[1] «Anzili wa agoodi tihit fi l-rumaad, ya madiinat Baabil // al-misil bineeye udriiye ! Agoodi fi l-turaab bala kursi, ya bineeyit al-Baabiliyiin ! Achaan battaan ma yinaaduuki jamiile wa l-latiife.
[2] Chiili murhaaka wa arhake dagiig. Amurgi tarhitki min raaski wa gilli khalagki. Akchifi dawaarijki wa chuggi al-buhuur.
[3] Wa tinkachif ooritki wa yinchaaf eebki. Ana nichiil al-taar wa ma fi naadum al-yiwaggifni.»
[4] Wa l-yafdaana, usmah Allah al-Gaadir Khudduus Israaʼiil.
[5] «Ya bineeyit al-Baabiliyiin agoodi saakit wa amchi fi l-dalaam. Achaan battaan ma yinaaduuki malikat al-mamaalik.
[6] Ana khidibt didd chaʼabi wa ma ahtaramt warasati wa sallamtuhum leeki fi iidki. Laakin inti aamaltiihum bala rahma wa fi l-chaayib, khatteeti himilki al-tagiil ziyaada.
[7] Wa gulti : ‹Ana nukuun malika ila l-abad !› Laakin inti ma khatteeti al-achya dool fi galibki wa ma fakkarti fi l-yaji fi l-akhiir.
[8] Wa hassaʼ da asmaʼe, ya inti al-tihibbi al-rujaal ! Inti gaaʼide be amaan wa tuguuli fi galibki : ‹Ana bas gaaʼide, ma fi cheyy balaayi ! Abadan ma nabga armala wa la niwaddir iyaali.›
[9] Laakin al-achya al-itneen dool yajuuki be surʼa, fi yoom waahid bas, tiwaddiri iyaalki wa tabge armala. Hatta be katarat sihirki wa gudrat jannaaniyiinki kula, al-achya dool yaju foogki be chidde.
[10] Inti atwakkalti fi fasaalitki wa gulti : ‹Ma fi naadum yichiifni !› Wa hikmitki wa maʼrafatki laffo raaski. Wa gulti fi galibki : ‹Ana bas gaaʼide, ma fi cheyy balaayi !›
[11] Laakin yajiiki bala al-inti ma taʼarfi tamurgi minnah wa tagaʼ foogki masiibe al-ma tagdare tadhareeha wa be khafla, yajiiki kharaab al-yoom waahid ma chiftiih.
[12] «Aywa, agoodi be jannaaniyiinki // wa be katarat sihirki al-ayyeeti fooghum nafiski // min inti sabiiye ! Akuun tagdare talge minhum faayde ! Akuun beehum tirajjifi // naas aakhariin !
[13] Inti iyiiti min katarat al-choora. Khalaas, khalli munajjimiinki yinajjuuki ! Humman bas yigassumu al-sama wa yichawwufu be l-nujuum. Wa yiʼarrufuuki fi kulli chahar be ayyi cheyy al-yaji foogki.
[14] Wa daahu humman bigo misil al-gechch al-taakulah al-naar, ma yagdaro yinajju nufuushum min al-lahiib. Wa di ma naar hint jamur al-yisawwu foogha akil wa la naar hint hatab al-yiddaffo foogha.
[15] Wa munajjimiinki yabgo misil da, humman al-ayyeeti nafiski fooghum, humman tujjaarki min inti sabiiye. Hassaʼ, ayyi waahid minhum // yajri ale haalah wa yiwadduru, ma yinajjuuki.»