[1] Maala al-Gaadir ma gataʼ wakit le l-ikhaab ? Wa maala al-yaʼarfuuh ma chaafo ayyaamah ?
[2] Al-aasiyiin yihawwulu alaamaat al-huduud wa yasurgu al-bagar wa yasraho beehum.
[3] Humman yichiilu humaar al-ataama wa yakurbu fi l-damaan // toor al-armala.
[4] Yaturdu al-masaakiin min al-derib wa fagraaniin al-balad yillabbado // minhum.
[5] Aywa ! Al-masaakiin yamchu le khidmithum misil hamiir al-kadaade yifattuchu akil fi l-sahara. Humman yiʼakkulu iyaalhum fi ard jafaaf.
[6] Fi l-ziraaʼa, al-masaakiin yilimmu alfa wa fi jineenit al-aasi, yilimmu inab.
[7] Tuul al-leel, humman aryaaniin // bala khulgaan wa ma induhum khita // min al-bardaay.
[8] Matar al-yanzil fi l-jibaal yibilluhum wa min gillit al-maskan, yittaako fi l-hajar.
[9] Wa l-aasiyiin yaglaʼo al-atiim be gu min ammah wa yakurbu damaan min al-fagraaniin.
[10] Al-masaakiin maachiin aryaaniin ma induhum khulgaan wa be juuʼhum, yangulu al-gechch.
[11] Fi lubb al-zaraayib, yaʼasuru dihin wa yaʼasuru al-inab wa laakin ma induhum hagg yuduukhuuh.
[12] Wa fi daakhal al-madiina, al-taʼbaaniin yaguntu wa l-majruuhiin yikooruku le l-fazaʼ wa laakin al-Rabb ma yasmaʼhum.
[13] Wa l-aasiyiin muʼaaridiin // le nuur al-nahaar wa ma yaʼarfu turugah wa ma yamchu fi duruubah.
[14] Wa l-kaatil yugumm fi wakt al-chagaag yaktul al-miskiin wa l-fagraan wa yasrig be l-leel.
[15] Al-zaani yarja al-leel wa yuguul : «Ma fi naadum yichiifni.» Hu yikhatti wijhah achaan ma yaʼarfuuh.
[16] Fi l-dalaam, yasrig al-buyuut wa be l-nahaar, yinsadda daakhal ma yidoor al-nuur.
[17] Aywa, leehum humman kulluhum al-dalaam al-haalik misil al-sabaah achaan humman waalafo be ruʼub al-leel.
[18] Wa intu tuguulu : «Humman misil al-tibin al-chaaylah almi. Naas al-balad yalʼano turaabhum wa ma fi al-yakhdim fi jineenaat inabhum.»
[19] Wa tuguulu : «Misil al-jafaaf wa l-hamu yimawwuʼu al-talaj misil da, al-moot yichiil al-muznib.
[20] Wa ammah al-wildatah kula tansaah wa janaaztah tiʼaffin wa tabga laziize le l-duud. Naas abadan ma yizzakkarooh wa zulmah yiddammar misil chadara al-wagaʼat.»
[21] Laakin hu yisawwi al-fasaala le l-mara al-aagre al-ma indaha iyaal wa ma yarham al-armala.
[22] Laakin al-Rabb be gudurtah, hu bas al-yamrug siyaad al-unuf. Wakit yugumm, humman dool ma yalgo al-haya.
[23] Al-Rabb yikhalliihum fi l-amaan wa laakin hu yiraakhib duruubhum.
[24] Wa l-aasiyiin bigo aaliyiin wa baʼad chiyya, yabgo ma fiihum. Humman yidaffugu misil al-nuwwaar wa yagtaʼoohum misil yagtaʼo // al-ganaadiil.
[25] Wa kan misil da, yaatu yikaddibni ? Wa yaatu yuguul kalaami da // ma sahiih ?