[1] Al-usum al-taaliʼ akheer min al-itir al-khaali. Wa yoom al-moot akheer min yoom al-waaluuda.
[2] Al-machi le bakaan al-moot akheer min al-machi le bakaan al-aazuuma. Achaan al-moot waajib le kulli insaan wa l-hayyiin, waajib yifakkuru foogah.
[3] Al-hizin akheer min al-dihik achaan be karibiin al-wijih al-galib yifakkir adiil.
[4] Galb al-hakiim yifakkir // fi l-hizin wa galb al-matmuus yifakkir // fi l-farah.
[5] Akheer le l-insaan yasmaʼ luwaamit al-hakiim min yasmaʼ khine al-mataamiis.
[6] Dihik al-mataamiis misil hiss al-chook al-gaaʼid yahrag ajala tihit al-burma. Wa da kula zaayil saakit.
[7] Achaan al-zulum yisawwi al-hakiim matmuus wa l-rachwa tiwaddir aglah.
[8] Ayyi cheyy, nihaaytah akheer min bidaaytah. Wa l-insaan al-saabir akheer min al-mustakbir.
[9] Ma tissaʼjal le tazʼal achaan al-zaʼal gaaʼid fi guluub al-mataamiis.
[10] Ma tuguul : «Maala ayyaamna al-faato akheer min ayyaamna al-hassaʼ dool ?» Al-suʼaal da ma jaayi min al-hikma.
[11] Al-hikma adiile misil maal al-warasa wa indaha faayde le l-gaaʼidiin fi l-ard.
[12] Achaan al-gaaʼid fi dull al-hikma misil al-gaaʼid fi dull al-maal. Faaydit al-maʼrafa di chunu ? Hi al-hikma al-tinajji siidha.
[13] Chiif amal al-Rabb ! Al-hu awwajah, yaatu yagdar yiʼaddilah ?
[14] Fi ayyaam al-kheer, afrah ! Wa fi ayyaam al-charr, fakkir ! Al-Rabb bas yirassil al-kheer wa l-charr wa be da, al-insaan ma yaʼarif mustakhbalah.
[15] Ana chift kulla l-cheyy da fi wakit ayyaami al-zaayliin saakit. Fi waahid saalih yumuut hatta kan hu saalih kula. Wa fi waahid fasil yiʼiich umur tawiil hatta kan hu fasil kula.
[16] Naas waahidiin buguulu : «Ma tabga saalih ziyaada wa la tabga hakiim ziyaada. Achaan be da, tidammir nafsak.
[17] Ma tabga fasil ziyaada wa la tikhalli fikrak yabga mahduud ziyaada. Achaan be da, tumuut gabul ayyaamak.»
[18] Akheer takrub al-wasiiye al-waahide wa l-aakhara kula, ma tikhalliiha. Achaan al-yakhaaf min al-Rabb yanja min al-dammar wa l-moot.
[19] Al-hikma tigawwi al-hakiim ziyaada min achara hukkaam fi madiina.
[20] Akiid, ma fi naadum aadil saalih fi l-ard al-yisawwi al-adiil wa ma yaznib.
[21] Ma tichiil kulla kalaam // al-buguuluuh al-naas wa be da, ma tasmaʼ abdak yalʼanak.
[22] Achaan inta taʼarif adiil kadar inta zaatak laʼant // naas aakhariin.
[23] Wa da, ana jarrabtah kulla be hikma wa gult : «Khalli nabga hakiim.» Laakin al-hikma baʼiide minni.
[24] Hi baʼiide taamse fi l-khariig wa l-fi l-khariig, yaatu yalgaaha ?
[25] Ana chilt niiye be kulla galbi le nifattich wa nakchif al-hikma wa l-agul wa le naʼarif al-fasaala hi al-tamaasa wa tamaasa hi al-jahaala.
[26] Wa ana ligiit cheyy waahid murr // min al-moot wa di mara al-misil al-charak. Galibha misil amkajjaama wa iideenha misil janaaziir. Al-yakhaaf min al-Rabb yanja minha wa laakin al-muznib yagaʼ // fi charakha.
[27] Al-Muʼallim gaal : Daahu al-cheyy al-ana ligiitah. Ana fakkart fi l-achya dool al-waahid baʼad al-aakhar le naʼarif maʼanaathum.
[28] Ana fattacht battaan wa ma ligiit. Ana ligiit raajil waahid bas // fi ust al-alif al-ana nagdar nisammiih raajil. Wa laakin fi usut kulla l-awiin, ma ligiit waahide al-ana nikarrimha.
[29] Wa daahu al-cheyy al-ana ligiitah. Al-Rabb khalag kulla l-insaan adiil wa laakin humman yifattuchu // machaakil be katara.