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[1] Mufaarig al-jamaaʼa yitaabiʼ chahwaatah wa yugumm didd kulla fikir naafiʼ.

[2] Al-matmuus ma yafrah be l-raay al-adiil. Hu yiwassif illa l-galbah yuguulah leyah.

[3] Al-isyaan yijiib al-hugra wa l-muʼyaar yijiib al-eeb.

[4] Kalaam al-insaan misil almi al-khariig. Al-hikma misil almi al-jaari // min al-een.

[5] Ma adiil tansur al-aasi wa la tazlum al-saalih fi l-chariiʼa.

[6] Kalaam al-matmuus yijiib al-huraaj wa lisaanah yijiib al-duwaas.

[7] Kalaam al-matmuus yahalkah wa lisaanah charak le nafsah.

[8] Kalaam al-gawwaal misil al-halaawa, taakulah wa yanzil fi batnak.

[9] Al-yakhdim be kasal wa l-yakhrib al-amal, humman dool akhwaan.

[10] Usum Allah hu misil beet tawiil wa gawi. Al-saalih yatlaʼ foogah wa cheyy ma yalhagah.

[11] Al-khani yitwakkal fi maalah misil hille gawiiye wa misil durdur wa yahsib cheyy ma yalhagah.

[12] Gabul al-kharaab, al-istikbaar wa gabul al-charaf, al-tawaaduʼ.

[13] Al-yurudd fi l-kalaam gubbaal // ma yasmaʼah yiwassif nifaakhah wa eebah.

[14] Al-galib al-murtaah yahmal al-marad wa laakin al-galib al-haznaan, // yaatu yichajjiʼah ?

[15] Al-faahim le l-maʼrafa yalgaaha wa l-hakiim kula yifattichha.

[16] Hadiiyat al-insaan tisahhil leyah derbah wa maʼa l-kubaaraat kula, // hi tigaabilah.

[17] Al-yihajji awwal, al-naas yahsubu indah hagg wa laakin wakit gabiilah yihajji, yikaddibah.

[18] Amʼiyeedaat tiwaggif al-huraaj wa tihaajiz ambeenaat al-chudaad.

[19] Zaʼal akhuuk zariibe beenah wa beenak wa l-huraaj yagfil galbah minnak.

[20] Min kalaam khachmah, al-insaan yamla batnah wa yachbaʼ min natiijat lisaanah.

[21] Al-lisaan yijiib al-moot wa l-haya. Al-yihibb al-kalaam yilhammal natiijtah.

[22] Al-ligi zooja ligi al-kheer wa l-mara niʼma min Allah.

[23] Al-fagri yachhad be kalaam layyin wa laakin al-khani yurudd // be kalaam jafi.

[24] Akheer indak rafiig yihibbak ziyaada min akhuuk min indak rufgaan katiiriin al-yudurruuk.

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