[1] Akiid, fiyah bakaanaat al-yamurgu minhum al-fudda wa bakaanaat al-yisaffu fooghum al-dahab.
[2] Al-hadiid yamurguuh min al-turaab wa yagtaʼo al-nahaas be naar le yamurguuh min al-hajar.
[3] Fi lubb al-ard, al-naas yiwaddu deyy al-beyah fi l-bakaanaat al-dulum yifattuchu al-hujaar al-mulabbadiin baʼiid fi l-dalaam al-haalik.
[4] Yahfuru nugra tawiile baʼiid min al-bakaan al-maskuun. Wa fi bakaan al-ma yaji foogah insaan, yidallu be hubaal baʼiid min al-naas.
[5] Wa fi dahar al-ard yugumm al-akil wa laakin daakhilha // misil akalatah naar.
[6] Wa fi hujaarha, yinlagi al-yaakhuut al-akhdar wa fi turaabha, yinlagi al-dahab.
[7] Al-suguura ma yaʼarfu al-tariig da wa een al-hideyye ma tichiifah.
[8] Al-wuhuuch ma yamchu foogah wa l-duud ma yuchuggah.
[9] Al-naas yikassuru al-hajar wa yichaglubu al-jibaal // min gaʼarhum.
[10] Fi lubb al-jibaal, yankutu nugaar katiiriin wa kulla cheyy khaali, een al-insaan tichiifah.
[11] Yisiddu uyuun almi al-bahar wa yamurgu al-mullabbid fi l-deyy.
[12] Laakin al-hikma, ween tinlagi ? Wa l-maʼrafa, bakaanha ween ?
[13] Al-insaan ma yaʼarif tamanha wa hi ma tinlagi fi ard al-hayyiin.
[14] Almi al-khariig yuguul : «Al-hikma ma gaaʼide foogi.» Wa l-bahar yuguul : «Hi ma maʼaayi.»
[15] Al-hikma ma tilbaddal be dahab saafi wa la tinchari be wazin hana fudda.
[16] Dahab Ufiir al-khaali ma yisaawiiha wa la l-agiig wa la l-yaakhuut // al-akhdar.
[17] Al-dahab wa l-balluur ma yisaawu tamanha wa hi ma tinlagi be chuwaal hana dahab saafi kula.
[18] Wa l-marajaan wa l-maass, ma yihajju beehum jambaha wa l-hikma, khiimitha ziyaada min al-luʼlu.
[19] Wa l-yaakhuut al-asfar al-min al-Habacha ma yisaawi tamanha wa be l-dahab al-saafi kula, al-hikma ma tinchari.
[20] Laakin al-hikma di jaaye min ween ? Wa l-maʼrafa, bakaanha ween ?
[21] Hi ansatarat min uyuun // kulli makhluug hayy wa mullabbide min tuyuur al-sama.
[22] Wa l-halaak wa l-moot yuguulu : «Udneena simʼo beeha.»
[23] Laakin al-Rabb bas yafham deribha wa hu wiheedah yaʼarif bakaanha.
[24] Achaan hu bas al-yanzur lahaddi aakhir al-dunya wa yichiif kulla cheyy al-tihit al-sama.
[25] Wakit wazan tugul al-riih wa haddad magaas al-almi,
[26] wa wakit anta amur le l-matar, wa sawwa derib le l-barraaga // wa l-raʼad,
[27] khalaas, hu chaaf al-hikma // wa khaddarha wa khattaaha wa kachafha.
[28] Wa baʼad da, khalaas gaal le l-insaan : «Al-khoof min al-Rabb, da bas al-hikma. Wa baʼʼidiin min al-charr, di bas al-maʼrafa !»