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[1] Wa daahu Allah gaal : «Sahiih ana taradt ammuku. Ween maktuub al-talaag ? Wa le yaatu ana biʼtuku // le nikaffi deeni ? Aʼarfu ! Be sabab khataaku bas, baaʼooku wa be sabab isyaanku, // tallago ammuku.

[2] Wakit ana jiit, maala ma fi naadum ? Wakit naadeet, maala naadum ma radda leyi ? Hal iidi gisayre lahaddi ma tafda walla ? Wa hal ma indi ayyi gudra le ninajji walla ? Aʼarfu ! Ana nikichch le l-bahar // wa niyabbisah wa le l-wudyaan, // nisawwiihum sahara. Min gillit almi al-huut yumuut aywa, min al-atach hu yumuut wa yiʼaffin.

[3] Wa nilabbis al-samaawaat be l-dalaam wa nikhattiihum be khalag al-hizin.»

[4] Allah al-Rabb antaani lisaan al-talaamiiz achaan be kalaami nagdar nisaaʼid al-ayyaan. Kulli sabaah, hu yigawwimni min al-noom wa yufukk adaani le nasmaʼ // misil al-talaamiiz.

[5] Allah al-Rabb fakka adaani wa ana wa la isiit wa la gabbalt wara.

[6] Ana anteet dahari le l-yafurchuuni wa anteet digni le l-yimallutuuha wa ma labbadt wijhi // min al-muʼyaar wa l-buzaakh.

[7] Laakin Allah al-Rabb fazaʼni wa be da, ana ma ligiit ihaana. Wa alhammalt wa bigiit saabit // misil al-hajar achaan naʼarif ma nalga al-eeb.

[8] Al-yibarriini gariib ! Yaatu al-yachkiini ? Khalli nagiifu giddaam al-chariiʼa ! Yaatu al-yathamni ? Khalli yigarrib leyi !

[9] Daahu Allah al-Rabb jaayi leyi fazaʼ. Yaatu al-yihaakimni ? Daahu udwaani kulluhum misil khalag gadiim // al-akalatah al-itte.

[10] Yaatu minku yakhaaf min Allah wa yasmaʼ kalaam abdah ? Ayyi naadum al-yamchi fi l-dalaam // bala deyy, khalli yitwakkal ale Allah wa yintakil ale Ilaahah.

[11] Wa kan leeku intu kulluku // al-oogadtu naar wa sawweetu machaahiib, yalla amchu fi deyy naarku wa fi usut machaahiib // al-intu oogadtuuhum ! Allah yisawwiiku tumuutu fi l-taʼab !

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