Tuɣa deg ijj n zman, ijj n temɣart tetteddar deg ijj n ddcar, ddcar-a yus-dd qibar i rebḥar.
Ttɛawaden tamɣart-a rami tuɣa-tt d tameẓẓyant tecca ijj n tnewact, tufi-tt x tma n rebḥar, teɣmi-dd deg yejdi, tanewact-a ayt bab n ddcar nnan belli ɛemmarṣ war ẓrin wečm-as mani nneɣni, s uya ḥedd yenna belli d tanewact n raryaḥ, ḥedd nneɣni yenna d tanewact n tinirin (Les anges), taḥenjirt-a zeg wami tecca tanewact-a nettat war teqqim am tḥenjirin n nneɣni, tebda tettegg ca n tmesrayin, yeqseḥ a tent-yegg ca n uḥenjir niɣ ca n tḥenjart di rqedd-nnes.
Bab-as d yemma-s ugin a x-as ssufɣen rexbar, maca rexbar n tḥenjirt-a yuyur am ssem di ddcar, yemmutti ɣar ddcurat nneɣni.
Temɣar tḥenjirt-a, tedwer d tamɣart, waxxa tuɣa tareqq s waẓri d tiɣit, maca war yezɛim ḥedd a ɣar-s iqarreb, minzi azyen yetwara-tt zi jnun, azyen nneɣni yuyer-itt ɣar tinirin, wi ɣa yzeɛmen ad yawi, tanirt niɣ tajennect?.
Tamɣart-a, tuɣa qqaren-as Mimunt, maca ayt bab n ddcar ttraɣan-as Tamimunt, ɛlaḥsab tizemmar i ɣar-s, d wur ameqqṛan i das-yewca Arebbi.
Teqqim amenni bra yaryaz, ttɛawan ayt bab n ddcar, tetbedda k-isen di marra min ten-ixessen.
Ict twara, tuss-dd ɣar-s ict temɣart zi ddcar, yesskkit-idd waryaz-nnes, ɣar-s mmi-s yetru aṭṭaṣ, itagi ad yecc ura ad yeṭṭeṣ, treqf-it ttezɛet, tenna-s ad as-texzar min t-yuɣin.
Ɣar teṭṭef Tamimunt aseymi-nni, tegg-it jar ifassen-nnes, yebda yetbejɣeḍ, yebda ixezzar day-s, yeḍreqq-dd i teḥnint, yarza tiyencicin yexs ad yarranka deg iɣuyan, yeṣwaẓẓad-as ɣar yif s tfust d tqemmunt-nnes, teqqim tḍeḥḥec, tenna-s:
- Mani dac-ɣa-yafeɣ aɣi a mmi? .
Aqqa war day-i ca!.
Tenṭeq-dd yemma-s useymi:
- Iwa egg-as rxaḍar waha a Tamimunt-nneɣ, ḥadar ad yeggenfa!.
Tarra x-as:
- Waxxa, yehwen array, mara yexs ad yeṭṭeḍ rhawa maɛlic!.
Tamimunt tejbed-dd if-nnes, tegga-s-t i wyesmi deg uqemmum, uca yebda inekkeɛ, yeṭṭef if s tnayen ifassen, aɣi yebda yetcercur am ca n rɛunṣar n waman zi tqiccit n wedrar! .
Tamimunt teṭṭebheḍ, war tessin ca illa day-s aɣi! Minzi manis dd-ɣa-yekk uɣi-ya?.
Tamɣart war temric, war teksi, war tuṛiw?.
Tamɣart-nni tufa amenni, txeḍf-as aseymi i Tamimunt jar ifassen, teksi di tazzra, treḥḥeg ɣar taddart tessaḥrat marra, tɛawed-as i waryaz-nnes min yemsaren.
Aryaz-a zeg iwdan i tuɣa ytamnen belli Tamimunt d yeǧi-s n tanirt yeɛejb-as rḥar aṭṭaṣ, minzi yessen illa mmi-s ad yeggenfa s uɣi-nni yeswa.
Rexbar yuyur di ddcurat, kur ijjen min yenna, maca Tamimunt war dasen-dd-tarri rexbar, minzi tessen-iten zi rebda ssawaren.
Yedḥa mermi mma dinni ca n useymi yehrec ttawyen-tt ɣar Tamimunt a das-tegg ddwa s uɣi-nnes.
Tamimunt yetwassen x-as belli aɣi-nnes war iqeṭṭi, cḥar ma teṣṣutteḍ n isiyman, aɣi ɛad yetmarni! .
Yiweḍ rexbar n Tamimunt ɣar ddcurat yudsen, ssenni rexbar yeffeɣ ɣar marra yewdan.
Yedwer mani ma yeǧa ca n useymi zi dcurat nneɣni, ttawyen-t-idd ɣar Tamimunt.
Isiɣi ccɣer amenni rebɛaḍ n iseggusa, Tamimunt war tuḥir ca zi min tettegg.
Ijj usegwas, tuqeɛ tzawa, yessfi-dd rekḥeḍ x dcurat, anẓar walu, reḥrac yessder, iwdan war ufin min ɣa ccen, ura min ɣa swen, bdan yewdan ttasen-dd aṭṭaṣ ɣar tamimunt, ttawyen-dd isiyman waxxa war hricen, minzi aɣi deg yemmat-sen walu.
Tamimunt tsiɣi di ccɣer-nnes, maca ayt bab n ddcar war dasen-yeɛjib ca rḥar, minzi ufin aɣi n Tamimunt yetraḥ ineqqeṣ, ugden x tarwa-nsen zi razaɣ d fad, ruḥen ɣar Tamimunt nnan-as, sbedd manaya, aqqa tarwa-nneɣ ad mmten s raz, mara tsiɣid ammu!.
Tamimunt war das-yeɛjib ca min das-nnan, tsiɣi deg uṣuṭṭeḍ n iseyman waxxa war ǧin d tarwa n ddcar!.
Munen ayt bab n ddcar, ruḥen ɣar taddart n Tamimunt, ḍerqen i tmijjiwin, bdan sɣuyyun qqaren :
- Arr-if, Arr-if
Zeɛma sbedd aṣuṭeḍ!.
