1 ل ِيَقُلْ إسرائِيلُ، لَو لَمْ يَكُنِ اللهُ مَعَنا!

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

2 ل َو لَمْ يَكُنِ اللهُ مَعَنا عِندَما قامَ عَلَينا هَؤُلاءِ!

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

3 ل ابتَلَعَنا أعداؤُنا أحياءَ عِندَ اشتِعالِ غَضَبِهِمْ!

then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4 ل اجتاحُونا كَطُوفانٍ، وَغَمَرَنا السَّيلُ الجارِفُ.

then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 ل أغرَقُونا فِي المِياهِ الثّائِرَةِ.

then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6 ب ارِكُوا اللهَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجعَلْنا فَرِيسَةً لأسنانِهِمْ.

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 ك ُنّا كَعُصفُورٍ كادَ فَخُّ الصَّيّادِ أنْ يُطبِقَ عَلَيهِ. وَانكَسَرَ الفَخُّ، وَنَحنُ أفلَتْنا.

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8 ع َونُنا جاءَ مِنَ اللهِ الَّذِي صَنَعَ السَّماءَ وَالأرْضَ.

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