1 W ar sow hawl diyaar uma aha binu-aadmiga dhulka jooga? Sowse maalmihiisu ma aha sida kuwa shaqaale oo kale?

“Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?

2 S ida addoon hoos u xiisooda, Iyo sida shaqaale mushahaaradiisa filanaya,

As a servant who earnestly desires the shadow, as a hireling who looks for his wages,

3 S idaasoo kale waxaa lay siiyaa bilo aan waxtar lahayn, Oo waxaa lay siiyaa habeenno daal badan.

so am I made to possess months of misery, wearisome nights are appointed to me.

4 H addaba markaan jiifsado waxaan idhaahdaa, Bal goormaan kici doonaa? Laakiinse habeenku waa dheer yahay Oo tan iyo waaberiga waan rogrogmadaa.

When I lie down, I say, ‘When shall I arise, and the night be gone?’ I toss and turn until the dawning of the day.

5 J idhkaygii waxaa ku dedan dirxiyo iyo qolfo ciid ah, Haddaba dubkaygu waa isqabsadaa dabadeedna wuu sii dillaacaa.

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.

6 C imrigaygu waa ka dheereeyaa dungudbiyaha dharsameeyaha, Oo rajola'aan baan ku noolahay.

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

7 B al xusuusta in noloshaydu tahay dabayl uun, Ishayduna mar dambe samaan ma arki doonto.

Oh remember that my life is a breath. My eye shall no more see good.

8 K ii i fiiriya ishiisu mar dambe ima arki doonto, Indhahaagu way i fiirin doonaan, laakiinse anigu ma jiri doono.

The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.

9 S ida daruurtu ay u libidho oo ay u baabba'do, Sidaasoo kale ayaa kii She'ool hoos u galaa uusan mar dambe kor uga soo noqonayn.

As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.

10 I sagu mar dambe gurigiisii kuma soo noqon doono, Oo meeshiisiina mar dambe ma ay aqoon doonto.

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

11 S idaas daraaddeed anigu afkayga celin maayo; Waxaan ku hadli doonaa cidhiidhiga qalbigayga, Oo waxaan ku caban doonaa tiiraanyada qadhaadh oo naftayda.

“Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

12 W ar anigu ma bad baan ahay, mase nibiriga badda, Bal maxaad ii daawanaysaa?

Am I a sea, or a sea monster, that you put a guard over me?

13 M arkaan idhaahdo, Sariirtaydaa ii raxayn doonta, Oo gogoshaydaa cabatinkayga iga sahali doonta,

When I say, ‘My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint;’

14 A yaad riyooyin igu bajisaa, Oo waxaad igu cabsiisaa muuqashooyin.

then you scare me with dreams, and terrify me through visions:

15 S idaas daraaddeed naftaydu waxay lafahayga ka doorataa Ceejin iyo geeri.

so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.

16 N oloshayda waan nacsanahay, oo dooni maayo inaan weligay sii noolaado; War iska kay daa, waayo, cimrigaygu waa neefsasho oo kale.

I loathe my life. I don’t want to live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

17 B al binu-aadmigu muxuu yahay oo aad u weynaynaysaa, Balse maxaad uga fikiraysaa isaga?

What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,

18 B al maxaad subax kasta u soo booqanaysaa, Oo aad daqiiqad kasta u tijaabinaysaa?

that you should visit him every morning, and test him every moment?

19 B al ilaa goormaadan iga sii jeesanayn, Oo aadan iska kay daynayn intaan candhuuftayda liqayo?

How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?

20 O o haddii aan dembaabay bal maxaan kuu sameeyaa Kaaga dadka ilaaliyow? Bal maxaad iiga dhigatay calaamad, Si aan nafsaddayda culaab ugu noqdo?

If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, so that I am a burden to myself?

21 O o bal maxaad xadgudubkayga iiga saamaxi weyday? Oo dembigaygana maxaad iiga fogayn weyday? Waayo, haatan ciiddaan ku dhex jiifsan doonaa, Aad baadna ii doondooni doontaa, laakiinse siima aan jiri doono.

Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.”