[1] Aywa, ana fakkart // fi kulla l-achya dool wa fihimt kadar al-saalihiin // wa l-hakiimiin wa khidmithum kulluhum // fi iid al-Rabb. Al-insaan ma yaʼarif kan yalga al-mahabba aw al-karaahiiye. Aywa, hu ma yaʼarif al-cheyy al-yarjaah !
[2] Kulla cheyy yukuun le kulla l-naas. Nafs al-cheyy yukuun le l-saalih wa l-fasil wa le l-adiil wa l-taahir wa l-nijis wa le l-naadum al-yigaddim al-dahiiye wa le l-naadum al-ma yigaddimha. Aywa, nafs al-cheyy yukuun le l-adiil misil le l-muznib wa le l-yahlif misil le l-yakhaaf min al-haliife.
[3] Wa daahu al-fasaala al-gaaʼide tukuun fi l-ard. Nafs al-cheyy yarja kulla l-naas. Wa guluub al-naas malaaniin be l-fasaala wa l-jahal kula gaaʼid fi kulla muddit hayaathum. Wa baʼad da, al-moot gaaʼid yarjaahum.
[4] Laakin kulla l-hayyiin induhum acham. Al-masal buguul : «Al-kalib al-hayy akheer min al-duud al-mayyit.»
[5] Achaan al-hayyiin yaʼarfu kadar yoom waahid yumuutu. Laakin al-maytiin ma yaʼarfu cheyy. Humman ma yalgo ayyi ajur wa battaan ma yizzakkaroohum.
[6] Wa mahabbithum wa karaahiiyithum // wa husudhum waddaro khalaas. Wa battaan ma induhum gisim ila l-abad fi kulla cheyy al-yabga fi l-ard.
[7] Wa be da, aakul wa achrab khamarak be farah. Achaan da bas al-amal al-yarda beyah al-Rabb.
[8] Wa fi kulla wakit, albas khalag mukallaf wa khalli ma yigassir leek al-dihin al-yamsahooh fi l-raas.
[9] Afrah be hayaatak maʼa martak al-tihibbaha fi kulla ayyaam hayaatak al-antaahum leek al-Rabb. Wa dool al-ayyaam al-zaayliin saakit fi l-ard. Achaan da gismak al-talgaah fi kulla muddit hayaatak wa fi khidimtak al-tisawwiiha // fi l-ard.
[10] Ayyi cheyy al-tisawwiih, sawwiih be kulla gudurtak. Achaan ma fi khibra wa la maʼrafa wa la hikma fi l-khabur, al-bakaan al-inta maachi leyah.
[11] Wa battaan ana chift fi l-ard al-sabag ma daayman // le l-ajiiliin wa l-nasur ma daayman // le l-furraas wa l-iiche al-haluuwe ma daayman // le l-hakiimiin wa l-khuna ma daayman // le l-faahimiin wa l-rahma ma daayman // le l-induhum al-maʼrafa. Achaan kulla l-naas yiwaajuhu al-kheer wa l-charr.
[12] Achaan al-insaan ma yaʼarif yoomah misil al-huut wa l-teer al-karaboohum fi l-charak wa yumuutu foogah. Wa misil da, le l-insaan kula, al-fasaala tagaʼ foogah fajʼatan.
[13] Wa daahu ana chift fi l-ard masal hana l-hikma al-bigi leyi ajiib.
[14] Fiyah hille waahide sakhayre al-indaha rujaal chiyya. Wa malik waahid gaadir gamma // didd al-hille di wa hawwagha be durdur // le yihaasirha.
[15] Wa fiyah raajil waahid miskiin // wa hakiim wa hu najja al-hille di be hikmatah. Laakin baʼadeen, ma fi naadum azzakkar al-miskiin da.
[16] Wa khalaas, ana gult : «Al-hikma akheer min al-fahaaliiye. Wa laakin hikmat al-miskiin da, al-naas hagarooha wa ma simʼo kalaamah.»
[17] Kalaam haadi hana l-hakiimiin akheer min awwit al-malik // le l-mataamiis.
[18] Al-hikma akheer min silaah al-harib. Wa laakin al-khaltaan yagdar yidammir kheer katiir.