[1] Wa baʼad da, Ayyuub fatah khachmah wa laʼan al-yoom al-wildooh beyah.
[2] Ayyuub hajja wa gaal :
[3] Khalli yiddammar al-yoom al-wildooni beyah wa l-leele al-gaalo foogha : «Khilbo be wileed !»
[4] Al-yoom da, khalli yabga dalaam wa l-Rabb min foog ma yajʼalah wa ma yinawwirah be nuurah.
[5] Wa khalli al-dalaam wa l-sawaad yatulbu al-yoom da wa l-sahaab yagood min foog leyah wa yinbahit min chiddit al-dalaam.
[6] Al-leele di, khalli tabga dalma // marra waahid wa ma tilimm maʼa ayyaam al-sana wa ma yahsubuuha min al-chuhuur.
[7] Aywa, khalli al-leele di tabga aagre wa ma yukuun foogha farah jayyit al-mawluud.
[8] Wa l-naas al-yalʼano al-nahaar khalli yalʼanooha ! Aywa, humman dool al-yaʼarfu yigawwumu Luyaataan khuul al-bahar.
[9] Khalli nujuum makhribha yidallumu wa ma tukhutt achamha fi l-nuur wa ma tichiif chagaag al-sabaah.
[10] Achaan al-leele di ma saddat batun ammi foogi ! Wa ma labbadat al-taʼab al-ana gaaʼid nichiifah.
[11] Maala ma mutt wakit ana gaaʼid fi batun ammi ? Wa maala ruuhi ma maragat min ana maarig min batunha ?
[12] Maala rikab itneen rahhabo beyi ? Wa maala duyuud itneen raddaʼooni ?
[13] Wa kan awwal bigi misil da, ana nargud wa nirrayyah wa nunuum wa khalaas, ninjamma.
[14] Wa nukuun maʼa muluuk wa mustachaariin al-ard al-bano le nufuushum gusuur al-baʼadeen yilhaddamo.
[15] Aw nukuun maʼa masaaʼiil // al-induhum dahab wa buyuuthum malaaniin fudda.
[16] Aw nabga ma fiini, misil rumaaye al-mulabbada wa misil atfaal al-ma chaafo al-harraay.
[17] Wa hinaak, al-fasliin ma yilharrako wa l-naas al-gudrithum kammalat yinjammo fi l-bakaan da.
[18] Al-masaajiin kula yiʼiichu be l-salaam wa ma yasmaʼo hiss al-mudaayig.
[19] Kabiir wa sakhiir kulluhum sawa wa l-abid yalga al-hurriiye // min siidah.
[20] Maala al-Rabb yanti al-nuur le l-taʼbaaniin wa l-haya le l-haznaaniin ?
[21] Humman gaaʼidiin yarjo al-moot wa ma ja leehum wa yifattuchuuh ziyaada min al-kanz.
[22] Humman yafraho wa yinbastu ziyaada wakit yaju fi l-khabur.
[23] Wa maala yanti al-haya le l-naadum al-ma yaʼarif al-derib al-yichiilah ? Wa maala leyah hu al-Rabb saddaah min kulli jiihe ?
[24] Ganiiti bigi akli wa dumuuʼi yisiilu misil almi.
[25] Achaan al-ruʼub al-barjalni lihigni wa l-nakhaaf minnah jaani.
[26] Wa leyi ana, ma fi hudu wa la raaha wa la jumma. Illa l-taʼab bas ja leyi.