Detɗa ge suwal Babilon ne
1 O Babilon, vya kale,
ka̰ mo koo ne mo hool gan digi ya se,
ka mo pe se,
ka mo pe suwar zi,
ago hool gan be gwan ga ne mo pe to,
a mbo gwan tol mo, suwal ge siŋli, ne ge hormo to bat.
2 He mo njal, na̰ swáma,
abe ba̰r ne mo pal uzi,
abe mo ba̰r ga̰l wak ne mo koo se ya digi,
ya̰ mo koo ma zum suli,
tó maŋgaɗam pul mbo le may ya.
3 Swala ge mo ne mbo gá naa ndwara go waŋ,
saaso mbo ke mo.
Mbi mbo gele tene,
ndu a̰me mbo mḛ mbi ndwara zi to bat.
4 A tol nee Bage zurra dḭl:
Bage ɗiŋnedin, Bage naa ge mbal pore ma ne,
Bage mbegeya ge Israyela ne.
5 O Babilon, ka seɗe wak ɗamal,
woy tene tṵ zi,
ago a mbo gwan tol mo ga̰l ge muluk ma ne to bat.
6 Mbi laar ka vḛneya mbi ɓase ma ta,
mbi ndi mbi joo kaŋ senna,
mbi ɓya̰ nama mo tok go.
Amma mo be kwar nama a̰se to,
mo é mo jug ge dṵṵl neneg ma ge sabar ma pal.
7 Mo ka jan tene go, mo mbo kat ga̰l ɗiŋnedin,
mo ndi kaŋ ge ne ke ma solom,
mo be dwat ge dam ge hṵsi ma pal to.
8 Se no, zá̰ fare mbe no,
mo ge siŋli gḛ, ge ne ka ne go halas be ge ɓol iigiya,
mo ge mo ne jan mo dulwak zi go:
«Mbi ne ɗeŋgo, ndu a̰me ge ɗogle to,
mbi ne pool ge ga kumur to,
mbi ne pool ge ban mbi vya ma uzi to.»
9 Baŋ tukcuk, dam ge ɗu pul zi,
kaŋ mbe ma no jwak, a mbo det mo pal.
Ko ne jo̰, mo naa ge ke sḭḭm ma, ne mbole ma gḛ ge be to puy ɗe,
mo mbo ban mo vya ma uzi, mo mbo gá kumur me.
Yál mbe ma no, a mbo det mo pal .
10 Mo é mo jobreya kaŋ kerra ge mo ne ge sone ma pal,
mo ka jan tene go: «Ndu a̰me ge kwar mbi to.»
Amma zwama, ne kwarra ge mo ne ma vuuɗi mo pala ne.
Mo ka jan mo dulwak zi go:
«Mbi ne ɗeŋgo, ndu a̰me ge ɗogle to.»
11 Yál a̰me mbo det mo pal,
ge be mo kwar viya̰ ge iyan tene to.
Haŋle a̰me mbo det mo pal,
ge be mo kwar viya̰ ge peŋle na uzi to
Baŋ tukcuk, iigiya a̰me ge mo ne wa̰ na pe to
mbo det mo pal.
12 Wa̰ tene mo sḭḭm kerra ma ne mo mbole kerra ma zi,
nama ge mo ne á tene kerra ne mo bool ya day.
Tamekyala mo mbo ɓol mbarra ne nama zi,
tamekyala mo mbo ɓol pool ge ŋgwabe naa.
13 Mo lwage tene swaga ele mo naa ge sḭḭm ma fare.
Ndá! Nama ɗage digi, nama má mo ɗaŋ!
Nama ge a ne varse pḭr se ma,
a ka ndil guwa̰r ma,
a ka waage mo kaŋ ma ge ne ɓyare ɓol mo saba wak go ma!
14 Ndi, nama sḛ ma pet a mbo kat dimma ne
dṵso ge ol ne ɗaabe na tilla go.
A mbo má ta ne ol zi to bat.
Mbo kat dḛ ol wak yeŋgel ge ndu ne swar na kaŋzam na pal to,
ko ol ge hṵli go, ge naa ne kat na wak go uwalla to.
