[1] Ana sawweet ahad maʼa nafsi ma nichiif be chahwa le bineeye.
[2] Kan sawweetah, chunu al-gisim al-nalgaah min al-Rabb fi l-aali ? Wa chunu al-warasa al-yantiiha leyi al-Gaadir min foog ?
[3] Al-damaar ma waajib le l-naadum al-mujrim walla ? Wa l-masiibe ma tagaʼ fi l-yisawwi al-charr walla ?
[4] Al-Rabb ma yichiif duruubi walla ? Wa ma yahsib kulla khatwaati walla ?
[5] Kan ana macheet be kidib aw jareet be surʼa le l-khachch,
[6] khalli al-Rabb yawzinni fi l-miizaan al-aadil wa yaʼarif kamaali.
[7] Kan ana gabbalt min al-derib al-adiil wa chahwat galbi taabaʼat uyuuni wa iideeni allattakho be l-najaasa,
[8] khalaas, naas aakhariin yaakulu al-teerabtah wa yidammuru zurriiyti !
[9] Kan galbi mayyal le mara wa harastaha fi khachum baab jaari,
[10] khalaas, khalli marti kula yichiilha raajil aakhar wa naas katiiriin yaznooha.
[11] Achaan zinaayi da yabga fiʼil cheen. Aywa, da khata al-yijiib ikhaab // min al-gaadi.
[12] Wa di naar al-taakul lahaddi l-aakhira wa tidammir kulla intaaji.
[13] Ana ma rafadt huguug abdi // aw khaadmi wakit yiwadduuni fi l-chariiʼa.
[14] Kan awwal ana sawweetah, nisawwi chunu wakit al-Rabb yihaasibni ? Wa nuguul chunu wakit yasʼalni ?
[15] Al-khalagaani ana fi batun ammi khalagaahum humman kula. Hu nafs al-Ilaah al-khattaana fi butuun ammahaatna.
[16] Ana ma dahart al-miskiin min al-cheyy al-yidoorah wa ma jarreet dumuuʼ uyuun al-armala.
[17] Ana ma akalt akli wiheedi wa ma dahart al-atiim // ma yuduukhah.
[18] La ! Achaan min subaayi, hu kibir maʼaayi misil maʼa abuuh wa daayman ana daafaʼt le l-armala.
[19] Wakit ana chift naadum fagri // ma indah khalag wa miskiin ma indah khita,
[20] hatta kan ma chakarooni be kulla galibhum kula, ana khatteethum be khattaay daafiye min suuf khanami.
[21] Hatta kan ana muhimm fi khachum baab al-hille kula, ana ma rafaʼt iidi le nikhawwif atiim.
[22] Kan awwal ana sawweetah, khalli iidi tingatiʼ min kitfi wa duraaʼi yingatiʼ min kuuʼi.
[23] Achaan al-damaar al-jaayi // min al-Rabb yisabbib leyi ruʼub wa fi chaan azamatah, ma indi gudra.
[24] Ana ma khatteet amaani fi l-dahab wa ma gult leyah : // «Nitwakkal aleek».
[25] Wa ma firiht be katarat khunaayi wa la be khumaami al-lammatah iidi.
[26] Wa ma chift nuur al-harraay // wakit talaʼt wa l-gamar wakit gaaʼid yazhaf // be kulla jamaalah,
[27] wa galbi ma mayyal leehum be achiir wa ana ma jaʼaltuhum misil ilaahaat // le naʼabudhum.
[28] Kan awwal ana sawweetah, da khata waajib leyi al-ikhaab, achaan ana khunt al-Rabb fi l-aali.
[29] Ana ma firiht be damaar al-adu al-yakrahni wa ma natteet min al-farha wakit al-charr wagaʼ foogah.
[30] La ! Achaan ma waajib lisaani // yisawwi zanib wa la natlub mootah be laʼana.
[31] Laakin al-naas al-gaaʼidiin fi kheemti buguulu : «Yaatu al-ma chibiʼ min al-laham // fi beet Ayyuub ?»
[32] Abadan, ana ma raggadt al-deef // barra wa baabi daayman faatih // le l-musaafiriin.
[33] Ana ma misil kulla l-naas, nilabbid isyaani wa khataayi kula ma dasseetah tihti wa gaʼadt foogah.
[34] Wa da achaan ana khuft min kalaam al-naas wa karaahiiyit al-gabaayil khawwafatni lahaddi ana sakatt wa ma maragt min beeti.
[35] Fi naadum al-yasmaʼni walla ? Wa da kalaami al-akhiir. Khalli al-Gaadir yurudd leyi ! Kan fi chakwa min aduuyi maktuuba diddi,
[36] khalaas ana nichiilha fi kitfi wa nalbasha misil taaj fi raasi.
[37] Kan misil da khalaas, nigaddim le l-Rabb // kulla hisaab khatwaati wa nigarrib leyah be farah // misil malik.
[38] Kan al-ard chakat minni wa juruufha andalamo foogi
[39] achaan ana akalt intaajha al-ana ma chareetah, wa kan zalamt siyaadah,
[40] khalaas, khalli ardi tigawwim haskaniit fi badal al-gameh al-ahmar wa andireesa fi badal al-gameh al-abyad ! Wa da kalaam Ayyuub al-akhiir.