Canticle of Canticles 1

Catholic Public Domain Bible	Peshitta ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ
¹ Bride: "May he kiss me with the kiss of his mouth."	¹ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
² Groom to Bride: "So much better than wine are your breasts, fragranced with the finest perfumes."	² ܢ̇ܫܩܢܝ ܡܢ ܢܘܫ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܦܘܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܐ
³ Bride to Groom: "Your name is oil that has been poured out; therefore, the maidens have loved you. Draw me forward."	³ ܠܪܝܚ ܒܣ̈ܡܢܝܟ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܡܘܪܐ ܫܡܟ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܪܚܡܟ
⁴ Chorus to Bride: "We will run after you in the odor of your perfumes."	⁴ ܓܕܝܢܝ ܒܬܪܟ ܢܪܗܛ ܐܥܠܝܢܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܩܝܛܘܢܟ ܢܚܕܐ ܘܢܕܘܨ ܒܟ ܢܬܕܟܪ ܚܘܒܟ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܪܚܡܬܟ
⁵ Bride to Chorus: "The king has led me into his storerooms."	⁵ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܝܐܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝ ܩܕܪ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܪ̈ܝܥܬ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ
⁶ Chorus to Bride: "We will exult and rejoice in you, remembering your breasts above wine."	⁶ ܠܐ ܬܚܙܘܢܢܝ ܕܐܘܟܡܬ ܕܐܘܟܡܢܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܡܝ ܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܒܝ ܣܡܘܢܝ ܢܛܪܬ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܟܪܡܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܐ ܢܛܪܬ
⁷ Groom to Bride: "The righteous love you."	⁷ ܚܘܐܘܢܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܐܝܟܐ ܪܥܝܬ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܪܒܥܬ ܒܛܗܪܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܥܝܬܐ ܒܓܙܪܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܒܝܟ
