[Verse 1] Napirisha shutruk nazzam, khut-nap dušur halti. ikšim in šakha, tu-rak akna, pulhiš ti-nap shutema. (Translation: “Napirisha, the great rising spirit, / Shaper of law and sacred water. / Born of the mountain and darkness, / Revered one who commands the flood.”) [Chant 1] Napirisha! shutruk tukra! Khut halti, hal-ina dusum! Na-hur-ra! Zash-ha! (Translation: “Napirisha! Spirit ascending! / Shape the water, enter the depth! / O creator! Be near!”) [Verse 2] Tilik-tu hutak la-zam ir-dam, tu-rak hush-me nap-uk, elam kikka shutema nizzam, nappir-iš ig-zat tilha. (Translation: “From silence the voice of time emerges, / You formed us with sacred words, / Elam bows before your presence, / Napirisha, high on the sacred hill.”) [Chant 2] Ula šakha, Napirisha, la-tik! Ina-khur shutru la-hup, Dusur-nap shukma! (Translation: “Mountain of darkness, Napirisha, rise! / Your breath in the sky flows wide, / Sacred soul, reveal yourself!”) [Verse 3] Tali umtu kipas i-na-pik, nahur-ak ir-iš up-tam. Napirisha, nap-tuk shutema, ir-ta halak in dushme. (Translation: “Beneath the stone lies your name, / In the deep spring, your will flows. / Napirisha, your breath is sacred, / Your path is the balance of all.”) [Chant 3] Napirisha! la-hup tu-rak! Nazzam elam-tik ta-ash! Shukma shutru, zash-duš! (Translation: “Napirisha! Breathe and rise! / Foundation of Elam, speak again! / Spirit of balance, sacred flame!”) [Verse 4] Shur-rik tu-nap halti mas-um, zah-ak ti-lak hushma, na-zik ik-tik ur-zi, Napirisha tili shutak zash. (Translation: “Your river cuts through sacred land, / Your name flows in the roots, / In the cave where gods first slept, / Napirisha dreams the world again.”) [Chant 4] Napirisha! i-na-pik halti! Ti-nap, ti-nap, dusur shutema! Khur la-tik halak zash-ha! (Translation: “Napirisha! Name beneath stone! / Breathe, breathe, sacred power! / Sky of balance, walk again!”)
