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137 Waxaannu ag fadhiisannay webiyaashii Baabuloon,
Oo waannu ooynay markii aannu Siyoon soo xusuusannay.
Oo waxaannu kataaradahayagii sudhannay geedaha safsaafkaa.
Waayo, kuwii maxaabiis ahaanta noo watay ayaa halkaas gabayo nagu weyddiistay,
Oo kuwii na silciyey ayaa farxad na weyddiistay, oo waxay nagu yidhaahdeen,
Noogu gabya gabayadii Siyoon midkood.
Bal sidee baannu gabaygii Rabbiga ugu gabaynaa
Dal qalaad dhexdiis?
Yeruusaalemay, haddaan ku illoobo,
Gacantayda midig ha illowdo sancadeedii.
Carrabkayguna ha ku dhego dhanxanagga afkayga,
Haddaanan ku xusuusan,
Iyo haddaanan Yeruusaalem ka sii jeclaan
Farxaddayda ugu weyn.
Rabbiyow, soo xusuuso reer Edom,
Kuwaasoo maalintii Yeruusaalem yidhi,
Dumiya, dumiya, tan iyo aasaaskeeda.
Gabadha Baabuloonay, waa lagu baabbi'in doonaa,
Waxaa faraxsanaan doona kii kaa abaalmariya
Sidii aad nagu samaysay.
Waxaa faraxsanaan doona kii dhallaankaaga qabsada
Oo dhagaxa weyn ku dul tuura.

Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)
There on the poplars(D)
    we hung our harps,(E)
for there our captors(F) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded(G) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(H)

How can we sing the songs of the Lord(I)
    while in a foreign land?
If I forget you,(J) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof(K) of my mouth
    if I do not remember(L) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(M)
    my highest joy.

Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(N) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.(O)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”(P)
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(Q)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.
Happy is the one who seizes your infants
    and dashes them(R) against the rocks.