[1] Daahu kulla l-chaafatah eeni wa simʼatah adaani wa ana fihimtah.
[2] Al-intu taʼarfuuh, ana kula naʼarfah wa ana kula ma naagis minku !
[3] Laakin nidoor nihajji le l-Rabb al-Gaadir wa nidoor nidaafiʼ le nafsi // giddaam al-Rabb.
[4] Kan leeku intu, tahamtuuni be kidib ! Intu misil dakaatiir al-ma naafʼiin !
[5] Yaatu yagdar yisakkitku le tabgo hakiimiin ?
[6] Asmaʼo hujjiti wa khuttu adaanku le kalaam lisaani.
[7] Hal tahsubu intu tidaafuʼu le l-Rabb walla ? Wa leyah hu, tihajju be khachch walla ?
[8] Hal maʼaayah hu intu tilimmu walla ? Walla le l-Rabb intu tidaafuʼu ?
[9] Wa adiil kan hu yijarribku intu walla ? Walla tukhuchchuuh misil tukhuchchu al-naas ?
[10] Akiid, hu yuluumku hatta kan tilimmu maʼaayah // be sirr kula !
[11] Wa azamatah ma tabhatku walla ? Wa l-khoof minnah ma yagaʼ foogku walla ?
[12] Wa kalaamku khafiif misil koom al-rumaad wa radduku ma gawi misil durdur al-tiine al-layyin !
[13] Askutu ! Ana bas nihajji hatta kan yagaʼ leyi fi raasi kula !
[14] Maala niʼarrid nafsi le l-khatar wa nichiil ruuhi fi iidi ?
[15] Hatta kan yaktulni kula, ana nukhutt achami foogah. Laakin nidaafiʼ giddaamah hu le derbi al-chiltah.
[16] Wa da bas al-yagdar yinajjiini achaan al-kaafir ma yaji giddaamah.
[17] Asmaʼo ! Asmaʼo kalaami ! Wa khuttu adaanku le hadiisi.
[18] Daahu ana jahhazt le chariiʼti wa naʼarif kadar nalga al-hagg.
[19] Yaatu madluum foogi ? Kan ana khaati, naskut wa numuut.
[20] Ya Rabb ! Achya tineen // ma tisawwiihum foogi wa ana kula ma nillabbad minnak.
[21] Arfaʼ minni iidak al-titaʼʼibni wa ma tabhatni wa la tikhawwifni ziyaada.
[22] Wa khalaas, naadiini wa ana nurudd leek aw ana nihajji wa inta tikallim maʼaayi.
[23] Kam khata wa zanib ana sawweethum ? Arrifni jariimti wa zanbi !
[24] Maala ma tiwajjih wijhak aleyi ? Maala tajʼalni misil aduuk ?
[25] Hal tirajjif warchaalaay al-chaayleeha al-riih ? Hal titaarid gechchaay yaabse walla ?
[26] Tathamni be tuhma murra wa tiʼaakhibni be zunuub subaayi.
[27] Wa tigayyidni be guyuud wa tiraakhib kulla duruubi wa tiraakhib khatwaati.
[28] Laakin ana gidimt wa sawwast wa bigiit misil khalag al-akalatah al-itte.