[1] Wa dool kula amsaal Suleymaan al-lammoohum rujaal Hizkhiiya malik Yahuuza.
[2] Majd al-Rabb gaaʼid fi sirrah wa majd al-muluuk gaaʼide fi l-sirr al-yakchufuuh.
[3] Al-sama baʼiide wa l-ard ariide wa fikirt al-muluuk kula ma akiide.
[4] Amrug al-wasakh min al-fudda wa be da, al-sayyaakhi yasnaʼ beeha maaʼuun sameh.
[5] Amrug al-aasi min jamb al-malik wa be da, mulkah yasbit fi l-adaala.
[6] Ma tikoolif giddaam al-malik wa ma tiwassif nafsak // fi ust al-kubaaraat.
[7] Akheer yuguulu leek : «Taʼaal foog hini» min yiʼayyubuuk giddaam al-masʼuul.
[8] Ma tissaʼjal wa tikallim fi l-chariiʼa be l-chaafatah eenak. Tisawwi chunu kan fi l-akhiir khasiimak yikhajjilak ?
[9] Hill muchkiltak maʼa jaarak wa laakin ma tamrug achiir al-aakhariin.
[10] Achaan kan simʼooh, yiʼayyubuuk. Wa kalaamak al-marag min khachmak, ma yigabbil.
[11] Al-kalaam al-naafiʼ al-hajjooh fi waktah, da misil barraad hana dahab fi sufra hana fudda.
[12] Luwaamit al-hakiim fi adaan al-yasmaʼ al-kalaam akheer min chinif aw khaatim hana dahab saafi.
[13] Al-mursaal al-indah amaan // le l-yirassuluuh hu misil al-buruuda fi wakt al-gatiʼ. Hu yibarrid jisim siyaadah.
[14] Al-gaal kalaam wa ma tammaah misil al-matar al-chaal wa ma sabba.
[15] Tuul al-ruuh, yikhayyir fikir al-masʼuul wa l-kalaam al-halu, yaksir al-adum.
[16] Kan ligiit asal, aakul minnah al-yitimmak achaan ma tachbaʼ minnah ziyaada // wa baʼadeen yigaddifak.
[17] Ma tikattir machiik le beet rafiigak achaan hu yachbaʼ minnak // wa baʼadeen yakrahak.
[18] Al-yachhad be kidib fi akhuuh hu misil safaroog aw seef // aw nuchchaab tariin.
[19] Amaan al-khaayin fi yoom al-diige hu misil sinn al-machguuga // wa l-rijil al-maksuura.
[20] Al-khine jamb al-haznaan misil taglaʼ khalag al-naadum al-bardaan wa tusubb fi l-uwaara taʼaam.
[21] Kan aduuk jiiʼaan, antiih yaakul wa kan atchaan, antiih yachrab.
[22] Wa be da, al-eeb yakurbah wa yabga misil jamur al-sabbooh fi raasah wa Allah yikaafiik be l-kheer.
[23] Al-zaggaay al-taji min al-wati tijiib al-matar wa l-lisaan al-yakchif al-sirr yijiib al-khatar.
[24] Akheer taskun wiheedak fi raas beetak min tiʼiich maʼa l-mara al-tikhaalifak.
[25] Al-khabar al-halu al-jaayi min baʼiid misil al-almi al-baarid fi lisaan al-ayyaan.
[26] Kan al-saalih yikhassid be haal al-aasi, da misil rahad almi al-yatlaf wa een almi al-tiʼaffin.
[27] Ma waajib taakul al-asal be katara wa ma waajib tidoor al-naas yicharrufuuk fi kulla wakit.
[28] Al-raajil al-ma yamluk nafsah, hu misil madiina al-ma indaha durdur yahmiiha.