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[1] Ya Rabb, min zurriiye le zurriiye, inta bigiit maljaʼna.

[2] Wa gabul al-jibaal ma yukuunu, inta khalagt al-ard wa l-aalam. Inta bas al-Rabb min al-bidaaya le l-nihaaya.

[3] Inta tigabbil al-insaan fi l-ard wa tuguul : «Ya Bani Adam, gabbulu // wa kuunu turaab !»

[4] Achaan alif sana leek inta misil yoom waahid al-faat. Wa yoom waahid leek inta misil saaʼa waahide be l-leel.

[5] Inta tuguchch hayaat al-insaan wa hi tabga misil wakit gisayyir hana noom wa tabga misil gechch al-yabzur.

[6] Be fajur, yakbur wa yinawwir wa be achiiye, yagtaʼooh wa yaybas.

[7] Achaan inta kammaltina be khadabak wa zaʼalak bahatna.

[8] Inta khatteet khataana giddaamak. Aywa, achiirna ankachaf // giddaam nuur wijhak.

[9] Achaan kulla ayyaamna yingachcho giddaam khadabak. Misil nafas waahid bas, aniina nikammulu siniinna ajala.

[10] Muddit hayaatna 70 sana wa kan indina gudra, // namchu lahaddi 80 sana. Wa aktar siniinna, niʼiichuuhum fi taʼab wa zulum achaan hayaatna tufuut ajala wa aniina nabgo ma fiina.

[11] Yaatu yagdar yaʼarif chiddit zaʼalak ? Wa kan nakhaafo minnak ziyaada, // waajib naʼarfu khadabak.

[12] Khalaas, allimna nahsubu ayyaamna wa nalgo hikma fi guluubna.

[13] Taʼaal, ya Allah ! Tiʼakhkhir le mata ? Hinn foogna aniina abiidak.

[14] Be fajur, arwiina be rahmatak wa aniina niʼiitu min al-farha muddit kulla ayyaamna.

[15] Farrihna ale gadur al-ayyaam al-inta daayagtina fooghum wa ale adad al-siniin al-chifna fooghum al-fasaala.

[16] Khalli amalak yibiin le abiidak wa azamatak tibiin le iyaalhum.

[17] Khalli rida al-Rabb Ilaahna yukuun maʼaana ! Sabbit khidmit iideenna ! Aywa, sabbit khidmit iideenna.

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