[1] Wa Suufar al-min Naʼama chaal al-kalaam wa gaal :
[2] Katarat al-kalaam di ma talga radd walla ? Wa l-naadum al-yaʼarif yihajji yalga al-hagg walla ?
[3] Wa kalaamak al-katiir da yisakkit al-naas walla ? Inta tichchammat wa ma fi al-yikhajjilak walla ?
[4] Inta gult : «Ilmi saafi wa ana kula saafi giddaamak.»
[5] Aywa ! Kan al-Rabb kallam wa kan hu hajja leek
[6] wa kan khabbarak be sirr hikmatah, al-aglak ma yakhbalah. Wa khalaas be da, inta taʼarif al-Rabb khalla waahidiin // min khataak.
[7] Hal tagdar taʼarif asraar al-Rabb ? Walla tagdar taʼarif // kamaal al-Gaadir ?
[8] Humman dool aaliyiin min al-sama, inta tagdar tisawwi chunu ? Humman khariigiin min al-khabur, inta taʼarif chunu ?
[9] Tuulhum ziyaada min al-ard wa urduhum ziyaada min al-bahar.
[10] Wa kan al-Rabb gamma yisidd naadum fi l-sijin aw yinaadiih fi chariiʼtah, yaatu yagdar yamnaʼah ?
[11] Achaan hu yaʼarif al-kaddaabiin wa yichiif al-fasaala, wa ma yajʼalha walla ?
[12] Achaan al-insaan al-fihimah // misil al-mukhaffal, hu misil wileed humaar al-kadaade.
[13] Wa laakin inta, ya Ayyuub, waajib tisabbit galbak wa waajib timidd iideenak aleyah.
[14] Wa kan fi charr fi iideenak, azgulah baʼiid wa khalli al-fasaala ma taskun fi khiyamak.
[15] Wa khalaas, inta tarfaʼ raasak bala eeb wa tukuun saabit wa ma takhaaf.
[16] Achaan inta tansa taʼabak wa tichiifah misil almi al-jara // wa faat.
[17] Wa hayaatak tidawwi ziyaada min nuur al-gaayle wa l-dalaam yabga leek misil nuur al-sabaah.
[18] Wa inta tiʼakkid kadar indak acham wa kan indak chakk kula, tunuum be amaan.
[19] Wakit tinjamma, ma fi naadum yibachtinak wa katiiriin yifattuchu ridaak.
[20] Wa laakin uyuun al-aasiyiin yaʼayo wa ma fi ayyi maljaʼ leehum wa ma induhum acham // illa l-moot bas.