¹Markaasaa Eliifas kii reer Teemaan u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

¹And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —

²Mid hadduu isku dayo inuu kula hadlo, ma ka xumaanaysaa? Laakiinse bal yaa hadal iska celin kara?

²Hath one tried a word with thee? — Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?

³Bal eeg, adigu kuwa badan wax baad bartay, Oo gacmihii itaalka darnaana waad xoogaysay.

³Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.

⁴Erayadaadu way tiiriyeen kii sii dhacayay, Oo jilbihii tabarta yaraana waad adkaysay.

⁴The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.

⁵Laakiinse haatan dhibaatadu aday kuu timid, oo waad taag yaraanaysaa, Wayna ku soo gaadhay, oo waad dhibaataysan tahay.

⁵But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.

⁶War kalsoonidaadu sow ma aha cabsida aad Ilaahaaga ka cabsato, Rajadaaduse sow ma aha daacadnimada jidadkaaga?

⁶Is not thy reverence thy confidence? Thy hope — the perfection of thy ways?

⁷Waan ku baryayaaye bal wax xusuuso, bal yaa weligiis halligmay isagoo aan xaq qabin? Amase xaggee baa mid qumman lagu halaagay?

⁷Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?

⁸Sidaan anigu arkay, weligoodba kuwii xumaan tacbadaa, Oo belaayo beertaa, isla waxaasay goostaan.

⁸As I have seen — ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!

⁹Iyagu waxay ku baabba'aan Ilaah neeftiisa, Oo waxay ku dhammaadaan afuufidda cadhadiisa.

⁹From the breath of God they perish, And from the spirit of His anger consumed.

¹⁰Libaaxa cidiisii, iyo aarka cadhaysan codkiisii, Iyo libaaxyada yaryar miciyahoodiiba waa jajabaan.

¹⁰The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.

¹¹Libaaxa duqa ahu ugaadhla'aanta buu u bakhtiyaa, Oo goosha dhasheediina way kala firdhaan.

¹¹An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.

¹²Haddaba war baa qarsoodi la iigu keenay, Oo dhegtayduna faqiisay qabsatay.

¹²And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.

¹³Habeenkii markay riyooyinku fikirro kiciyaan, Oo ay dadku hurdo weyn ku fogaadaan,

¹³In thoughts from visions of the night, In the falling of deep sleep on men,

¹⁴Ayaa cabsi iyo gariiru igu dhacay, Oo lafahayga oo dhammuna way wada ruxruxmadeen.

¹⁴Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.

¹⁵Markaasaa ruux wejigayga soo hor maray, Oo timihii jidhkayguna waa soo wada istaageen.

¹⁵And a spirit before my face doth pass, Stand up doth the hair of my flesh;

¹⁶Oo isagii wuu joogsaday, laakiinse muuqashadiisii waan kala saari waayay; Muuqaal baa indhahayga hortooda joogay; Intii mudda ah aamusnaan baa jirtay, dabadeedna waxaan maqlay cod leh,

¹⁶It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude [is] over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:

¹⁷War nin dhiman karaa miyuu Ilaah ka sii caaddilsanaan karaa? Mase nin baa ka sii daahirsanaan kara kii isaga abuuray?

¹⁷`Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?

¹⁸Bal eeg, isagu addoommadiisa iskuma halleeyo; Oo malaa'igihiisana nacasnimuu ku eedeeyaa.

¹⁸Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.`

¹⁹Intee ka sii badan buu eedeeyaa kuwa guryaha dhoobada ah deggan, Oo aasaaskoodii boodhka ku jiro, Oo sida balanbaallis u burbura!

¹⁹Also — the inhabitants of houses of clay, (Whose foundation [is] in the dust, They bruise them before a moth.)

²⁰Subaxdii iyo fiidkii inta ka dhex leh ayay baabba'aan; Weligoodba way halligmaan iyadoo aan ciduna ka fikirayn.Xadhkaha teendhooyinkoodii sow lama siibo? Way dhintaan iyagoo aan xigmad lahayn.

²⁰From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish.

²¹Xadhkaha teendhooyinkoodii sow lama siibo? Way dhintaan iyagoo aan xigmad lahayn.

²¹Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!