¹Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!

¹Ninkii naagu dhashaba Cimrigiisu waa maalmo yar iyo dhibaato miidhan.

²As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

²Wuxuu u soo baxaa sida ubax oo kale, oo haddana waa la gooyaa, Oo wuxuu u cararaa sida hoos oo kale, oo innaba siima raago.

³Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.

³Haddaba ma mid sidaas oo kalaad indhaha u kala qaadaysaa? Oo ma anigaad xukun ila soo gelaysaa?

⁴Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

⁴Bal yaa wax wasakh ah wax nadiif ah ka soo bixin kara? Xataa mid qudha oo saas yeeli karaa ma jiro.

⁵If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;

⁵Maxaa yeelay, dadka cimrigiisu waa go'an yahay, oo inta bilood oo uu jirayo tiradoodana adigaa haya, Oo waxaad u dhigtay soohdin uusan dhaafi karin.

⁶Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.

⁶Bal ha nastee isaga ka sii jeeso, Ilaa uu cimrigiisa ka dhammaysanayo sida shaqaale maalintiisa u dhammaysto.

⁷For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.

⁷Waayo, geed dheer haddii la gooyo rajuu leeyahay inuu mar kale soo biqlo, Iyo in laantiisa curdanka ahu ayan joogsan.

⁸If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

⁸In kastoo xididkiisu uu ciidda ku dhex gaboobo, Oo ay jirriddiisiina dhulka dhexdiisa ku dhimato,

⁹From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.

⁹Biyaha urkooda ayuu ku biqli doonaa, Oo waxaa ka soo bixi doona laamo curdan ah oo dhalato la moodo.

¹⁰And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?

¹⁰Laakiinse ninku wuu dhintaa, wuuna iska baabba'aa, Oo ninka naftu waa ka dhacdaa, oo bal xaggee buu joogaa isagu?

¹¹Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.

¹¹Biyuhu badda way ka dhammaadaan, Oo webiguna waa gudhaa oo waa iska engegaa,

¹²And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.

¹²Sidaas oo kalaa dadku u jiifsada oo mana uu kaco, Oo jeeray samooyinku wada baabba'aan iyagu sooma toosi doonaan, Oo hurdadoodana kama kici doonaan.

¹³O that in Sheol Thou wouldst conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.

¹³Hahe bal maad She'ool igu qarisid, Oo bal maad meel qarsoon igu haysid ilaa cadhadaadu dhaafto, Oo bal maad wakhti go'an ii qabatid, oo aad i soo xusuusatid!

¹⁴If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.

¹⁴Mar hadduu nin dhinto, miyuu soo noolaanayaa? Maalmaha dadaalkayga oo dhan waan iska sugi lahaa Ilaa uu isbeddelkaygu yimaado.

¹⁵Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.

¹⁵Waad ii yeedhi lahayd, oo anna waan kuu jawaabi lahaa; Oo adna waxaa damac kaa geli lahaa shuqulkii gacmahaaga.

¹⁶But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.

¹⁶Laakiinse haatan waad tirisaa tallaabooyinkayga, Balse miyaadan dembigayga isha ku hayn?

¹⁷Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.

¹⁷Xadgudubkaygii kolay baa lagu xidhay, Oo xumaantaydiina meel baad ku dhuujisay.

¹⁸And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.

¹⁸Oo sida xaqiiqada ah buurtii dhacdaa waa baabba'daa, Oo dhagaxiina meeshiisii wuu ka dhaqaaqaa.

¹⁹Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.

¹⁹Biyuhu dhagaxyaday lisaan, Oo daadkooduna wuxuu qaada ciidda dhulka, Oo adna sidaasoo kalaad u baabbi'isaa binu-aadmiga rajadiisa.

²⁰Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.

²⁰Weligaaba waad ka adkaataa isaga, oo isna wuu iska baxaa, Oo jaahiisa waad beddeshaa, oo waad iska dirtaa isaga.

²¹Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.

²¹Wiilashiisa waa la sharfaa, laakiinse isagu waxba kama oga; Oo haddana hoos baa loo ridaa, laakiinse isagu waxba kama garto iyaga.Laakiinse xanuunka jidhkiisa oo keliya buu gartaa, Oo nafsaddiisa oo keliya ayuu u baroortaa.

²²Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.`

²²Laakiinse xanuunka jidhkiisa oo keliya buu gartaa, Oo nafsaddiisa oo keliya ayuu u baroortaa.