[1] Kan gaʼadt taakul maʼa l-haakim, fakkir tamaam fi l-giddaamak.
[2] Kan batnak wasiiʼe akheer tamnaʼ nafsak.
[3] Ma tagram le aklah al-halu, taʼamah yukhuchchak.
[4] Ma tiʼayyi nafsak fi chaan al-maal. Aʼarif mata tinjamm.
[5] Ma tukhutt aglak fi l-maal, hu ma daayim. Hu yisawwi janaahe misil al-sagur, yitiir wa yamchi yikhalliik.
[6] Ma taakul eech al-rakhbaan wa ma tagram le aklah al-halu.
[7] Achaan hu indah fikir aakhar fi galbah. Hu yuguul leek : «Aakul wa achrab !» Wa laakin ma min galbah.
[8] Wa khalaas, inta tigaddif al-lugma al-akaltaha wa l-chukur al-chakartah leyah kula yufuut fi l-riih.
[9] Ma tiwassi al-matmuus achaan hu ma yichiif faaydit kalaamak.
[10] Ma tihawwil alaamaat al-huduud al-zamaan achaan tichiil min zereʼ al-ataama.
[11] Al-yahmiihum gaadir wa hu yidaafiʼ leehum diddak.
[12] Wajjih nafsak le taʼliim al-adab wa khutt adaanak le kalaam al-maʼrafa.
[13] Ma tikhalli addibiin al-wileed. Kan tafurchah be l-soot, ma yumuut.
[14] Kan farachtah be l-soot, najjeetah min al-moot.
[15] Ya wileedi, kan galbak anmala // be l-hikma galbi ana kula yinmali // be l-farah.
[16] Ana ninbasit ziyaada kan lisaanak yuguul al-hagg.
[17] Ma tahsid al-muznibiin wa laakin akhaaf min Allah kulla yoom.
[18] Wa be da, talga mustakhbal sameh wa achamak abadan ma yingatiʼ.
[19] Asmaʼ, ya wileedi, abga hakiim wa khutt fikrak fi l-derib al-adiil.
[20] Ma tagood maʼa charraabiin al-mariise wa la tamchi maʼa akkaaliin al-laham
[21] achaan al-sakkaara wa l-akkaaliin yawrusu al-taʼab wa min chiddit al-ajaz yalbaso illa l-janaago.
[22] Asmaʼ kalaam abuuk al-wildaak wa ma takrah ammak kan bigat ajuuz kula.
[23] Fattich al-sahiih wa l-hikma // wa l-adab wa l-fihim. Wakit talgaahum, akrubhum gawi.
[24] Al-indah wileed saalih yafrah ziyaada wa l-yalda wileed hakiim yinbasit minnah.
[25] Khalli abuuk wa ammak yafraho beek wa ammak al-wildatak tinattit // min al-farah.
[26] Ya wileedi, antiini galbak wa khutt uyuunak fi derbi.
[27] Mart al-raajil misil biir dayge al-marigiin minha saʼab. Aywa, al-zaaniye misil hawiire al-ma indaha hadd.
[28] Achaan hi misil rabbaat al-duruub al-kaaris, tiziid adad al-rujaal al-bukhuunu awiinhum.
[29] Le yaatu al-taʼab wa l-fagur ? Wa le yaatu al-huraaj wa l-chakwa ? Wa le yaatu al-juruuh bala sabab ? Wa le yaatu hamaar al-uyuun ?
[30] Wa da kulla ke le l-yitawwil fi l-sakar wa le l-yijarrib ayyi mariise.
[31] Khalli hamaar al-mariise ma yaʼajibak wa la tichiilha wakit tiraari fi l-kaas. Tuʼmitha haluuwe fi lisaanak
[32] laakin fi l-akhiir, hi misil addiin al-daabi wa misil samm amchideegaat.
[33] Uyuunak yichiifu itneen itneen wa lisaanak yuguul kalaam // ma indah maʼana.
[34] Tabga misil naadum raagid fi safiina al-tinhazza aw misil naadum raakib fi markaba al-chaayilha al-challaal.
[35] Wa tuguul : «Farachooni wa l-farich ma wajaʼaani wa daggooni wa ana ma hasseetah.» Wa tuguul battaan : «Mata nugumm wa nifattich nachrab ?»