¹Ilaahow, waxaad tahay Ilaahay, oo anna goor hore ayaan ku doondooni doonaa, Naftaydu adigay kuu oomman tahay, jidhkayguna aduu kuu xiisoodaa, Anoo jooga dhul engegan oo daal miidhan ah oo aan biyo lahayn.

¹A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

²Si aan u arko xooggaaga iyo ammaantaadaba aawadeed, Ayaan kaa fiiriyey meesha quduuska ah.

²So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

³Waayo, raxmaddaadu way ka sii wanaagsan tahay nolol, Haddaba bushimahaygu way ku ammaani doonaan.

³Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

⁴Sidaas daraaddeed waan kugu mahad naqayaa intaan noolahay, Oo gacmahaygana kor baan ugu qaadi doonaa magacaaga aawadiis.

⁴So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

⁵Naftaydu waxay u dhergi doontaa sida mid dhuux iyo baruur uga dhergo, Oo afkayguna wuxuu kugu ammaani doonaa bushimo faraxsan

⁵As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.

⁶Kolkaan sariirtayda kugu soo xusuusto Oo aan kaa fikiro habeenka markaan soo jeedo.

⁶If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.

⁷Waayo, waxaad ii ahayd caawimaad, Oo hooska baalashaada ayaan ku rayrayn doonaa.

⁷For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

⁸Naftaydu adigay ku raacdaa, Oo gacantaada midigna way i tiirisaa. (Selaah)

⁸Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

⁹Laakiinse kuwa naftayda u doondoonaya inay halligaan aawadeed, Waxay geli doonaan dhulka meelaha ugu hooseeya.

⁹And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

¹⁰Waxaa iyaga loo gacangelin doonaa xoogga seefta, Oo waxay qayb u noqon doonaan dawacooyinka.Laakiinse boqorku wuxuu ku rayrayn doonaa Ilaah, Mid kasta oo isaga ku dhaartaa wuu faani doonaa, Waayo, kuwa beenta sheega afkooda waa la aamusiin doonaa.

¹⁰They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

¹¹Laakiinse boqorku wuxuu ku rayrayn doonaa Ilaah, Mid kasta oo isaga ku dhaartaa wuu faani doonaa, Waayo, kuwa beenta sheega afkooda waa la aamusiin doonaa.

¹¹And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!