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[1] Galib al-malik misil almi al-jaari, hu tihit muraakhabat Allah wa Allah yiwaddiih fi ayyi bakaan al-yidoorah.

[2] Ayyi naadum yahsib hu maachi adiil wa laakin Allah bas yakchif // al-fi l-galib.

[3] Tabbigiin al-hagg wa l-adaala akheer le Allah min gaddimiin al-dahaaya.

[4] Al-een al-gawiiye wa l-galib al-mutakabbir wa charaf al-aasiyiin, humman dool kulluhum zunuub.

[5] Hadaf al-raajil al-nachiit, akiid yilhaggag wa laakin gillit al-sabur tiwaddi le l-fagur.

[6] Al-maal al-yaksabooh be kidib misil dull al-daha al-zawwaal wa akiid hu charak al-yijiib al-moot.

[7] Unuf al-aasiyiin yakhribhum maala ? Achaan abo ma karramo al-adaala.

[8] Al-mujrim derbah aʼwaj wa l-saafi amalah adiil.

[9] Akheer taskun wiheedak fi raas beetak min tiʼiich maʼa l-mara al-tikhaalifak.

[10] Galib al-aasi yihibb al-fasaala wa rafiigah kula ma yalga minnah mahanna.

[11] Ikhaab al-chammaati yiʼallim al-jaahil. Kan tikallim le l-hakiim, yiziidah ilim.

[12] Allah aadil. Hu yiraakhib beet al-aasi wa yarmiih fi masiibe.

[13] Al-ma yukhutt adaanah le korooraak al-fagraan, hu kula yoom waahid yinaadi wa ma yalga fazaʼaan.

[14] Al-hadiiye be l-achiir, tiwaggif al-zaʼal wa l-rachwa fi l-jeeb, tibarrid al-khadab al-chadiid.

[15] Sawwiyiin al-adaala yifarrih al-saalihiin wa laakin yikhawwif al-zaalimiin.

[16] Ayyi naadum al-yatlig tariig al-aagliin be surʼa yinjamma maʼa l-maytiin.

[17] Al-yihibb yiʼiich fi l-halu, daayman fagri wa l-yihibb al-mariise wa l-laham, ma yabga khani.

[18] Al-aasi yatʼab fi badal al-saalih wa l-khaddaar fi badal al-zeen.

[19] Akheer taskun wiheedak fi l-khala min tiʼiich be khilaaf wa huraaj maʼa l-mara.

[20] Fi beet al-hakiim fiyah maal madmuum wa dihin makhzuun wa laakin al-matmuus yichattit al-yalgaah.

[21] Al-yifattich al-adaala wa l-kheer yalga al-haya wa l-adaala // wa l-charaf.

[22] Al-hakiim yugumm didd madiinat al-furraas wa yarmi durdurha al-yiʼamminhum.

[23] Al-hafad khachmah wa lisaanah hafad nafsah baʼiid min al-taʼab.

[24] Al-mustakbir al-fachchaar usmah chammaati achaan kulla amalah istikbaar.

[25] Muna al-kaslaan yaktulah achaan iideenah abo al-khidme.

[26] Al-kaslaan daayman yatmaʼ wa laakin al-saalih yanti be juud.

[27] Dahiiyat al-aasi Allah harramha. Wa kan yigaddimha be niiye fasle, ma tabga haraama ziyaada walla ?

[28] Al-yachhad be kidib yiddammar wa laakin al-yasmaʼ, daayman indah hagg yikallim.

[29] Al-raajil al-aasi yiwassif nafsah wa laakin al-naadum al-adiil yisabbit derbah.

[30] Kulla l-hikma wa l-wasiiye // wa l-fihim al-insaani ma indah khiima giddaam Allah.

[31] Tagdar tijahhiz kheelak le yoom al-harib wa laakin al-nasur jaayi min Allah.

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