[1] Ya Rabb, maala khalleetna ila l-abad ? Wa maala khadabak yahrigna, aniina khanamak al-tasrah beena ?
[2] Azzakkar mujtamaʼak al-inta azaltah min zamaan wa l-gabiila al-fadeetha // le tukuun warasatak. Azzakkar jabal Sahyuun, al-bakaan al-inta sawweetah maskanak.
[3] Amchi chiif al-damaar al-kaamil fi beetak al-mukhaddas, al-adu fatfat kulla cheyy.
[4] Udwaanak ragrago fi lubb al-bakaan al-nilimmu maʼaak foogah wa hinaak khatto alaamithum.
[5] Humman bigo misil al-yarfaʼo faashum le yagtaʼo chadar al-khaaba.
[6] Humman kassaro suwar // manguuchiin hana khachab wa daggoohum be faas wa mitraga.
[7] Wa dasso naar fi beetak al-mukhaddas. Aywa, al-bakaan al-khatteet foogah usmak, ramooh wa ma jaʼalooh mukhaddas.
[8] Wa gaalo ambeenaathum : «Yalla ! Nidammuruuhum kulluhum !» Wa fi l-balad, harrago kulla l-bakaanaat al-yilimmu fooghum maʼa l-Rabb.
[9] Aniina ma chifna battaan // alaamaat al-Rabb wa ma fi anbiya. Wa fi usutna, ma fi naadum al-yaʼarif al-cheyy da yagood le mata.
[10] Lahaddi mata, ya Rabb, // al-mudaayigiin yiʼayyuruuk ? Al-udwaan yahguru usmak daayman walla ?
[11] Maala karabt iidak ? Maala karabt zeenaaytak ? Arfaʼha wa kammilhum !
[12] Ya Rabb ! Inta maliki min zamaan wa inta bas al-tijiib al-naja fi l-balad.
[13] Wa be gudurtak, inta chaggeet al-bahar itneen wa fi l-almi, kassart raas // khuul al-bahar.
[14] Aywa, inta rihikt ruuse Luyaataan wa sawweetah akil le l-chaʼab al-yaskunu fi l-sahara.
[15] Inta bas jarreet uyuun almi wa wudyaan wa inta bas yabbast // buhuur al-ma yikammulu.
[16] Al-leel wa l-nahaar kula humman hineeyak inta. Wa l-gamar wa l-harraay kula, inta khatteet ayyi waahid fi bakaanah.
[17] Inta bas al-khatteet huduud al-ard wa l-seef wa l-chite kula, inta bas sawweethum.
[18] Ya Allah, azzakkar ! Al-adu ayyarak wa l-chaʼab al-matmuus // hagar usmak !
[19] Ma tisallim chaʼabak le l-adu misil gimriiye al-tantiiha le l-haywaanaat. Wa ma tansa daayman hayaat masaakiinak.
[20] Fakkir fi l-muʼaahada achaan al-balad malaane be bakaanaat dulum wa dool bas bakaanaat al-unuf.
[21] Khalli al-mazluumiin ma yakhjalo wa khalli al-masaakiin wa l-daʼiifiin yachkuru usmak.
[22] Gumm, ya Rabb, daafiʼ le hadafak wa fakkir fi l-muʼyaar al-jaayi leek daayman min al-mataamiis.
[23] Ma tansa harakat udwaanak wa aayit al-yugummu diddak // be chidde.