[1] Ya sukkaan Niinawa, fi muhaajimiin jaayiin leeku ! Aharsu bakaanku al-gawi wa raakhubu fi l-duruub. Arbutu sulubku wa abgo gawiyiin le l-harib.
[2] Hatta kan al-mukharribiin kharrabo zurriiyit Yaakhuub wa dammaro chadarhum kula, Allah yigabbil leehum charafhum misil yigabbil charaf Bani Israaʼiil.
[3] Wa darag furraasah al-adu mamsuuh be buhya hamra wa askarah laabsiin khulgaan humur. Wa wakit jaahiziin le l-harib, arabaatah yamurgu charaar wa l-huraab yinhazzo.
[4] Wa arabaat al-harib yajru fi l-chawaariʼ // be chidde wa jaariyiin fi ust al-madiina misil deyy al-barraaga al-tachlaʼ.
[5] Wa malik Niinawa naada khuyyaadah wa laakin humman yittartaʼo // fi machiihum. Yajru le l-durdur wa yijahhuzu nufuushum le yahmuuh.
[6] Tawwaali, al-sadd al-laazmiin beyah almi al-bahar ankasar wa gasir al-malik wagaʼ.
[7] Wa l-malika sallabooha wa chaalooha wa khaddaamaatha kaarbaat duyuudhin wa yunuuhan hissihin // misil al-hamaam.
[8] Wa Niinawa bigat misil khazzaan almi al-yinaggit wa sukkaanha arrado misil almi al-jaari. Wakit yuguulu leehum : «Agiifu ! Agiifu» kula, ma fi naadum minhum yinlafit.
[9] Anhabo al-fudda wa anhabo al-dahab ! Khuna al-madiina abadan ma yikammil wa khumaamha al-khaali kula katiir.
[10] Niinawa bigat nagaʼa faadiye wa kharaab. Wa naasha guluubhum angataʼo wa rijleehum barado. Wa butuunhum kula yarjufu wa wujuuhhum bigo dulum.
[11] Wa ween marbat al-diidaan wa margad iyaalhum ? Kan al-duud wa martah marago kula, naadum ma yibachtin iyaalhum.
[12] Al-duud yagnus le iyaalah wa yakhnig le martah. Wa yamla marbatah be l-seed // al-hu katalah wa be l-rimam al-hu charrataahum.
[13] Wa daahu kalaam Allah al-Gaadir : «Akiid nugumm diddiki, ya madiinat Niinawa. Aywa, arabaatki hana l-harib, nisawwiihum rumaad. Wa furraaski al-misil al-diidaan, al-seef yaktulhum. Wa ana niwaggif ganiiski fi l-balad wa hiss rusulki battaan ma yinsamiʼ.»