wa galb al-matmuus yimayyil ale l-tariig al-aʼwaj.
[3] Wa wakit al-matmuus yamchi fi l-derib, yinʼarif kadar hu ma indah fihim wa yiwassif le l-naas kadar fikrah mahduud.
[4] Wakit al-malik yazʼal diddak, angariʼ, ma tikhalli bakaanak. Agood haadi wa da yinajjiik min zunuub katiir.
[5] Fiyah fasaala ana chiftaha fi l-ard wa l-fasaala di, hi khata jaayi // min al-malik.
[6] Al-mataamiis yukhuttuuhum fi bakaan aali ziyaada wa l-khaniyiin yukhuttuuhum fi bakaan tihit.
[7] Ana chift battaan abiid raakbiin fi kheel wa masaaʼiil maachiin be rijleehum // misil abiid.
[8] Al-yankut nugra, akuun yagaʼ foogha wa l-yisawwi khurma, akuun daabi yiʼaddiih.
[9] Al-yagtaʼ al-hajar, akuun yinjarih wa l-yichaggig al-hatab, yadkhul fi l-khatar.
[10] Al-faas kan kaalle wa ma tarragooha, waajib gudra ziyaada fi istiʼmaalha. Khalaas, faaydit al-hikma hi al-najaah.
[11] Kan naadum yaʼarif yihaddi al-daabi wa l-daabi yiʼaddiih, chunu al-faayde al-yalgaaha ?
[12] Wakit al-hakiim yihajji, kalaamah yaʼajib al-naas wa laakin lisaan al-matmuus yiwaddirah.
[13] Kalaamah fi l-bidaaya hu tamaasa wa fi l-nihaaya hu jahaala wa charr.
[14] Al-naadum al-fikrah mahduud, yikattir kalaamah. Wa l-insaan ma yaʼarif al-yukuun wa yaatu al-yikhabbirah be l-yukuun baʼad mootah ?
[15] Khidmit al-matmuus tiʼayyiih lahaddi ma yaʼarif derib al-yiwaddiih le l-madiina !
[16] Al-azaab le l-balad al-malikha sabi wa kubaaraatha yaakulu // tuul al-yoom !
[17] Mabruuk le l-balad al-malikha min iyaal al-chuyuukh wa kubaaraatha yaakulu // fi wakit munaasib le yalgo gudra bala sakar !
[18] Fi wakt al-kasal, raas al-beet yagaʼ wa wakt al-iide yinrakhu, al-beet yinaggit.
[19] Al-naas yisawwu akil le yadhako wa l-khamar le yifarruhu hayaathum. Wa laakin be l-gurus, yalgo kulla cheyy.
[20] Ma talʼan al-malik hatta fi daakhal galbak kula wa fi beetak wiheedak, ma talʼan al-khani. Achaan al-teeraay tiwaddi al-khabar wa tihajji be l-cheyy al-inta gultah.