¹And Job answereth and saith: —

¹Markaasaa Ayuub u jawaabay oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

²Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

²Maqla oo warkayga aad u dhegaysta, Oo tanuna ha noqoto wixii aad igu qalbiqabowjisaan.

³Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking — ye may deride.

³Bal mar ii oggolaada aan hadlee, Oo kolkii aan hadlo dabadeed iska sii majaajilooda.

⁴I — to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?

⁴Balse anigu ma dad baan ka ashtakoonayaa? Maxaan u ahaan waayay mid aan dulqaadan?

⁵Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

⁵Bal i eega, oo yaaba, Oo afkiinna gacanta saara.

⁶Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

⁶Oo xataa markaan soo xusuusto waan welwelaa, Oo jidhkaygana waa hoog iyo ba'.

⁷Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

⁷Bal maxay kuwa sharka ahu u noolaanayaan? Oo ay u gaboobayaan? Balse maxay xoog badan u yeeshaan?

⁸Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

⁸Farcankoodu iyagoo la jooga hortooduu ku xoogaystaa, Oo dhashoodiina hortooday ku dhisan yihiin.

⁹Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God upon them.

⁹Reerahoodu cabsi way ka ammaan galeen, Oo ushii Ilaahna iyaga ma kor saarna.

¹⁰His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

¹⁰Dibidoodu way dhalaan, oo marnaba madhalays ma noqdaan, Sacyahooduna way dhalaan, dhicis mana keenaan.

¹¹They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

¹¹Dhallaankooda dibadday u baxshaan sidii adhi oo kale, Oo carruurtooduna way cayaaraan.

¹²They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

¹²Waxay ku gabyaan daf iyo kataarad, Oo dhawaaqa biibiilaha way ku reyreeyaan.

¹³They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down.

¹³Cimrigooda waxay ku dhammaystaan barwaaqo, Oo dabadeedna daqiiqad ayay She'ool ku dhaadhacaan.

¹⁴And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

¹⁴Laakiin waxay Ilaah ku yidhaahdeen, War naga tag, Waayo, dooni mayno aqoonta jidadkaaga.

¹⁵What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?`

¹⁵Waa maxay Ilaaha Qaadirka ah, oo aan u adeegayno? Balse maxaa faa'iido ah oo aannu ka helaynaa, haddaan isaga u tukanno?

¹⁶Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

¹⁶Bal eeg, barwaaqadoodii gacantooda kuma jirto, Kuwa sharka ahna taladoodu way iga fog tahay.

¹⁷How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

¹⁷Immisa jeer baa laambadda kuwa sharka ah la demiyaa? Oo immisa jeer baa belaayo ku kor degtaa? Oo immisa jeer baa Ilaah isagoo cadhaysan xanuun u qaybiyaa?

¹⁸They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

¹⁸Oo ay sababtaas aawadeed u noqdaan sidii xaab dabayl ka horreeya, Iyo sidii buunshe uu duufaanu kaxeeyo?

¹⁹God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him — and he knoweth.

¹⁹Idinku waxaad tidhaahdaan, Ilaah xumaantiisii wuxuu u kaydiyaa sharrowga carruurtiisa. Haddaba isagu sharrowga ha ugu abaal gudo si uu laftigiisu u ogaado aawadeed.

²⁰His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

²⁰Indhihiisu ha arkeen halligaaddiisa, Oo isagu ha cabbo Ilaaha Qaadirka ah cadhadiisa.

²¹For what [is] his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

²¹Waayo, waa maxay farxadda uu reerkiisa ka helo, Markii cimrigiisa dhexda laga gooyo?

²²To God doth [one] teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

²²Bal ma Ilaah baa wax la baraa? Maxaa yeelay, isagaa xukuma xataa kuwa sare.

²³This [one] dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.

²³Mid baa dhinta isagoo xooggiisu ku dhan yahay, Oo istareexsan oo xasilloon,

²⁴His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

²⁴Oo aad u buuran, Oo dhuuxa lafihiisuna qoyan yahay.

²⁵And this [one] dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

²⁵Oo mid kalena wuxuu ku dhintaa naf qadhaadh, Isagoo aan weligiis wanaag dhedhemin.

²⁶Together — on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.

²⁶Habase yeeshee isku si bay ciidda u dhex jiifsadaan, Oo dirxi baa korkooda daboola.

²⁷Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

²⁷Bal eega, anigu waan ogahay fikirradiinna, Iyo xeesha aad qaldan igu hindisaysaan.

²⁸For ye say, `Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent — The tabernacles of the wicked?`

²⁸Waayo, waxaad tidhaahdaan, War meeh gurigii amiirku? Oo meeday teendhadii sharrowgu ku dhex hoyan jiray?

²⁹Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

²⁹Miyeydaan weyddiin kuwa jidka mara? Oo miyeydaan garanayn calaamooyinkooda?

³⁰That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

³⁰Iyo in ninkii sharrow ah loo celiyey maalinta belaayada? Iyo in hore loogu sii kaxaynayo maalinta cadhada?

³¹Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

³¹Bal yaa jidkiisa isaga hortiisa ugu caddayn doona? Oo bal yaa isaga ka abaal marin doona wixii uu sameeyey?

³²And he — to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

³²Laakiinse isaga waxaa loo qaadi doonaa xabaasha, Oo qabrigiisa waa la ilaalin doonaa.

³³Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

³³Waxaa isaga u macaanaan doonta ciidda dooxada, Oo dadka oo dhammuna isagay soo daba kici doonaan, Sida kuwii aan tirada lahayn oo isagii ka horreeyeyba ay u dhinteen.Haddaba bal maxaad si aan waxba tarayn iigu qalbiqabowjinaysaan, Maxaa yeelay, jawaabihiinnii been oo keliya ayaa ku hadhay?

³⁴And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

³⁴Haddaba bal maxaad si aan waxba tarayn iigu qalbiqabowjinaysaan, Maxaa yeelay, jawaabihiinnii been oo keliya ayaa ku hadhay?