15 Pe aya ge mo naa ge sḭḭm ma ne,
nama ge mo ne lwage tene swaga ele nama fare,
ne mo bool ya day, mbo kat mbe go no.
A mbo ɓarse se sasar,
ndu ge daage mbo her na viya̰ na pal,
ndu a̰me ge má mo mbo kat to bat.
Damaar Baabil fi l-mustakhbal
1 «Anzili wa agoodi tihit fi l-rumaad,
ya madiinat Baabil al-misil bineeye udriiye !
Agoodi fi l-turaab bala kursi,
ya bineeyit al-Baabiliyiin !
Achaan battaan ma yinaaduuki
jamiile wa l-latiife.
2 Chiili murhaaka
wa arhake dagiig.
Amurgi tarhitki min raaski
wa gilli khalagki.
Akchifi dawaarijki
wa chuggi al-buhuur.
3 Wa tinkachif ooritki wa yinchaaf eebki.
Ana nichiil al-taar
wa ma fi naadum al-yiwaggifni.»
4 Wa l-yafdaana, usmah Allah al-Gaadir
Khudduus Israaʼiil.
5 «Ya bineeyit al-Baabiliyiin
agoodi saakit wa amchi fi l-dalaam.
Achaan battaan ma yinaaduuki
malikat al-mamaalik.
6 Ana khidibt didd chaʼabi
wa ma ahtaramt warasati
wa sallamtuhum leeki fi iidki.
Laakin inti aamaltiihum bala rahma
wa fi l-chaayib, khatteeti himilki al-tagiil ziyaada.
7 Wa gulti :
‹Ana nukuun malika ila l-abad !›
Laakin inti ma khatteeti al-achya dool fi galibki
wa ma fakkarti fi l-yaji fi l-akhiir.
8 Wa hassaʼ da asmaʼe,
ya inti al-tihibbi al-rujaal !
Inti gaaʼide be amaan
wa tuguuli fi galibki :
‹Ana bas gaaʼide,
ma fi cheyy balaayi !
Abadan ma nabga armala
wa la niwaddir iyaali.›
9 Laakin al-achya al-itneen dool
yajuuki be surʼa,
fi yoom waahid bas,
tiwaddiri iyaalki wa tabge armala.
Hatta be katarat sihirki
wa gudrat jannaaniyiinki kula,
al-achya dool yaju foogki be chidde.
10 Inti atwakkalti fi fasaalitki wa gulti :
‹Ma fi naadum yichiifni !›
Wa hikmitki
wa maʼrafatki laffo raaski.
Wa gulti fi galibki :
‹Ana bas gaaʼide, ma fi cheyy balaayi !›
11 Laakin yajiiki bala
al-inti ma taʼarfi tamurgi minnah
wa tagaʼ foogki masiibe
al-ma tagdare tadhareeha
wa be khafla, yajiiki kharaab
al-yoom waahid ma chiftiih.
12 «Aywa, agoodi be jannaaniyiinki wa be katarat sihirki
al-ayyeeti fooghum nafiski min inti sabiiye !
Akuun tagdare talge minhum faayde !
Akuun beehum tirajjifi naas aakhariin !
13 Inti iyiiti min katarat al-choora.
Khalaas, khalli munajjimiinki yinajjuuki !
Humman bas yigassumu al-sama
wa yichawwufu be l-nujuum.
Wa yiʼarrufuuki fi kulli chahar
be ayyi cheyy al-yaji foogki.
14 Wa daahu humman bigo
misil al-gechch al-taakulah al-naar,
ma yagdaro yinajju nufuushum
min al-lahiib.
Wa di ma naar hint jamur
al-yisawwu foogha akil
wa la naar hint hatab
al-yiddaffo foogha.
15 Wa munajjimiinki yabgo misil da,
humman al-ayyeeti nafiski fooghum,
humman tujjaarki min inti sabiiye.
Hassaʼ, ayyi waahid minhum yajri ale haalah
wa yiwadduru, ma yinajjuuki.»
