[1] Wa Ayyuub chaal al-kalaam wa gaal :
[2] Asmaʼo ! Asmaʼo kalaami ! Khalli da bas yukuun // sabbiriinku leyi.
[3] Khalluuni nihajji wa baʼad hajjeet, intu achchammato !
[4] Wa ana, chakwiti didd insaan walla ? Wa gaaʼid niwaddir sabri bala sabab walla ?
[5] Wajjuhu aleyi wa be da, intu tibarjulu wa tukhuttu iideeku fi khuchuumku !
[6] Wa wakit nifakkir fi l-cheyy al-foogi, ninbahit wa jildi kulla yarjif.
[7] Maala al-aasiyiin gaaʼidiin hayyiin ? Wa maala yiʼiichu umur tawiil al-yijaddid gudrithum ?
[8] Yichiifu zurriiyithum yasbutu hawaaleehum aywa, iyaal iyaalhum yakburu giddaamhum.
[9] Fi bakaan al-aasiyiin, ma fi khoof, illa l-salaam wa asaat khadab al-Rabb ma tadrubhum.
[10] Tiiraanhum yiʼachchuru fi kulla wakit wa bagarhum yaldo, // abadan ma yatraho.
[11] Humman yikhallu iyaalhum yajru // misil al-humlaan wa iyaalhum al-dugaag yinattutu.
[12] Wa yikhannu maʼa hiss al-tambal // wa l-jigindiiye wa yafraho maʼa hiss al-suffaara.
[13] Ayyaamhum yagdamo wa yikammulu fi l-halu wa humman yanzulu fi l-khabur be raaha.
[14] Wa laakin humman gaalo le l-Rabb : «Baʼʼid minnina ! Aniina ma nidooru naʼarfu duruubak !
[15] Al-Gaadir, hu yaatu achaan naʼabuduuh ? Wa kan nachhadooh, yanfaʼna be chunu ?»
[16] Wa be da kula, kheerhum ma jaayi minhum. Choorit al-aasiyiin di, hi baʼiide minni.
[17] Hal chiftu faanuus al-aasiyiin maat ? Hal chiftu al-waba wagaʼ fooghum ? Aw chiftu khadab al-Rabb dammar iyaalhum ?
[18] Hal humman bigo misil tibin al-chaayle al-riih walla misil al-gechch al-chaayle amzoobaʼaane ? Abadan !
[19] Wa yuguulu al-Rabb yijahhiz ikhaabah le iyaal al-aasi. Laakin le l-aasi zaatah, khalli al-Rabb yiʼaakhibah achaan al-aasi yaʼarif fasaaltah.
[20] Wa be uyuunah, khalli hu zaatah yichiif taʼabah wa waajib hu bas yachrab min kaas khadab al-Gaadir.
[21] Achaan ma lammaah be taʼab aayiltah baʼad mootah wakit ayyaam hayaatah // muhaddadiin.
[22] Hal le l-Rabb, yigarruuh al-ilim walla ? Yigarruuh leyah hu al-yihaakim al-gaaʼidiin fi l-sama ? La !
[23] Al-waahid yumuut be gudurtah fi raaha bala hamm.
[24] Nawaaytah malaaniin be chaham wa sihhitah kaamile.
[25] Wa l-aakhar yumuut taʼbaan wa ma daakh abadan al-halu.
[26] Wa laakin humman al-itneen yumuutu wa yarugdu fi l-turaab ayyi waahid jismah yiʼaffin wa l-duud yikhattiih.
[27] Aywa ! Ana naʼarif khittitku intu wa niiyitku wa muʼaamaratku diddi !
[28] Tuguulu : «Ween beet al-masʼuul wa ween al-kheema al-yaskunu // foogha al-aasiyiin ? Ma fiihum khalaas !»
[29] Wa intu ma saʼaltu al-musaafiriin walla ? Wa ma saddagtu be chahaadithum walla ?
[30] Fi yoom al-masiibe, al-fasil yanja wa fi yoom al-khadab, hu mahfuud.
[31] Yaatu yagdar yathamah giddaamah ? Wa yaatu yagdar yilkaffa al-cheyy // al-hu sawwaah ?
[32] Wa leyah hu, yiwadduuh fi l-masaatir wa yiraakhubuuh fi khaburah.
[33] Hatta daraadim turaab al-waadi khufaaf leyah fi khaburah. Wa kulla l-naas yamchu waraayah wa katiiriin bala adad yamchu giddaamah.
[34] Wa be da, kikkeef tisabburuuni be kalaam ma indah faayde ? Kalaamku kulla ke khachch !