[1] Ya Allah, inta takchif daakhili wa taʼarifni.
[2] Inta taʼarif wakit nagood // wa wakit nugumm wa min baʼiid, tafham afkaari.
[3] Inta tiraakhib safari wa noomi wa taʼarif kulla duruubi.
[4] Gabul ma naftah khachmi, inta taʼarif kalaami, ya Allah !
[5] Waraayi wa giddaami, // inta muhawwigni wa khatteet iidak foogi.
[6] Di maʼrafa ajiibe, faayteeni. Wa ma nagdar nalhagha, // hi foog minni.
[7] Ween namchi baʼiid min ruuhak ? Ween najri min hadaratak ?
[8] Kan ana talaʼt fi l-sama, inta gaaʼid wa kan ragadt maʼa l-maytiin, // inta mawjuud.
[9] Kan chilt janaahe al-fajur wa tirt wa kan khaadi le l-bahar,
[10] hinaak kula iidak tuguudni wa zeenaaytak takrubni.
[11] Wa ana gult : «Khalli al-dalaam yazrutni wa l-nuur al-muhawwigni yabga leel.»
[12] Hatta al-dalaam leek inta, ma dalaam. Al-leel yabga nuur misil al-nahaar wa l-dalaam misil al-nuur.
[13] Inta bas al-khalagt daakhili wa kawwantini fi batun ammi.
[14] Nachkurak achaan khalagtini // be tariiga ajiibe. Aʼmaalak kulluhum yikhawwufu wa ana niʼajjib fooghum // marra waahid.
[15] Ma fi cheyy min jismi mulabbad leek wakit sawweetni be sirr wa kawwantini fi batun ammi.
[16] Kan ana almi fi batun ammi kula, inta chiftini wa katabt fi kitaabak kulli ayyaami gabul waahid minhum ma bigi.
[17] Ya Rabb ! Afkaarak ma yinʼarfu leyi wa adadhum kabiir ziyaada !
[18] Kan nahsibhum, humman katiiriin min al-ramla wa la nafham kulla afkaarak.
[19] Ya Rabb ! Nitmanna taktul al-aasi ! Khalli rujaal al-damm // yibaʼʼudu minni !
[20] Udwaanak yihajju beek le yilʼaamaro wa yarfaʼo hissuhum be kidib.
[21] Ya Allah ! Nakrah al-yakrahook wa nabkhud al-yihaarubuuk.
[22] Ana nakrahhum aakhir karaahiiye wa humman bigo udwaani ana kula.
[23] Ya Rabb ! Akchif daakhili wa aʼarif galbi wa jarribni wa aʼarif hammi.
[24] Chiifni kan gaaʼid fi l-derib al-hawaan wa guudni fi l-derib al-adiil al-daayim.