[1] Ya l-salaam ! Al-madiina amchaʼaban katiir bigat maʼzuula misil armala ma indaha musaaʼada. Awwal, hi fi l-umam sayyida wa l-yoom, bigat khaadim mamluuka.
[2] Hi tabki, tabki tuul al-leel be kulla gudritha wa min sudgaanha, ma fi sadiig al-yisabbirha. Kulla rufgaanha khaanooha wa bigo udwaanha.
[3] Tihit al-taʼab hana l-khurba, balad Yahuuza waddooha // fi l-ubuudiiye. Wa aayche fi ust al-umam bala raaha wa udwaanha al-taaradooha fi l-derib al-dayyig zarrooha.
[4] Wa chawaariʼ Sahyuun hizno wa ma fi naas maachiin le l-iid wa kulla biibaan al-madiina daffago. Wa rujaal al-diin hineeha yaguntu wa banaatha al-udriiyaat haznaanaat wa madiinat Sahyuun gaaʼide // fi l-murr.
[5] Wa khusmaanha bigo siyaadha wa udwaanha gaaʼidiin fi l-raaha. Wa Allah jaab foogha al-hizin be sabab kutur isyaanha. Wa karabo iyaalha wa waddoohum abiid.
[6] Wa madiinat Sahyuun al-misil bineeye waddarat kulla charafha. Wa daahu kubaaraatha bigo misil teetal al-ma ligo bakaan marʼaahum wa arrado bala gudra giddaam tarraadiinhum.
[7] Wa fi ayyaamha hana l-diige wa l-taʼab, Madiinat al-Khudus azzakkarat kulla chahwaatha al-zamaan gaaʼide tafrah beehum. Wa wakit chaʼabha wagaʼo fi iideen khusmaanhum, ma fi naadum al-yafzaʼhum. Wa khusmaanha chaafooha wa firho be damaarha.
[8] Madiinat al-Khudus aznabat wa be da, najjasat nafisha. Wa kulla l-naas al-zamaan karramooha, hassaʼ nakarooha achaan chaafo ireeha. Wa laakin hi gaaʼide tagnit wa tantiihum daharha.
[9] Wa be najaasitha fi surwaalha, hi ma fakkarat fi mustakhbalha. Wa wagaʼaanha bigi ajiib wa ma fi naadum al-yisabbirha. Wa Madiinat al-Khudus gaalat : «Ya Allah, chiif taʼabi achaan al-adu annasar foogi !»
[10] Wa l-khasiim khatta iideenah fi kulla ziinat beetha al-tafrah beeha. Aywa, fi l-beet al-mukhaddas dakhalo umam al-inta Allah gult ma yadkhulu fi bakaan jamaaʼtak.
[11] Wa kulla chaʼabha gaaʼidiin yaguntu wakit yifattuchu al-akil. Wa yibaddulu kulla ziinat buyuuthum al-yafraho beeha be akil achaan yiʼiichu. Wa Sahyuun gaalat : «Ya Allah ! Asmaʼ wa chiif kikkeef ana mahguura.
[12] Wa leeku intu kulluku al-tiʼaddu be l-derib da, asmaʼo wa chiifu ! Fiyah taʼab ziyaada min taʼabi al-ana aayche beyah ? Wa da l-taʼab al-jaabah Allah fi yoom khadabah al-muhrig.
[13] Min al-sama, hu rassal khadabah misil naar dakhalat fi udaami. Wa kajja leyi charak wa beyah ramaani. Wa dassaani fi l-kharaab wa nagnit tuul yoomi.
[14] Hu zaatah chaal zunuubi wa sawwaahum misil daami. Wa rabataahum leyi fi ragabati wa be da, waddart gudurti. Wa l-Rabb sallamaani le iid udwaani wa ma nagdar nugumm // min tihithum.
[15] Wa l-Rabb aba kulla rujaali al-furraas al-gaaʼidiin maʼaayi wa jaab diddi deech le yaktul chabaabi. Wa khatta balad Yahuuza al-misil bineeye udriiye been al-murhaaka wa bittaha // le yarhakha.
[16] Wa fi chaan da, ana bakeet wa dumuuʼi jaro wudyaan achaan al-yisabbirni wa l-yihayyiini bigi baʼiid minni. Wa iyaali hilko achaan al-adu annasar foogi.»
[17] Sahyuun rafaʼat iideenha wa naadat wa laakin ma ligat naadum al-yisabbirha. Wa Allah anta izin le jiiraan zurriiyit Yaakhuub yabgo udwaanhum. Wa fi uyuunhum, Madiinat al-Khudus malaane be l-najaasa.
[18] Wa Madiinat al-Khudus gaalat : «Allah aadil achaan ana isiit amrah. Asmaʼo, ya kulla l-chuʼuub, wa chiifu taʼabi. Kulla subyaani wa banaati karaboohum wa waddoohum fi l-khurba.
[19] Wa ana naadeet sudgaani wa laakin humman khachchooni. Rujaal al-diin wa chuyuukhi maato fi l-madiina wakit humman fattacho al-akil le yiʼiichu beyah wa ma ligooh.
[20] Ya Allah, chiif al-diige al-foogi ! Nafsi mubarjala wa galbi munjarih achaan ana isiitak isyaan chadiid. Kan maragt fi l-chaariʼ, al-moot yilaagiini wa kan gaʼadt fi l-beet, al-seef yagtaʼ ragabati.
[21] Udwaani simʼo ganiiti wa laakin ma fi naadum al-yisabbirni. Kulluhum simʼo be hizni wa farhaaniin beyah. Wa da kulla inta bas jaʼaltah wa jibt yoom al-ikhaab // al-inta gataʼtah. Wa khalli udwaani yabgo misli ana !
[22] Jiibhum giddaamak be kulla l-fasaala al-sawwooha. Wa sawwi fooghum misil sawweet foogi be sabab kulla isyaani. Achaan ganiiti bigi katiir wa nafsi bigat mardaane.»