Canticle of Canticles 4

New American Bible	Peshitta ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ
¹ Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved,	¹ ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ̈ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ̈ ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܝ ܕܝܘܢܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܫܬܩܟܝ ܣܥܪܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܓܙܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܕܣܠܩ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ
² Your teeth are like a flock of ewes to be shorn,	² ܫܢܝ̈ܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܓܙܪܐ ܕܓܙܝ̈ܙܬܐ ܕܣܠܩ ܡܢ ܡܣܚܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܬܐ̈ܡܢ ܘܕܡܓܙܝܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ
³ Your lips are like a scarlet strand;	³ ܐܝܟ ܚܘܛܐ ܕܙܚܘܪܝܬܐ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܟܝ ܘܡܡܠܠܟܝ ܝܐܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܦܐ ܕܪܘܡܢܐ ܩܕܠܟܝ ܡܛܠ ܫܬܩܟܝ
⁴ Your neck is like David's tower	⁴ ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܨܘܪܟܝ ܒܢܐ ܒܬ̈ܟܐ ܐܠܦ ܣܟܪ̈ܝܢ ܬ̈ܠܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܫ̈ܠܛܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ
⁵ Your breasts are like twin fawns,	⁵ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܕܝ̈ܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܘܙܝ̈ܠܐ ܬܐ̈ܡܐ ܕܛܒܝ̈ܐ ܕܪܥܝܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܫܢܐ
⁶ Until the day breathes cool and the shadows lengthen,	⁶ ܥܕ ܢܦܘܓ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܢܪܟܢܘܢ ܛ̈ܠܠܐ ܙܠ ܠܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܘܪܐ ܘܠܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܠܒܘܢܬܐ
⁷ You are all-beautiful, my beloved,	⁷ ܟܠܟܝ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ̈ ܘܡܘܡܐ ܠܝܬ ܒܟܝ
⁸ Come from Lebanon, my bride,	⁸ ܬܝ ܡܢ ܠܒܢܢ ܟܠܬܐ ܬܝ ܡܢ ܠܒܢܢ ܬܐܬܝܢ ܘܬܥܒܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܐ̈ܡܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܣܢܝܪ ܘܚܪܡܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܪܒܘܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܝ ܢܡܪ̈ܐ
⁹ You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;	⁹ ܠܒܒܬܝܢܝ ܚܬܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܠܒܒܬܝܢܝ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܝ ܒܚܕ ܥܩܐ ܡܢ ܨܘܪܟܝ
¹⁰ How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride,	¹⁰ ܡܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܕܝ̈ܟܝ ܚܬܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܡܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܕܝ̈ܟܝ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܘܪܝܚ ܒܣܡܢܝ̈ܟܝ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܒܣܡ̈ܢܝܢ
¹¹ Your lips drip honey, my bride,	¹¹ ܟܟܪܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܛܦܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܟܝ ܟܠ ܕܒܫܐ ܘܚܠܒܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܟܝ ܘܪܝܚ ܬܟܣܝܬܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܪܝܚ ܠܒܢܢ
¹² You are an enclosed garden, my sister, my bride,	¹² ܓܢܬܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܐ ܚܬܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܓܢܬܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܐ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܚܬܝܡܐ
¹³ You are a park that puts forth pomegranates,	¹³ ܫܠܝܚܘܬܟܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܢܐ ܥܡ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܢܐ ܟܘܦܪܐ ܥܡ ܢܪܕܘܢ
¹⁴ Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,	¹⁴ ܢܪܕܘܢ ܘܟܘܪܟܡܐ ܩܢܝܐ ܘܩܘܢܡܘܢ ܥܡ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܡܘܪܐ ܘܥܠܘܝ ܥܡ ܟܠ ܪܝܫ ܒܣ̈ܡܢܐ
¹⁵ You are a garden fountain, a well of water	¹⁵ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܓܢ̈ܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܒܢܢ
¹⁶ Arise, north wind! Come, south wind!	¹⁶ ܐܬܥܝܪܝ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܬܝ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܫܒܝ ܒܓܢܬܝ ܢܪܕܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܢܝ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܕܕܝ ܠܓܢܬܗ ܘܢܐܟܘܠ ܡܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܒܢܘܗܝ