[1] Ya wileedi, kan dimint rafiigak aw anteet kalaam le naadum // ma maʼruuf
[2] wa kan wagaʼt fi charak // be sabab khachmak aw ankarabt be sabab lisaanak
[3] khalaas, ya wileedi, sawwi misil da achaan inta wagaʼt fi iideen // siid al-deen. Le tinajji nafsak, amchi achhadah yikhalliik.
[4] Amchi ajala ! Wa la targud wa la tunuum.
[5] Anbalis minnah misil al-khazaal // min al-charak aw misil al-teer min iid al-gannaasi.
[6] Ya l-kaslaan, fakkir fi l-nimle wa chiif khidmitha wa abga hakiim.
[7] Hi ma indaha khaayid wa la muraakhib wa la siid.
[8] Laakin tilimm maʼaachha fi wakt al-gatiʼ wa takhzin akilha fi wakt al-darat.
[9] Ya l-kaslaan, le mata tunuum wa mata tugumm min noomak ?
[10] Inta tuguul tunuum chiyya wa tinjamm chiyya wa titabbig iideenak wa targud chiyya.
[11] Wa be da, al-fagur yajiik misil al-sarraag wa l-taʼab yakurbak misil rabbaat al-duruub.
[12] Al-naadum al-fasil ma naafiʼ wa khachmah yuguul daayman al-kidib.
[13] Hu yisawwi ichaara be uyuunah wa rijileenah wa iideenah wa da, le yukhuchch al-naas.
[14] Galbah malaan be l-khachch wa yikhattit al-charr wa daayman yazraʼ illa l-huraaj been al-naas.
[15] Be l-sabab da, damaarah yaji ajala. Yinrahik marra waahid wa battaan ma yalga ilaaj.
[16] Fiyah sitte achya Allah yakrahhum. Wa doolhumman al-sabʼa al-Allah harramhum.
[17] Al-een al-gawiiye wa l-lisaan al-yakdib be niiye wa l-iid al-taktul bala hinniiye
[18] wa l-galib al-yanwi al-khiyaana wa l-rijil al-tajri le l-fasaala
[19] wa l-naadum al-yachhad // be l-kidib al-hawaan wa l-yigawwim al-fitne // ambeenaat al-akhwaan.
[20] Ya wileedi, ahfad wasiiyat abuuk wa ma taaba taʼliim ammak.
[21] Ahfadhum adiil fi galbak wa arbuthum gawi fi ragabatak.
[22] Achaan wakit tamchi, humman yuguuduuk wa wakit tunuum, yahfadook wa wakit tugumm min noomak, yiwassuuk.
[23] Al-wasiiye hi misil faanuus wa l-taʼliim misil nuur wa l-adab wa ikhaabah yiwadduuk fi tariig al-haya.
[24] Wa humman yahfadook min al-mara al-fasle wa min al-lisaan al-khachchaach // hana l-ajnabiiye.
[25] Ma titmanna fi galbak jamaalha wa ma tikhalliiha tasharak // be uyuunha.
[26] Achaan al-charmuuta talgaaha rakhiise misil al-khubza wa laakin mart al-raajil tiwaddir hayaatak al-khaaliye.
[27] Tagdar tahdin naar fi sadrak wa ma tiharrig khulgaanak walla ?
[28] Aw tamchi fi jamur wa ma yutuchch rijileenak walla ?
[29] Nafs al-cheyy al-naadum al-yamchi le marit jaarah. Kan yalʼab maʼaaha, ma yajʼalooh bari.
[30] Al-naas ma yakraho al-sarraag wakit yasrig le yachbiʼ nafsah.
[31] Laakin wakit yakurbuuh, yikaffi sabʼa marraat wa da yikammil kulla khumaam beetah.
[32] Wa laakin al-zaani ma indah fihim wa be l-zina yidammir nafsah.
[33] Yalga al-dagg wa l-hugra wa eebah ma yiwaddir abadan.
[34] Achaan al-nindili yilizz al-raajil fi l-zaʼal al-haarr wa ma yarham al-zaani wakit yilkaffa foogah al-taar.
[35] Ma yakhbal gurus al-zaani al-yikaffiih leyah wa kan yiziid hadaaya kula, ma yarda beyah.