[1] Daahu kalaam al-gaalooh // le l-malik Lamuwiil wa di l-wasiiye al-ammah antatha leyah.
[2] «Chunu nuguul leek, ya wileedi ? Chunu nuguul leek, // ya wileed musraani ? Chunu nuguul leek, ya wileed natiijat muʼaahadati ?
[3] Ya wileedi, ma tanti gudurtak le l-awiin wa ma tikhalli al-yiwaddiran al-muluuk yuguudannak.
[4] Asmaʼ, ya Lamuwiil. Al-khamar ma adiil le l-muluuk wa l-mariise ma adiile le l-salaatiin.
[5] Achaan kan chirbo, yanso al-gawaaniin wa yaglaʼo huguug al-taʼbaaniin.
[6] Wa l-mariise di tiwaafig // le l-gariib yumuut wa l-khamar le l-hayaatah murra.
[7] Kan yachrabha, yansa fagrah wa abadan ma yizzakkar taʼabah.
[8] Aftah khachmak wa daafiʼ le l-abkam wa adman huguug // hana kulla l-daʼiifiin.
[9] Aftah khachmak wa chaariʼ be l-hagg wa daafiʼ le huguug al-fagraaniin // wa l-taʼbaaniin.»
[10] Al-mara al-indaha charaf, yaatu yalgaaha ? Khiimitha ziyaada min al-dahab al-saafi.
[11] Raajilha muʼaaminha marra waahid wa maʼaaha hi ma yigassir leyah cheyy.
[12] Hi ma tisawwi leyah cheyy fasil // illa l-kheer fi kulla muddit hayaatha.
[13] Hi tifattich gutun wa suuf khanam wa be niiye waahide titirruhum.
[14] Hi misil safiinit al-tujjaar daayman hi tijiib akilha min baʼiid.
[15] Tugumm be fajur badri wa tijahhiz akil le naas beetha wa tigassim al-amal // le khaddaamaatha.
[16] Hi tifattich zereʼ wa tachriih wa be gurusha halaalha, timaggin jineenit inab.
[17] Tarbut sulubha wa tichajjiʼ nafisha fi khidmitha.
[18] Hi muʼakkide kadar tarbah fi tijaaritha wa faanuusha hayy lahaddi // ust al-leel.
[19] Be kaffeenha titirr al-gutun wa be asaabiʼha tiliff al-mutraar.
[20] Hi tisaaʼid al-taʼbaaniin wa timidd iidha le l-masaakiin.
[21] Hi ma tihimm le naas beetha min al-barid achaan ayyi waahid laabis // khalag takhiin.
[22] Hi tisawwi le nafisha khattaayaat samhiin wa talbas khulgaan hana gutun khaaliyiin.
[23] Wa raajilha mukarram fi hillitah wakit yagood maʼa chuyuukh gabiiltah.
[24] Wa hi tikhayyit khulgaan wa tisaawighum wa tadfur karraabaat wa le l-tujjaar, tibiiʼhum.
[25] Hi maʼruufa be l-izz wa l-charaf wa farhaane achaan indaha acham // fi l-mustakhbal.
[26] Tihajji be hikma wa tiwassi al-naas be l-kheer.
[27] Daayman tiraakhib fi beetha wa l-kasal abadan ma yakrubha.
[28] Wa iyaalha yugummu wa yuguulu : «Mabruuk aleeki !» Wa raajilha kula yachkurha wa yuguul :
[29] «Katiir min al-awiin wassafan charafhin wa laakin kullihin ke, inti futtiihin !»
[30] Samaah al-mara yukhuchch wa jamaalha yuzuul. Wa laakin al-khaayfe min Allah, hi bas yachkuruuha.
[31] Kaffuuha taʼabha fi chaan khidmitha wa achkuruuha giddaam naas hillitha.