Sabuurradii 124

1 Haddaan Rabbigu inala jirin Hadda reer binu Israa'iil ha yidhaahdeen,

A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

2 Haddaan Rabbigu inala jirin, Markii dadku inagu kacay,

if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 Kolkaasay innagoo noolnool ina wada liqliqi lahaayeen, Markay aad inoogu cadhoodeen,

perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

4 Kolkaasay biyuhu ina qarqin lahaayeen, Durdurna nafteennuu dul mari lahaa,

perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5 Oo kolkaasay biyaha kibirsanu nafteenna dul mari lahaayeen.

Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6 Waxaa mahad leh Rabbiga Aan inaga dhigin ugaadh ilkahoodu ay qabsadaan.

Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7 Nafteennu waxay u baxsatay sida shimbir uga baxsato dabinka shimbirrodabtaha, Dabinkii wuu go'ay, innaguna waynu baxsannay.

Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

8 Caawimaaddeennu waxay ku jirtaa magaca Rabbiga Sameeyey samada iyo dhulkaba.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.