[1] Wa khalaas, Alifaaz al-min balad Teemaan chaal al-kalaam wa gaal :
[2] Hal kan naadum haawal yikallim leek, inta tilhammal walla ? Wa laakin yaatu yagdar yiwaggif kalaamah ?
[3] Daahu inta addabt naas katiiriin wa gawweet iide al-diʼfo
[4] wa kalaamak lazam al-yittartaʼo wa gawwa rikab al-iyo.
[5] Wa wakit al-bala da ja leek khalaas, sabrak waddar. Wa wakit lihigak, inta barjalt.
[6] Takhwaak ma damaan leek walla ? Wa kamaalak ma yantiik acham walla ?
[7] Min fadlak, azzakkar. Hal simiʼt yoom waahid bari hilik ? Aw saalihiin addammaro ?
[8] Ana chift al-yiteerubu al-charr wa l-yazraʼo al-fasaala, humman bas yalgo natiijithum.
[9] Be nafkha min al-Rabb, yiddammaro wa be riih khadabah, yikammulu.
[10] Al-Rabb yisakkit gargaraan al-duud wa hiss al-wuhuuch. Wa yilkassaro sunuun iyaal al-duud.
[11] Al-duud yumuut min gillit al-akil wa iyaal al-duudaay yichittu.
[12] Wa ja leyi kalaam be achiir wa adaani simʼat al-mukhaala.
[13] Wakit afkaar al-bikhawwufu yaju // min hilim al-leel wa wakit noom chadiid karab al-naas,
[14] al-khoof wa l-rajafaan karabooni wa udaami rajafo ziyaada.
[15] Wa riih faatat be wijhi wa suuf jildi gamma.
[16] Wa naadum ja wagaf giddaami wa ana ma irift chaklah. Wa suurtah gaaʼide giddaam uyuuni wa be hudu, simiʼt hiss al-buguul :
[17] «Bani Adam saalih ziyaada min al-Rabb walla ? Wa l-naadum taahir ziyaada min al-Khaalig walla ?
[18] Al-Rabb ma yiʼaamin khaddaamiinah aywa, yichiif malaaʼikatah khaltaaniin.
[19] Kan misil da, kikkeef yiʼaamin // Bani Adam al-jisimhum misil buyuut al-tiine ? Wa kikkeef yiʼaamin al-khalagaahum min turaab wa l-yinrahku ajala min al-arda ?
[20] Min al-fajur le l-achiiye, yilkassaro. Ma fi al-yifakkir fooghum wa yiddammaro ila l-abad.
[21] Hubaal khiyamhum yamurguuhum wa humman yumuutu bala hikma.»