Sabuurradii 124

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

A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

2 Haddaan Rabbigu inala jirin, Markii dadku inagu kacay,

if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;

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

verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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

verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

5 Oo kolkaasay biyaha kibirsanu nafteenna dul mari lahaayeen.

Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

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

Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

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.