1 K uwanu waa erayadii wacdiyihii ahaa ina Daa'uud oo Yeruusaalem boqorka ku ahaa.

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 W acdiyuhu wuxuu leeyahay, Waa wax aan waxba tarayn, waa wax aan waxba tarayn, wax waluba waa wax aan waxba tarayn.

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”

3 B al maxaa faa'iido ah oo nin ka hela hawshiisa uu qorraxda hoosteeda ku hawshoodo oo dhan?

What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun?

4 Q arni baa taga, oo qarni kalena wuu yimaadaa, laakiinse dhulku weligiisba wuu waaraa.

One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever.

5 O o qorraxduna way soo baxdaa, oo haddana way dhacdaa, oo waxay ku degdegtaa meeshii ay ka soo baxdo.

The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose.

6 D abayshu waxay tagtaa xagga koonfureed, oo haddana waxay u soo rogmataa xagga woqooyi, oo had iyo goorba way wareegtaa, oo dabayshu waxay ku soo noqotaa wareeggeedii.

The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit.

7 W ebiyaasha oo dhammu waxay ku shubmaan badda, oo weli badduna ma buuxsanto, oo webiyaashu meeshii ay ku socdaan ayay haddana ku sii socdaan.

All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea is not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again.

8 W ax kastaaba waa daal miidhan, dadku ma sheegi karo innaba. Ishu wax arag kama dheregto, dhegtuna waxmaqlid kama buuxsanto.

All things are full of labor; Man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing.

9 W ixii hore u jiri jiray waa waxa dibna u jiri doona, oo wixii la sameeyeyna waa waxa hadda ka dib la samayn doono, oo inta qorraxda ka hoosaysana wax cusub laguma arko.

That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.

10 M iyey jiraan wax la odhan karo, Bal eeg, waxanu waa cusub yihiine? Way jiri jireen tan iyo waayihii inaga horreeyey.

Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us.

11 W axyaalihii hore lama xusuusto, oo waxyaalaha iman doonana innaba laguma xusuusan doono kuwa dabadeed iman doona. Xigmaddu Waa Wax Aan Micne Lahayn

There is no remembrance of former things, Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come By those who will come after. The Grief of Wisdom

12 A nigan wacdiyaha ahu boqor baan reer binu Israa'iil ugu ahaa Yeruusaalem.

I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 O o waxaan qalbigayga oo dhan u soo jeedshay inaan doono oo xigmad ku baadho waxyaalaha samada hoosteeda lagu sameeyo oo dhan. Dhibaatadan kulul ayaa Ilaah binu-aadmigu u siiyey inay ku hawshoodaan.

And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.

14 S huqullada qorraxda hoosteeda lagu sameeyo oo dhan waan arkay, oo bal eeg, dhammaantood waa wax aan waxba tarayn iyo dabagalka dabaysha oo kale.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

15 W ixii qalloocan lama toosin karo, oo wixii dhimmanna lama tirin karo.

What is crooked cannot be made straight, And what is lacking cannot be numbered.

16 Q albigaygaan la hadlay, oo waxaan ku idhi, Bal eeg, anigu waxaan helay xigmad ka sii badan tii kuwii hortaydii Yeruusaalem u talin jiray oo dhan, oo qalbigaygu aad buu u arkay xigmad badan iyo aqoon dheer.

I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has understood great wisdom and knowledge.”

17 W axaan qalbigayga siiyey inaan xigmad ogaado iyo inaan waalli iyo nacasnimo ogaado, oo waxaan gartay inay taasuna tahay dabagalka dabaysha oo kale.

And I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.

18 W aayo, xigmaddii badan caloolxumo badan baa ku jirta, oo kii aqoon korodhsadaana murug buu sii korodhsadaa.

For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.