Nihaayat Baabil garrabat
1 Muhaakamat Baabil al-chaafha Ichaʼya wileed Ammuus fi ruʼya. 2 Al-Rabb gaal :
«Khuzzu raaye fi l-jabal al-amlas
wa naadu le l-askar.
Wa wassufuuhum be iideeku
le yadkhulu al-madiina
be biibaan al-hukkaam.
3 Ana anteet amur le mukhassasiin hineeyi
wa battaan naadeet furraasi al-yinaffuzu khadabi,
al-yafraho be azamati.»

4 Asmaʼo al-haraka al-katiire fi l-jibaal
misil chaʼab katiiriin !
Wa da hiss harakat al-mamaalik
aywa, harakat malammat al-umam !
Allah al-Gaadir yijahhiz
deechah al-yihaarib.
5 Humman yaju min balad baʼiide
min aakhir al-ard.
Allah wa silaah khadabah
yisabbubu damaar hana kulla l-balad.
6 Abku be hizin achaan yoom Allah garrab
wa da yoom hana damaar chadiid
al-jaayi min al-Gaadir.
7 Wa be sabab da, kulla l-iideen yinrakhu
wa ayyi naadum galbah yingatiʼ.
8 Humman yinbahtu
wa yakrubhum wajaʼ wa talaga
wa yittanno
misil mara al-gaaʼide titaalig.
Wa l-waahid yichiif al-aakhar
kulluhum munbahitiin
wa yisallulu uyuunhum min al-khoof.
9 Daahu yoom Allah jaayi,
yoom hana khadab mukhiif wa zaʼal chadiid
al-foogah Allah yakhrib al-ard
wa yuguchch minha al-muznibiin.
10 Wa be da, nujuum al-sama wa l-Sabi al-Makhmi
nuurhum ma yibiin.
Wa min taluuʼha,
al-harraay tabga dalma
wa l-gamar kula,
nuurah ma yidawwi.

11 Wa l-Rabb gaal :
«Ana niʼaakhib al-dunya fi chaan fasaalitha
wa l-aasiyiin fi chaan khataahum.
Wa niwaggif istikbaar al-mustakbiriin
wa ninazzil fachaar siyaad al-unuf.
12 Wa nisawwi al-insaan khaali ma yinlagi
misil al-dahab al-saafi.
Aywa, Bani Adam yabga khaali ma yinlagi
misil dahab balad Ufiir.

13 «Wa be sabab da, nihizz al-sama
wa nirajjif al-ard min asaasha.
Wa da min chiddit zaʼali ana Allah al-Gaadir
fi yoom khadabi al-muhrig.
14 Khalaas, misil al-khazaala al-matruuda
wa misil al-khanam al-ma induhum raaʼi,
ayyi waahid yigabbil le chaʼabah
wa ayyi waahid yiʼarrid le baladah.
15 Wa ayyi waahid al-yalgooh, yatʼanooh
wa ayyi waahid al-yakurbuuh, yaktuluuh be l-seef.
16 Wa atfaalhum yarhakoohum giddaamhum
wa yanhabo khumaam buyuuthum
wa yarugdu maʼa awiinhum be gu.»

17 Wa l-Rabb gaal :
«Daahu nigawwim al-Maadiyiin didduhum
al-ma yifakkuru fi l-fudda
wa l-dahab kula ma yaʼajibhum.
18 Wa be nuchchaabhum,
yaktulu al-chabaab
wa ma yarhamo al-tifil
wa ma yihinnu fi l-iyaal al-dugaag.»

19 Zamaan, madiinat Baabil jamaal al-mamaalik
wa ziinat al-Baabiliyiin.
Wa hassaʼ, hi tabga
misil Saduum wa Amuura
al-dammaraahum al-Rabb.
20 Hi ma yaskunuuha ila l-abad
wa min zurriiye le zurriiye kula,
ma yaskunuuha.
Al-arab al-yisiiru
ma yabnu khiyamhum hinaak
wa l-ruʼyaan ma yisawwu
zaraayibhum hinaak.
21 Haywaanaat al-kadaade yaskunuuha
wa tuyuur amguggum yamlo buyuutha.
Wa l-naʼaam yaskunha
wa tuyuus al-hajar yalʼabo foogha.
22 Al-maraafʼiin yabku fi buyuutha al-samhiin
wa l-baʼaachiim fi gusuurha al-kubaar.
Wakitha gariib yaji
wa ayyaamha mahsuubiin.