¹And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: —

¹Markaasaa Rabbigu Ayuub uga jawaabay dabaysha cirwareenta ah, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

²Who [is] this — darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

²Waa kuma kan talada ku madoobeeya Erayada aan aqoonta lahayn?

³Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

³Haddaba sida nin rag ah dhexda u gunto, Waayo, wax baan ku weyddiinayaa, oo adna waa inaad ii sheegtaa.

⁴Where wast thou when I founded earth? Declare, if thou hast known understanding.

⁴Markaan dunida aasaaskeeda dhigay xaggee baad joogtay? Haddaad waxgarad tahay, taas ii sheeg.

⁵Who placed its measures — if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?

⁵Haddaadse taqaanid yaa qiyaasteeda amray? Amase yaa xadhiggii lagu qiyaasay ku kor fidiyey?

⁶On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?

⁶Aasaaskeedase bal xaggee baa lagu dejiyey? Amase yaa dhigay dhagaxa geeska ah

⁷In the singing together of stars of morning, And all sons of God shout for joy,

⁷Markay xiddigaha aroorya isla wada heeseen, Oo ay carruurta Ilaah oo dhammu farxad la qayliyeen?

⁸And He shutteth up with doors the sea, In its coming forth, from the womb it goeth out.

⁸Amase yaa badda albaabbo ku xidhay markay u soo faruurantay Sidii wax maxal ka soo baxay,

⁹In My making a cloud its clothing, And thick darkness its swaddling band,

⁹Iyo markaan daruurta dharka uga dhigay, Oo aan gudcurka maro lagu duudduubo uga dhigay,

¹⁰And I measure over it My statute, And place bar and doors,

¹⁰Oo aan hareeraheeda xad u amray, Oo aan u yeelay qataarro iyo albaabbo,

¹¹And say, `Hitherto come thou, and add not, And a command is placed On the pride of thy billows.`

¹¹Oo aan ku idhi, Ilaa halkan soo gaadh, laakiinse innaba ha soo dhaafin, Oo hirarkaaga kibirka lahu waa inay halkan ku joogsadaan?

¹²Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?

¹²Tan iyo waagii aad dhalatay marna subaxda ma amartay? Waaberigase ma meeshiisaad ogeysiisay,

¹³To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,

¹³Si uu u qabsado dhulka darfihiisa, Oo sharrowyada looga hurgufo?

¹⁴It turneth itself as clay of a seal And they station themselves as clothed.

¹⁴Waa loo beddelaa sidii dhoobo shaabad ka hoosaysa, Oo wax kastaaba waxay kor uga muuqdaan sidii dhar oo kale,

¹⁵And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.

¹⁵Oo sharrowyadana iftiinkooda waa loo diiday, Oo gacantii sarraysayna waa la jebiyey.

¹⁶Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?

¹⁶Adigu miyaad badda ilaheeda dhex gashay? Miyaadse moolka salkiisa martay?

¹⁷Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?

¹⁷Geerida irdaheeda miyaa laguu muujiyey? Miyaadse aragtay irdaha hooska dhimashada?

¹⁸Thou hast understanding, Even unto the broad places of earth! Declare — if thou hast known it all.

¹⁸Miyaad garanaysaa dhulka ballaadhkiisa? Haddaad waxaas wada taqaanid ii sheeg.

¹⁹Where [is] this — the way light dwelleth? And darkness, where [is] this — its place?

¹⁹Rugta iftiinka jidka loo maraa waa xaggee? Gudcurkase meeshiisu waa xaggee,

²⁰That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.

²⁰Si aad soohdintiisa u martid, Oo aad u garatid wadiiqooyinka gurigiisa loo maro?

²¹Thou hast known — for then thou art born And the number of thy days [are] many!

²¹Shakila'aan waad taqaan, waayo, adigu wakhtigaas waad dhalanayd Oo cimrigaaguna wuu dheer yahay!

²²Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?

²²Adigu miyaad dhex gashay meesha barafka cad lagu kaydiyo? Miyaadse aragtay meesha roobdhagaxyaalaha la dhigo,

²³That I have kept back for a time of distress, For a day of conflict and battle.

