Chiʼir le Dawuud
1 Ya Ilaahi ! Ahfadni
achaan ana lajaʼt leek.
2 Ana gult le Allah :
«Inta bas Rabbi !
Ma indi kheer balaak inta !»
3 Al-saalihiin al-gaaʼidiin fi l-balad,
humman dool gawiyiin
wa ana nafrah beehum ziyaada.
4 Wa laakin al-yifattuchu rida al-ilaahaat al-aakhariin
yijiibu le nufuushum taʼab.
Ana ma nichaarik fi gaddimiin hadaayaahum hana l-damm
wa fi khachmi, ma nijiib usum ilaahaathum.
5 Ya Allah ! Inta gismi wa nasiibi wa kaas charaabi
wa inta bas tikharrir kikkeef ana niʼiich fi derbak.
6 Fi ahsan bakaan, wagaʼ gismi
wa warasati al-ligiitha samhe ziyaada.
7 Baarak Allah al-yiwassiini
wa hatta be l-leel, nafsi tizakkirni.
8 Ana daayman nigaddim Allah
wa ma nittartaʼ
achaan hu gaaʼid be zeenaayti.
9 Wa fi chaan da, galbi yafrah
wa nafsi tinbasit
wa jismi gaaʼid be amaan.
10 Achaan inta ma tikhalliini le l-moot
wa ma tiwaddiini al-khabur,
ana al-muʼmin beek.
11 Inta arraftini derib al-haya
wa giddaamak, al-farah gaaʼid be katara
wa l-niʼma gaaʼide daayme fi zeenaaytak.
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