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[1] Ya Madiinat al-Khudus, gummi foog wa nawwiri ! Achaan nuurki ja aywa, majd Allah baan foogki.

[2] Daahu al-dalaam khatta al-ard wa l-khamaam al-azrag // khatta al-chuʼuub. Laakin foogki inti, Allah baan wa foogki majdah anchaaf.

[3] Al-umam yaju le nuurki wa l-muluuk yaju le l-deyy al-maarig minki.

[4] «Anzuri hawaaleeki wa chiifi ! Kulluhum lammo wa jaayiin leeki ! Awlaadki min baʼiid jaayiin wa banaatki fi l-nawaayit yichiiluuhin.

[5] Wa wakit tichiifiihum, tiraari wa galibki yadrub min al-farah. Achaan aleeki yaji kanz al-buhuur be katara wa khuna al-umam taji leeki.

[6] Jumaal katiiriin yamlo ardiki wa ibil turaab Midyaan wa Iifa. Kulluhum yaju min balad Saba chaayliin maʼaahum // al-dahab wa l-lubaan wa yibachchuru be hamd Allah.

[7] Wa kulla khanam turaab Khidaar yilimmu foogki wa yijiibu kubchaan balad Nabayuut dahaaya. Wa yigaddumuuhum fi madbahi wa ana nakhbalhum. Wa beeti al-foogah majdi, // ana nijammilah.

[8] «Dool yaatumman al-taayriin // misil al-sahaab wa yichaabuhu al-hamaam al-mugaabil beetah ?

[9] Sukkaan khachum al-bahar yukhuttu achamhum foogi. Fi l-awwal, sufun Tarchiich yijiibu iyaalki min baʼiid be fuddithum wa dahabhum. Wa da fi chaan yimajjudu usmi // ana Allah Ilaahki, Khudduus Israaʼiil al-charrafki.

[10] Wa ajaanib yabnu daraadirki wa muluukhum yakhdumuuki. Awwal fi khadabi, ana darabtiki wa hassaʼ fi ridaayi, ana narhamki.

[11] Wa biibaanki yagoodu // daayman maftuuhiin, leel wa nahaar abadan ma yigaffuluuhum. Achaan yidakhkhulu foogki // khuna al-umam wa muluukhum kula yidakhkhuluuhum foogki, al-waahid baʼad al-aakhar.

[12] Achaan ayyi umma wa mamlaka al-ma takhdimki, tiddammar wa l-umam dool // yakhrabo marra waahid.

[13] Majd Lubnaan yaji leeki // wa da hatab al-sarwi wa l-sindiyaan wa l-charbiin kulluhum sawa. Achaan yijammulu beehum // beeti al-mukhaddas wa khalaas, nimajjid bakaan nukhutt rijileeni.

[14] Zurriiyit al-zalamooki // yidanguru giddaamki wa kulla l-hagarooki // yasjudu tihit rijileenki. Wa yinaaduuki madiinat Allah wa yinaadu Sahyuun // madiinat Khudduus Israaʼiil.

[15] «Ya Sahyuun ! Awwal, khallooki wa kirhooki wa naadum ma gidir yufuut beeki. Laakin hassaʼ, ana nukhutt foogki farah daayim wa suruur min zurriiye le zurriiye.

[16] Inti tardaʼe laban al-umam wa taakuli khuna al-muluuk. Wa be da, taʼarfi kadar munajjiiki // da ana Allah wa l-yafdaaki hu ana al-Jabbaar, Ilaah Yaakhuub.

[17] Fi badal al-nahaas, nijiib al-dahab wa fi badal al-hadiid, nijiib al-fudda. Fi badal al-hatab, nijiib al-nahaas wa fi badal al-hujaar, nijiib al-hadiid. Fi badal al-jaayriin, nijiib al-salaam wa fi badal al-mudaayigiin, // nijiib al-adaala.

[18] Fi baladki, battaan ma yasmaʼo be unuf wa la damaar wa la kharaab. Wa daraadirki tisammiihum al-Naja wa biibaanki tisammiihum al-Hamd.

[19] «Wa battaan al-harraay ma tabga nuurki be l-nahaar wa l-gamar kula ma yabga leeki deyy be l-leel. Laakin ana Allah bas nabga // nuurki al-daayim wa ana Ilaahki nabga jamaalki.

[20] Wa battaan harraayitki ma tagaʼ wa gamarki kula ma yiwaddir. Achaan Allah bas yabga // nuurki al-daayim wa ayyaam hizinki yikammulu.

[21] Aywa, chaʼabki kulluhum yabgo saalihiin wa yawrusu al-ard ila l-abad. Humman bizirti al-ana maggantaha wa khidmit iideeni al-yiwassufu majdi.

[22] Al-sakhayyar minhum, // zurriiytah tabga alif wa l-daʼiif minhum // yabga umma gawiiye ! Aywa ! Ana Allah nijiib al-cheyy da // ajala fi waktah.»

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