Yee za Israel pǝ byak ɓǝǝra
1 Ne cok na hai ge sǝŋ zahbii sǝr
Babilon, na yeyee na foo ɓǝ Sion ne ko.
2 Na rao tǝnjuŋ man tǝ kpuu zahbii.
3 Za mai mo gbahra na na byak faara na ɗǝǝ lǝŋni,
Na joŋ kyẽm nyi ra ne ko.
Faara: We ɗǝǝ lǝŋ cor Sion nyi ru.
4 Na gak ɗǝǝ lǝŋ Dǝɓlii ko pǝ sǝr gwǝǝ suu ɗǝne?
5 Jerusalem, me yaŋ ɓǝ ɓo ɓe, ka me gak woŋ tǝnjuŋ faɗa kao.
6 Me foo ɓǝ ɓo ya ɓe,
Me foo ɓǝ ɓo tǝgbana mo ye fan 'nyah suu ɓe malii ah ya ɓe,
Ka me gak ɗǝǝ lǝŋ kao syaŋsyaŋ.
7 Dǝɓlii, mo foo ɓǝ fan mai Edomien mo joŋra ne cok mo ge rera yaŋ Jerusalem,
Mo foo ɓǝ mai mo faara: Na dah ge sǝŋ.
8 Babilon, mo ga vǝrri,
A pǝ'nyah wo dǝɓ mai moo ga faŋ val fan mai mo joŋ wo ɓuu tǝ ɓo,
9 Dǝɓ mai moo ga woo wee ɓo loɓ tǝsal ne ko.
1 Jamb buhuur Baabil, tihit gaʼadna
wa wakit azzakkarna Sahyuun, bakeena.
2 Fi chadar al-bakaan da,
allagna jigindiiyaatna.
3 Wa l-karaboona dawwaro nikhannu leehum
aywa, al-azzaboona dawwaro nifarruhuuhum.
Wa amaroona wa gaalo :
«Khannu leena khine Sahyuun.»
4 Laakin kikkeef nikhannu khine Allah
fi balad al-kuffaar ?
5 Ya Madiinat al-Khudus !
Kan nisiitki,
khalli zeenaayti tinchalla !
6 Wa khalli lisaani yalsag fi sugʼi
kan ma azzakkartiki
wa kan ma khatteetki
fi awwal farahi !
7 Ya Allah ! Fakkir fi naas balad Adoom
al-gaalo fi yoom damaar Madiinat al-Khudus :
«Arruuha, arruuha
min foog le tihit wa khalluuha !»
8 Ya madiinat Baabil al-misil bineeye,
waajib takhrabe !
Mabruuk le l-yiʼaamilki
misil aamaltiina !
9 Aywa ! Mabruuk le l-yakrub atfaalki
wa yadrubhum fi l-hajar.
