Al-taʼab al-ja fi Madiinat al-Khudus
1 Ya l-salaam !
Al-dahab yiwaddir loonah walla ?
Wa l-dahab al-saafi yilkhayyar walla ?
Wa l-hujaar al-mukhaddasiin
chatto fi machbak al-chawaariʼ.
2 Wa iyaal Sahyuun al-khaaliyiin kula
misil al-dahab al-saafi.
Wa maala bigo misil jiraar al-tiine
al-sawwoohum al-haddaad ?
3 Hatta al-baʼaachiim yantu duyuudhum
wa yiradduʼu iyaalhum.
Wa laakin ummati al-misil bitt ammi
ma induhum mahanna
misil naʼaamaayit al-sahara.
4 Al-atfaal lisneehum yibso min al-atach
wa l-iyaal talabo akil
wa laakin naadum al-yantiihum ke ma fiih.
5 Al-naas al-awwal akalo akil adiil
al-yoom min al-juuʼ daffago fi l-chawaariʼ
wa l-awwal ragado fi l-hariir,
al-yoom ragado fi l-baʼar.
6 Wa khata ummati al-misil bitt ammi
akbar min zunuub madiinat Saduum
al-tawwaali addammarat
wa ma ligat fazaʼ.
7 Awwal kubaaraat ummati saafiyiin ziyaada min al-barad
wa ajsaamhum buyud karr min al-laban
wa samhiin misil al-marajaan
wa uruug jisimhum khudur misil al-yaakhuut.
8 Wa hassaʼ kamaan, binchaafo zurug kurum misil al-faham
wa ma binʼarfu fi chawaariʼ al-madiina
wa farwithum laasge fi udaamhum
wa yaabse karr misil al-uud.
9 Akheer tumuut be l-seef
min tumuut be l-juuʼ
walla tabtul be bicheech bicheech
min gillit al-maʼaach.
10 Wa halaak ummati al-misil bitt ammi
lihig lahaddi l-ammahaat al-hanuunaat
rakkaban iyaalhin wa bigo akilhin.

11 Wa Allah nazzal kulla zaʼalah
wa khadabah al-muhrig zaadah
wa gabbad naar fi Sahyuun akalat asaasha.
12 Muluuk al-aalam wa kulla naas al-dunya
abadan ma yisaddugu
kadar al-adu wa l-khasiim
yagdar yadkhul fi biibaan Madiinat al-Khudus.
13 Wa da be sabab zanib al-anbiya
wa khata rujaal al-diin
al-daffago damm al-saalihiin fi ust al-madiina.

14 Yiddaggacho fi chawaariʼ al-madiina
misil amyaaniin.
Wa munajjasiin be l-damm
hatta khulgaanhum ma yinlamsu min al-najaasa.
15 Wa l-naas biʼiitu wa buguulu :
«Angarʼu min al-munajjasiin !
Angarʼu ! Angarʼu !
Ma tilammusuuhum.»
Humman jaariyiin
wa chaattiin fi lubb al-umam
wa laakin al-aakhariin buguulu :
«Ma yaskunu fi usutna.»
16 Allah ma yidoor yichiifhum.
Hu baan leehum wa chattataahum.
Wa l-chaʼab kula ma ahtaramo rujaal al-diin
wa ma karramo al-chuyuukh.

17 Aniina nisanguʼu wa narfaʼo uyuunna.
Min ween al-fazaʼ yajiina ?
Wa fi bakaanna hana l-haraasa,
arrajjeena umma al-ma najjatna.
18 Wa udwaanna chaalo deribna
lahaddi ma gidirna nuruukhu fi chawaariʼna.
Nihaayitna garrabat
wa ayyaamna anhasabo fi l-asaabiʼ.
Aywa, nihaayitna garrabat.
19 Wa udwaanna bigo ajiiliin
min suguura al-sama.
Taaradoona fi l-jibaal
wa karaso leena fi l-kadaade.
20 Al-malik al-Allah masahah wa darrajah,
hu misil ruuhna
wa gulna niʼiichu tihtah maʼa l-umam.
Wa laakin al-adu ramaah fi l-charak
wa karabah.

21 Aywa, afrahe wa adhake,
ya Adoom al-misil bineeye
al-saakne fi balad al-Uus.
Inti tacharbe min kaas al-taʼab
wa taskare wa tagoodi aryaane.
22 Ya Sahyuun al-misil bineeye,
ma indiki khata khalaas.
Battaan ma yiwadduuki fi l-khurba.
Wa leeki inti, ya Adoom al-misil bineeye,
Allah yiʼaakhibki be khataaki
wa yakchif zunuubki.