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[1] Be l-sahiih, al-Rabb rahiim // le Bani Israaʼiil wa le l-naas al-guluubhum saafiyiin.

[2] Laakin ana kamaan, garrabt nittartaʼ wa faddal leyi chiyya bas nagaʼ.

[3] Achaan ana hasadt al-mustakbiriin wa chift raahat al-aasiyiin.

[4] Achaan ma yalgo taʼab lahaddi moothum wa ajsaamhum sumaan.

[5] Humman ma yatʼabo misil taʼab Bani Adam wa ma fi cheyy yadrubhum misil yadrub al-naas al-aakhariin.

[6] Wa fi chaan da, al-istikbaar bigi kijeel fi ragabathum wa l-unuf bigi khalag al-yaksiihum.

[7] Wa min wujuuhhum al-sumaan, uyuunhum bigo dugaag wa l-fasil al-fi guluubhum ma indah hadd.

[8] Humman yichchammato wa yijahhuzu al-fasaala wa l-zulum wa yihajju be istikbaar.

[9] Wa be khuchuumhum, yiʼayyuru al-sama wa be lisaanhum, ma yikhallu muʼyaar fi l-ard.

[10] Wa hatta chaʼab Allah yamchu waraahum wa yifattuchu kalaamhum be katara misil almi.

[11] Wa l-aasiyiin yuguulu : «Kikkeef al-Rabb yaʼarfah ? Al-Aali ma indah maʼrafa !»

[12] Aywa ! Dool humman al-aasiyiin al-daayman ma induhum hamm wa gaaʼidiin yiziidu khunaahum.

[13] Bala faayde ana saffeet galbi wa hatteet khalagi // le niwassif baraaʼti.

[14] Wa be da kula, ana taʼbaan kulla yoom wa muʼaakhab kulli sabaah.

[15] Wa kan gult nihajji misilhum khalaas, ana bigiit khaayin le chaʼabak.

[16] Wa ana fakkart le naʼarif wa laakin bigi leyi gaasi bilheen

[17] lahaddi dakhalt beetak al-mukhaddas wa khalaas, ana fihimt mustakhbalhum.

[18] Be l-sahiih, inta khatteethum fi bakaan amlas le yizzahlato wa yagaʼo fi l-halaak.

[19] Be surʼa, anbahato wa bigo ma fiihum, angachcho min al-khariiʼe.

[20] Ya Rabb ! Yiwadduru misil hilim wakit tugumm didduhum.

[21] Wakit galbi anjarah wa wakit hasseet be taʼne fi daakhili,

[22] ana bigiit mukhaffal wa ma irift cheyy wa giddaamak inta, ana bigiit misil bahiime.

[23] Wa be da kula, ana daayman maʼaak wa inta karabt iidi al-zeene.

[24] Inta gaaʼid tuguudni hasab wasiiytak wa tiwaddiini fi majdak.

[25] Ana nalga yaatu fi l-sama, balaak inta ? Wa kan inta maʼaayi, ma niriid cheyy aakhar fi l-ard !

[26] Jismi addammar wa galbi kula laakin al-Rabb hu maljaʼ le nafsi wa warasati ila l-abad.

[27] Achaan al-yibaʼʼudu minnak yiddammaro wa inta tahlik ayyi waahid al-yaabaak.

[28] Wa kheeri ana, da wakit nigarrib le l-Rabb. Wa wakit naljaʼ le Allah al-Rabb, niballikh kulla khidimtah.

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