²³Kuwaasoo aan u kaydsaday wakhtiga dhibaatada, Iyo maalinta dirirta iyo dagaalka?

²⁴Where [is] this, the way light is apportioned? It scattereth an east wind over the earth.

²⁴Iftiinka jidkee baa lagu kala qaybiyaa? Dabaysha barise sidee baa dhulka loogu kor firdhiyaa?

²⁵Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

²⁵Bal yaa jid u sameeyey biyaha daadka ah, Amase hillaaca onkodka,

²⁶To cause [it] to rain on a land — no man, A wilderness — no man in it.

²⁶Si roob ugu da'o dhul aan binu-aadmina joogin, Iyo cidlada aan ninna degganayn,

²⁷To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?

²⁷Si uu u dherjiyo dhulka cidlo iyo baabba' ah, Oo uu doog jilicsan uga soo bixiyo?

²⁸Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

²⁸Roobku ma aabbuu leeyahay? Yaase dhalay dhibicyaha sayaxa?

²⁹From whose belly came forth the ice? And the hoar-frost of the heavens, Who hath begotten it?

²⁹Barafkuse bal yuu maxalkiisa ka soo baxay? Yaase dhalay sayaxa barafoobay ee cirka ka yimaada?

³⁰As a stone waters are hidden, And the face of the deep is captured.

³⁰Biyihii waxay u adkaadeen sidii dhagax oo kale, Oo moolka korkiisiina wuu barafoobay.

³¹Dost thou bind sweet influences of Kimah? Or the attractions of Kesil dost thou open?

³¹Adigu miyaad xidhi kartaa ururka xiddigaha ee Toddobaadyada la yidhaahdo? Miyaadse furi kartaa ururka Oriyon la yidhaahdo?

³²Dost thou bring out Mazzaroth in its season? And Aysh for her sons dost thou comfort?

³²Miyaad kartaa inaad xiddigaha Masarood la yidhaahdo xilligooda soo saarto? Miyaadse ururka xiddigaha ee Orsada la yidhaahdo carruurtiisa la kaxayn kartaa?

³³Hast thou known the statutes of heaven? Or dost thou appoint Its dominion in the earth?

³³Miyaad taqaan amarrada samooyinka? Dowladnimadoodana ma dhulkaad ku dhisi kartaa?

³⁴Dost thou lift up to the cloud thy voice, And abundance of water doth cover thee?

³⁴Codkaaga miyaad daruuraha kor ugu qaadi kartaa, Si biyo badanu ay kuu daboolaan daraaddeed?

³⁵Dost thou send out lightnings, and they go And say unto thee, `Behold us?`

³⁵Miyaad hillaaca diri kartaa, si ay u tagaan, Oo ay kuugu yidhaahdaan, Waa na kan?

³⁶Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?

³⁶Bal yaa qalbiga xigmadda geliyey? Yaase maanka waxgarashada siiyey?

³⁷Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

³⁷Bal yaa daruuraha xigmad ku tirin kara? Yaase qarbeddada samada biyo ka shubi kara,

³⁸In the hardening of dust into hardness, And clods cleave together?

³⁸Markii boodhku taallooyin noqdo, Oo ciidduna ay isku dhegto?

³⁹Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?

³⁹Miyaad karaysaa inaad gool libaax u ugaadhid? Miyaadse dhal libaax dherjin kartaa,

⁴⁰When they bow down in dens — Abide in a thicket for a covert?

⁴⁰Markay boholahooda ku dhex dhuuntaan, Oo ay hogga u joogaan inay wax gaadaan?Bal yaa tukaha cunto ku quudiya, Markii dhashiisu Ilaah u qayshadaan, Oo ay cuntola'aan daraaddeed u warwareegaan?

⁴¹Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

⁴¹Bal yaa tukaha cunto ku quudiya, Markii dhashiisu Ilaah u qayshadaan, Oo ay cuntola'aan daraaddeed u warwareegaan?