Kaɗeya ge gan ne
1 Ge Dawda ne.
Uwareya hon Bage ɗiŋnedin, njal ge mbi ne,
na ge ne hate mbi pore mballa,
ge ne nṵsi mbi ne pore mballa pe.
2 Na sḛ Bage kwa mbi a̰se ne, bage koy mbi ne,
gulum ga̰l ge mbi ne ne, bage zur mbi ne,
ɓiyaar ge mbi ne ne, mbi swaga woy tene ne.
Bage ne gwan ne naa pala mbi pe se ne.
3 O Bage ɗiŋnedin, ndu dasana da ne ɗo, mo ba ka dol mo ndwara na pal ɗaa?
Ndu dasana da ne ɗo, mo ba ka e mo haŋgal ne na pe ɗaa ?
4 Ndu dasana di da ne saam go baŋ,
na dam ma da ne kḭḭm ne kale go baŋ.
5 O Bage ɗiŋnedin, worge mo pḭr digi,
ka̰ mo koo ya se,
dabe njal ma, na ndugi ol-swama digi.
6 E swaga serra, borwe nama se,
teme mo kajamle ya nama pal,
ɓarse nama se sasar.
7 Tyare mo tok ne digi zi ya,
sya mbi ko̰r,
má mbi ne mam ge ɓaŋlaŋ no go,
ne naa ge pe yak ma tok go,
8 nama ge nama wak ne jan fare ge hale ma,
ge a ne her bama tok matoson digi guni ta hale pal ma.
9 O Dok, mbi mbo mbal mo kaŋ mballa ge giya̰l,
Mbi mbo hale biliŋ ge táál wol siya̰le mo.
10 A mo zur gan ma ne,
a mo zu mo dore Dawda ne kasagar ge naa ge sone ma ne wak zi ya ne.
11 Zu mbi, má mbi ne naa ge pe yak ma tok go,
nama ge nama wak ne jan fare ge hale ma,
nama ge a ne he bama tok matoson digi guni ta hale pal ma.
12 I vya ge sonmo ma dimma ne uwara ge ne
do̰ digi kuɗut ne na bool ya day go,
i vya ge gwale ma kale dimma ne uwara zok pul
ge a ne ɗebce na e gan zok zi go.
13 I hal ma wiya ne kaŋzam hir ge daage,
i gii ma zuli ta se ndwara dubu ne dubu ma i ful ma zi.
14 I nday ma tol ta se zuliya ceɗed,
naa ge mbo ya det i, ko ne pál i ma to,
fyaso non ta ma ne i tandal viya̰ wak ma pal to!
15 Naa ge ne kaŋ mbe ma no,
a da ne laar saal!
Naa ge nama Dok a Bage ɗiŋnedin ma,
a da ne laar saal!
Le Dawuud
1 Baarak Allah, maljaʼi
al-yiʼallim iideeni al-harib
wa asaabʼi al-duwaas.
2 Hu al-yarhamni wa hu bakaani al-gawi,
hu maskani wa hu al-yinajjiini.
Hu daragati wa maljaʼi
wa hu al-khatta al-chaʼab tihti.
3 Ya Allah ! Bani Adam, hu chunu
wa maala tajʼalah ?
Chunu al-insaan
wa maala tifakkir foogah ?
4 Al-insaan misil al-riih
wa ayyaamah misil al-dull al-yufuut.
5 Ya Allah ! Fill samaawaatak wa dalli,
almas al-jibaal wa yidakhkhunu !
6 Atlig al-barg wa chattit al-udwaan,
rassil nachaachiibak wa atrudhum !
7 Midd iideenak min foog,
afzaʼni wa najjiini min almi al-khariig.
Afzaʼni min iideen al-ajaanib
8 al-lisaanhum yuguul al-kidib
wa iidhum al-zeene malaane be khachch.
9 Ya Rabb ! Nikhanni leek khine jadiid
wa nadrub leek al-jigindiiye al-hubaalha achara.
10 Leek inta al-tanti al-nasur le l-muluuk
wa tinajji abdak Dawuud min al-seef al-kaatil.
11 Afzaʼni wa najjiini min iideen al-ajaanib
al-lisaanhum yuguul al-kidib
wa iidhum al-zeene malaane be khachch.
12 Khalli awlaadna yabgo misil bizre
al-takbur fi chabaabha
wa banaatna yabgan misil amad
al-yijammulu beehum gasir.
13 Khalli dabangaatna
yamlo marra waahid be kulla cheyy
wa khanamna yiziidu be aalaaf
aywa, yiziidu fi kadaaditna be acharaat al-aalaaf !
14 Khalli bagarna yabgo sumaan
wa ma fi khurma wa la derib al-yadkhul beyah al-adu
wa ma fi korooraak fi chawaariʼna.
15 Mabruuk le l-chaʼab
al-ligo baraka misil di !
Aywa, mabruuk le l-chaʼab
al-yaʼabudu Allah al-Rabb.
