mˈɑːli nˈɔːk ɪŋklˈuːdz ðə tˈɪɹz ʌvðə blˈɛst vˈɜːdʒɪn mˈɛɹi ɪn ˈeɪtsˈɪləbəl vˈɜːsᵻz, ɹˈɪʔn̩ æz ɐ vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən ɔnðə "kɹˈaɪɪŋ" lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ fɹʌmðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv kɹoʊˈeɪʃən ɡlˌæɡəlˈɪɾɪk lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
Mali nauk includes the Tears of the Blessed Virgin Mary in eight-syllable verses, written as a variation on the "crying" literature from the age of Croatian glagolitic literature.