[1] Laakin hassaʼ, humman al-subyaan minni // yadhako foogi. Wa zamaan, ana hagart abbahaathum, chiyyaab al-ma tammo // kulaab le yahfado khanami.
[2] Wa l-chiyyaab dool, gudrithum tanfaʼni be chunu ? Achaan khuwwithum kammalat.
[3] Min al-juuʼ wa l-fagur, fattacho akil fi ard al-jafaaf al-min zamaan hilkat // wa addammarat.
[4] Humman gataʼo al-mikhkheet // min chadara wa akalo min taman uruug al-ratam.
[5] Taradoohum min ust al-naas wa aato waraahum misil wara l-saraariig.
[6] Humman sakano fi l-wudyaan al-yaabsiin wa fi nugaar al-ard wa karaakiir al-jibaal.
[7] Humman kawwako misil al-hamiir // fi lubb al-khaaba wa ragado fi l-haskaniit.
[8] Humman iyaal al-mataamiis // al-ma induhum usum wa matruudiin min al-balad.
[9] Wa hassaʼ, iyaalhum al-subyaan dool yisawwuuni khinneeye wa yadurbu beyi masal.
[10] Achaan hasabooni misil muharram, yibaʼʼudu minni lahaddi yibazzukhu leyi fi wijhi wa ma yajʼalooni.
[11] Al-Rabb rakha habil nubbaali // wa ayyabaani wa be da, humman ma yiwaggufu fasaalithum minni.
[12] Fi zeenaayti, chariiriin katiiriin yugummu le yicharkulu leyi wa yarmuuni wa yugummu diddi le yiwadduruuni.
[13] Humman yagtaʼo leyi al-derib wa bala musaaʼadat al-aakhariin yidooru yidammuruuni.
[14] Humman yadkhulu leyi // be khurma kabiire wa yawsalooni misil mooj al-bahar.
[15] Al-ruʼub gabbal diddi wa charafi faat misil chaalatah riih wa najaati faatat misil sahaab.
[16] Wa hassaʼ, nafsi antahat wa ayyaam al-taʼab wagaʼo foogi.
[17] Be l-leel, udaami boojaʼooni chadiid wa yilmaadakhooni ma yagiifu.
[18] Be unuf, al-Rabb karabaani // min khalagi wa gabbabni min jallaabiiyti.
[19] Hu ramaani fi l-tiine wa ana bigiit misil ajaaj wa rumaad.
[20] Ya Rabb ! Ana koorakt leek wa inta ma raddeet leyi. Ana wagaft be tuuli wa inta ma wajjaht aleyi.
[21] Inta ma indak leyi rahma wa iidak hajamatni // be kulla gudritha.
[22] Inta rakkabtini fi l-riih wa waddeetni wa rameetni fi amzoobaʼaane.
[23] Aywa, ana irift kadar tiwaddiini // le l-moot al-beyah inta waaʼadt // kulli makhluug hayy.
[24] Al-yagaʼ, ma indah hagg yimidd iidah walla ? Wa l-yidoor al-fazaʼ, ma indah hagg yikoorik walla ?
[25] Aywa, ana bakeet le l-hayaatah // fi l-taʼab wa wassaft mahannati le l-miskiin.
[26] Ana zaati hasabt nalga al-kheer laakin jaani al-charr. Ana narja al-nuur wa jaani al-dalaam.
[27] Wa butuuni hirgo ayyi wakit wa ana waajaht ayyaam al-taʼab.
[28] Ana raayikh be taʼab wa bigiit azrag wa laakin ma min hamu al-harraay. Wa gammeet fi ust al-mujtamaʼ wa koorakt le l-fazaʼ.
[29] Ana bigiit akhu al-baʼaachiim wa rafiig al-naʼaam.
[30] Farwit jildi dallamat wa udaami yibalbulu foogi // min al-wirde.
[31] Ana bigiit misil jigindiiyit khine al-hizin wa suffaarit hiss al-bakkaayiin.