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[1] Kan ma yaturduuh kula, al-aasi yajri wa yinbalis. Wa laakin al-saalih fahal misil al-duud.

[2] Al-isyaan kan kitir fi l-balad, hukkaamha yabgo katiiriin wa l-salaam ma yaji illa be raajil faahim wa hakiim.

[3] Al-raajil al-fagraan al-yazlum al-daʼiifiin hu misil matara chadiide al-tidammir kulla cheyy. Baʼadha ma fi maʼaach.

[4] Al-yaabo al-gaanuun, yachkuru al-aasiyiin wa l-yahfado al-gaanuun, yugummu didduhum.

[5] Al-fasliin ma yafhamo cheyy fi l-adaala wa laakin al-yifattuchu Allah yafhamo kulla cheyy.

[6] Akheer fagri maachi be sahiih min khani aayich be kidib.

[7] Al-wileed al-faahim yitaabiʼ taʼliim abuuh wa laakin al-yiraafig al-mukhaalifiin yiʼayyibah.

[8] Al-yakhna be l-riba al-katiir maalah da, Allah yantiih le l-yihinn fi l-masaakiin.

[9] Al-yisidd adaanah min wasaaya Allah, salaatah kula Allah yajʼalha haraama wa ma yakhbalha.

[10] Al-yuguud al-naas al-adiiliin fi l-derib al-fasil, hu kula yagaʼ fi l-nugra al-nakatha. Wa laakin al-naas al-tamaamiin yawrusu al-kheer.

[11] Al-khani kan yichiif nafsah hakiim kula, al-fagri al-faahim yagdar yaʼarif // al-fi galbah.

[12] Be nasur al-saalihiin, al-naas yafraho wa be najaah al-aasiyiin, al-naas yillabbado.

[13] Al-yilabbid khataayah ma yanjah. Wa laakin al-yutuub min khataayah // wa yikhalliih, Allah yarhamah.

[14] Mabruuk le l-insaan al-daayman yakhaaf min Allah wa laakin al-yigawwi raasah yagaʼ fi l-charr.

[15] Al-haakim al-fasil le chaʼabah al-miskiin hu misil duud al-yikirr wa nimir al-yifirr.

[16] Al-haakim al-ma indah fihim yikattir zulmah wa laakin al-yakrah al-maal al-haraam yutuul umrah.

[17] Kaatil al-dimme yajri le l-haawiye. Khalluuh, ma tiwaggufuuh !

[18] Al-yamchi adiil, yanja wa l-aʼwaj yichiil duruub tineen // wa yagaʼ ajala.

[19] Al-yahrit ardah yachbaʼ be l-maʼaach wa laakin al-yitaabiʼ al-hawa yachbaʼ be l-fagur.

[20] Al-naadum al-amiin yalga baraka kabiire wa laakin al-yissaʼjal le l-khuna, // ma yajʼalooh bari.

[21] Al-gaadi ma waajib yidangis al-chariiʼa wa laakin be sabab lugma waahide bas, al-insaan yakhta.

[22] Al-raajil al-tammaaʼ yajri wara l-khuna wa ma yaʼarif kadar al-fagur yagaʼ foogah.

[23] Al-yuluum akhuuh, fi l-akhiir yalga ridaayah wa da akheer min yukhuchchah // be kalaam halu.

[24] Al-yasrig abuuh wa ammah wa yuguul : «Da ma khata», hu da naadum al-yijiib al-kharaab.

[25] Al-tamaʼ yijiib al-huraaj wa laakin al-yitwakkal ale Allah // yalga al-kheer.

[26] Al-yitwakkal ale nafsah, hu da matmuus wa laakin al-yamchi be hikma, hu da yanja.

[27] Al-yarham al-masaakiin, cheyy ma yigassir leyah wa laakin al-aba ma yichiif taʼab al-aakhariin, yalga laʼana katiire.

[28] Wakit al-aasiyiin yanjaho, al-naas yillabbado. Wakit al-aasiyiin yiddammaro, al-saalihiin yaktaro.

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