¹Ruuxaygii waa tabardarnaaday, cimrigaygiina waa dhammaaday, Oo qabrigu waa ii diyaar.

¹My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished — graves [are] for me.

²Sida xaqiiqada ah waxaa ila jooga majaajilowyo, Oo ishayduna waxay fiiro u leedahay ka cadhaysiintooda.

²If not — mockeries [are] with me. And in their provocations mine eye lodgeth.

³Haddaba rahaamad i sii, oo dammiin ii noqo; Bal yaa jooga oo gacanta dhaar iigu dhiibaya?

³Place, I pray Thee, my pledge with Thee; Who is he that striketh hand with me?

⁴Waayo, qalbigooda waxgarashadii waad ka qarisay, Oo sidaas daraaddeed iyaga ma aad sarraysiin doontid.

⁴For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.

⁵Kii saaxiibbadiis u yeedha inay maal ka qaybgeliyaan, Carruurtiisu way indha beeli doonaan.

⁵For a portion he sheweth friendship, And the eyes of his sons are consumed.

⁶Oo weliba isagu wuxuu iga dhigay wax ay dadku ku halqabsadaan, Oo waxaan noqday mid ay dadku candhuuf ku tufaan.

⁶And he set me up for a proverb of the peoples, And a wonder before them I am.

⁷Indhahaygii murug bay la arag daranyihiin, Oo xubnahaygii oo dhammuna waxay noqdeen sidii hoos oo kale.

⁷And dim from sorrow is mine eye, And my members as a shadow all of them.

⁸Dadkii toolmoonu waxan way la yaabayaan, Oo kan aan xaqa qabinuna wuxuu ku kacayaa cibaadalaawaha.

⁸Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up.

⁹Laakiinse kii xaq ahu jidkiisa wuu ku sii adkaysan doonaa, Oo kii gacmo nadiifsan lahuna aad iyo aad buu u sii xoogaysan doonaa.

⁹And the righteous layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.

¹⁰Laakiinse idinku dhammaantiin bal soo noqda oo ii kaalaya, Oo anna nin xigmad leh idinkama heli doono.

¹⁰Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

¹¹Cimrigaygii waa dhammaaday, Oo qastigaygii iyo fikirradii qalbigayguba waa baabbe'een.

¹¹My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!

¹²Habeenka waxay u beddelaan maalin, Oo waxay yidhaahdaan, Iftiinku waa u dhow yahay gudcurka.

¹²Night for day they appoint, Light [is] near because of darkness.

¹³Haddaan She'ool u rajeeyo sida gurigaygii oo kale, Ama haddaan gogoshayda gudcurka ku dhex fidsado,

¹³If I wait — Sheol [is] my house, In darkness I have spread out my couch.

¹⁴Oo haddaan qudhunka ku idhaahdo, Adigu waxaad tahay aabbahay, Oo aan dirxigana ku idhaahdo, Adigu waxaad tahay hooyaday iyo walaashay,

¹⁴To corruption I have called: — `Thou [art] my father.` `My mother` and `my sister` — to the worm.

¹⁵Bal markaas meeday rajadaydu? Oo bal yaase rajadayda arki doona?Waxay hoos ugu dhaadhici doontaa qataarrada She'ool, Markaannu ciidda wada galno.

¹⁵And where [is] now my hope? Yea, my hope, who doth behold it?

¹⁶Waxay hoos ugu dhaadhici doontaa qataarrada She'ool, Markaannu ciidda wada galno.

¹⁶[To] the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.