[1] Wa battaan Ayyuub kallam wa gaal :
[2] Nahlif be l-Ilaah al-Hayy // al-daharaani huguugi wa be l-Gaadir al-jaʼal leyi al-murr !
[3] Kan ruuh al-Rabb gaaʼide foogi wa munkhari tadrub riih,
[4] abadan khachmi ma yuguul fasaala wa lisaani ma yantug be khachch.
[5] Lahaddi numuut kula, ana ma nantiiku hagg wa ma nuguul ana ma kaamil.
[6] Ana munkarib fi adaalti, ma nikhalliiha ! Wa galbi ma indah chakk fi kulla ayyaam hayaati !
[7] Khalli aduuyi yilʼaakhab misil aasi wa l-yugumm diddi // yilʼaakhab misil mujrim !
[8] Achaan intu tuguulu : «Al-kaafir ma indah acham // baʼad yumuut wakit al-Rabb yichiil ruuhah.
[9] Hal al-Rabb yasmaʼ korooraakah fi wakit diigtah walla ?
[10] Hal hu yafrah be l-Gaadir walla ? Wa yagdar yinaadi al-Rabb fi ayyi wakit walla ?»
[11] Ana niʼallimku kikkeef gudrat al-Rabb wa ma nilabbid leeku // niiyit al-Gaadir.
[12] Wa kan intu kulluku iriftuuh, maala tihajju fi l-riih saakit ?
[13] Wa khalaas, daahu al-gisim al-jahhazah al-Rabb le l-aasiyiin wa da misil warasa al-kharrarha al-Gaadir le l-mujrimiin.
[14] Kan iyaalah yaktaro kula, yaktulhum al-seef wa zurriiytah ma yalgo akil.
[15] Al-faddalo minhum yaktulhum al-waba wa araamilhum ma yabkan leehum.
[16] Al-aasi, kan yilimm al-fudda // misil al-turaab wa yilimm al-khulgaan // be katara kula,
[17] khalli yilimmuhum ! Al-saalih bas yalbashum wa l-fudda kamaan tabga gisim // le l-bari.
[18] Al-aasi bana beetah daʼiif misil beet al-itte wa ma yitawwil misil illiiyit al-yihaahi al-teer.
[19] Hu yunuum khani wa ma yalga kafan. Wa be khafla, yabga ma fiih.
[20] Al-ruʼub yaji leyah be surʼa misil al-seel wa amzoobaʼaane taji takhtifah // fi ust al-leel.
[21] Riih al-sabaah tiwaddiih wa hu yamchi wa tichiilah min maskanah.
[22] Bala rahma, al-Rabb yizarrigah // be nachaachiib wa hu yihaawil yakhnis minhum.
[23] Wa l-naas yisaffugu le damaarah wa yichchammato leyah // min maarig min beetah.