Al‑chaʼab gaalo yigabbulu le Allah
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1 « Taʼaalu nigabbulu le Allah
achaan hu bas al‑jarahna
wa hu bas al‑yachfiina.
Hu bas al‑darabaana
wa hu bas al‑yidaawi uwaarna.
2 Baʼad yoomeen,
hu yantiina al‑haya.
Aywa,
fi l‑yoom al‑taalit,
yigawwimna wa niʼiichu giddaamah.
3 Khalli nitaabuʼu Allah le naʼarfuuh.
Jaytah muʼakkada misil nuur al‑sabaah
wa hu yajiina misil matar,
misil matar al‑richaach al‑yazgi al‑ard. »
Allah yiriid al‑mahabba min al‑dahaaya
4 « Ya naas gabiilat Afraayim,
nisawwi leeku chunu ?
Ya Bani Yahuuza,
nisawwi leeku chunu ?
Mahabbitku misil sahaab al‑fajur al‑yufuut
wa misil karany al‑sabaah al‑ma yitawwil.
5 Achaan da,
ana darabtuku be l‑anbiya
wa kataltuku be kalaami
wa nuur chariiʼti nawwarku
misil nuur al‑sabaah.
6 Wa mahabbitku nidoorha
ziyaada min al‑dahaaya.
Wa kan taʼarfuuni,
da akheer leyi
min al‑dahaaya al‑muharragiin.
7 « Nagado al‑muʼaahada fi hillit Adam
achaan fi l‑bakaan da,
khaanooni.
8 Wa Gilʼaad hillit al‑fasliin
mulattakha be l‑damm.
9 Wa majmuuʼat rujaal al‑diin
bigo misil rabbaatiin al‑duruub.
Yaktulu naas fi derib hillit Chakiim.
Aywa,
gaaʼidiin yisawwu fiʼil cheen.
10 « Fi usut Bani Israaʼiil,
ana chift fadiihe.
Fi lubbuhum,
naas Afraayim achcharmato
aywa,
Bani Israaʼiil annajjaso.
11 Wa intu kula,
ya Bani Yahuuza,
talgo ikhaabi misil intaaj ziraaʼitku ! »
Ikhaab al‑chaʼab
« Wakit nigabbil chaʼabi min al‑khurba