[1] Al-haya bakhkhadat leyi. Ana ma nikhalli chakwiti wa nihajji be hizni al-fi galbi.
[2] Wa nuguul le Rabbi : «Ma tajʼalni khaati ! Ooriini maala tahrijni ?
[3] Hal adiil leek tazlumni ? Maala taabaani ana khaliigtak wa tinawwir khittat al-aasiyiin walla ?
[4] Uyuunak misil uyuun al-makhluugiin walla ? Wa tichiif misil Bani Adam walla ?
[5] Hal ayyaamak misil ayyaam Bani Adam walla ? Wa siniinak misil siniin al-insaan walla ?
[6] Maala tifattich fi khataayi wa tasʼal min zunuubi ?
[7] Inta taʼarif kadar ana ma khaati laakin ma fi naadum al-yinajjiini minnak.
[8] Inta khalagtini wa iideenak addalooni be l-kaamil laakin hassaʼ tidoor tidammirni !
[9] Min fadlak, azzakkar inta khalagtini min al-tiine. Laakin hassaʼ, tidoor tigabbilni fi l-turaab walla ?
[10] Inta sabbeetni misil laban wa jammadtini misil jibna.
[11] Inta baneetni be asab wa udaam wa kaseetni be laham wa farwa.
[12] Wa anteetni al-haya wa l-rahma wa muraakhabatak hafadat ruuhi.»
[13] «Laakin daahu al-inta labbadtah // fi galbak wa ana irift al-fi fikrak.
[14] Kan naznib, inta tichiifni wa ma tajʼalni bari min khataayi.
[15] Wa kan bigiit khaati, al-azaab leyi ! Wa kan saalih, ma nagdar narfaʼ raasi. Ana chabʼaan min al-ihaana wa mudayyig min al-taʼab.
[16] Wa kan narfaʼ raasi, titaaridni misil duud, wa tadrubni battaan be gudurtak al-ajiibe.
[17] Inta tijaddid hajamaatak diddi wa tiziid khadabak foogi wa duyuuch yaju yahjumuuni.
[18] «Maala khalleetni maragt min batun ammi ? Kan awwal mutt, ma fi een tichiifni.
[19] Wa nabga ma fiini, wa min batun ammi bas yiwadduuni fi l-khabur.
[20] Wa ayyaami katiiriin walla ? Khalli yagiifu minni wa be da, nagdar nafrah.
[21] Wa da, gabul ma nigabbil fi balad al-dalaam, al-dalaam al-haalik.
[22] Aywa, nigabbil fi balad zarga misil al-dalaam wa fi l-dalaam al-haalik al-indah barjaal. Wa fi l-bakaan da, al-nuur misil al-dalaam.»