¹Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?

¹Hadda bal u yeedh, mid kuu jawaabayaa ma jiraa? Balse kuwa quduuska ah midkoodee baad u jeesanaysaa?

²For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

²Waayo, ninkii nacas ah xanaaqiisaa dila, Oo kii doqon ahna ciilkiisaa dila.

³I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,

³Anba waxaan arkay nacas xidid yeeshay. Laakiinse degdeg baan u habaaray rugtiisii.

⁴Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

⁴Carruurtiisu nabaadiino way ka fog yihiin, Oo iridda agteeda ayaa iyaga lagu burburiyaa, Mana jiro mid samatabbixiyaa.

⁵Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

⁵Kuwaas beertay goostaan waxaa cuna kuwa gaajaysan, Oo xataa qodxanta way kala soo dhex bixiyaan, Oo maalkoodana waxaa afka u kala haya siriq.

⁶For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.

⁶Waayo, belaayo kama soo baxdo ciidda, Dhibaatona kama soo dhex booddo dhulka,

⁷For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.

⁷Laakiinse binu-aadmigu dhibaato buu u dhashay, Sida dhimbiiluhu kor ugu duulaan.

⁸Yet I — I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,

⁸Aniguse Ilaah baan baryi lahaa, Oo xaalkaygana Ilaah baan u dhiibi lahaa,

⁹Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.

⁹Kaasoo sameeya waxyaalo waaweyn oo aan la baadhi karin, Iyo waxyaalo yaab badan oo aan la tirin karin,

¹⁰Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.

¹⁰Oo dhulka roob ku di'iya, Beerahana biyo u soo dira.

¹¹To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high [in] safety.

¹¹Oo kuwa hooseeyana kor buu u qaadaa, Kuwa baroortana nabaadiinuu ku sarraysiiyaa.

¹²Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.

¹²Madhnaan buu ka dhigaa talada khaa'innada, Si ayan gacmahoodu u oofin karin farsamadoodii.

¹³Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,

¹³Isagu kuwa xigmadda leh ayuu khiyaanadooda ku qabtaa; Oo kuwa qalloocan taladoodana degdeg baa loo rogaa.

¹⁴By day they meet darkness, And as night — they grope at noon.

¹⁴Oo maalinnimada ayay gudcur helaan, Oo hadhka ayay wax haabhaabaan sida habeennimada oo kale.

¹⁵And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,

¹⁵Laakiinse isagu kuwa baahan ayuu ka badbaadiyaa seefta afkooda, Iyo kuwa xoogga badan gacantooda.

¹⁶And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

¹⁶Sidaas daraaddeed kii miskiin ahu rajuu leeyahay, Xumaantuse afkeeday xidhaa.

¹⁷Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,

¹⁷Bal eeg, waxaa faraxsan ninkii Ilaah canaanto, Haddaba ha quudhsan Qaadirka edbintiisa.

¹⁸For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.

¹⁸Waayo, isagu wax buu nabar u yeelaa, waana duubaa; Wuu dhaawacaa, gacmihiisuna way bogsiiyaan.

¹⁹In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.

¹⁹Wuxuu kaa samatabbixin doonaa lix dhibaato, Oo marka toddobaadna belaayo kuma taaban doonto innaba.

²⁰In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.

²⁰Wakhtiga abaarta ah dhimashuu kaa furan doonaa, Wakhtiga dagaalkana xoogga seefta.

²¹When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.

²¹Waad ka qarsoonaan doontaa karbaashidda carrabka; Oo baabbi'iddu markay timaadana kama aad cabsan doontid innaba.

²²At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.

²²Waad ku qosli doontaa baabbi'idda iyo abaarta, Oo dugaagga dhulkana kama aad baqi doontid.

²³(For with sons of the field [is] thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)

²³Waayo, axdi baad la yeelan doontaa dhagaxyada berrinka, Oo dugaagga duurkana heshiis baad la ahaan doontaa.

²⁴And thou hast known that thy tent [is] peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,

²⁴Oo waxaad ogaan doontaa in teendhadaadu nabdoon tahay, Oo xeradaada waad soo booqon doontaa, oo waxba kama waayi doontid innaba.

²⁵And hast known that numerous [is] Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;

²⁵Oo weliba waxaad ogaan doontaa in farcankaagu badnaan doono, Oo dhashaaduna sida cawska dhulka bay ahaan doontaa.

²⁶Thou comest in full age unto the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.

²⁶Oo cimri dheer baad qabrigaaga ku geli doontaa, Sida xidhmo hadhuudh ah xilliga loo soo xidho.Bal eeg, annagu xaalkan waannu baadhnay, oo sidaas bayna tahay, Haddaba bal maqal, oo nafsaddaada u ogow.

²⁷Lo, this — we searched it out — it [is] right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!

²⁷Bal eeg, annagu xaalkan waannu baadhnay, oo sidaas bayna tahay, Haddaba bal maqal, oo nafsaddaada u ogow.