1 ل ِيَقُلْ إسرائِيلُ، لَو لَمْ يَكُنِ اللهُ مَعَنا!

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

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

Save Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

3 ل ابتَلَعَنا أعداؤُنا أحياءَ عِندَ اشتِعالِ غَضَبِهِمْ!

Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us,

4 ل اجتاحُونا كَطُوفانٍ، وَغَمَرَنا السَّيلُ الجارِفُ.

Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

5 ل أغرَقُونا فِي المِياهِ الثّائِرَةِ.

Then passed over our soul had the proud waters.

6 ب ارِكُوا اللهَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجعَلْنا فَرِيسَةً لأسنانِهِمْ.

Blessed Jehovah who hath not given us, A prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

8 ع َونُنا جاءَ مِنَ اللهِ الَّذِي صَنَعَ السَّماءَ وَالأرْضَ.

Our help in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!