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

“ Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,

2 H addaan Rabbigu inala jirin, Markii dadku inagu kacay,

“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side When men rose up against us,

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

Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us;

4 K olkaasay biyuhu ina qarqin lahaayeen, Durdurna nafteennuu dul mari lahaa,

Then the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul;

5 O o kolkaasay biyaha kibirsanu nafteenna dul mari lahaayeen.

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

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

Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.

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

Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.

8 C aawimaaddeennu waxay ku jirtaa magaca Rabbiga Sameeyey samada iyo dhulkaba.

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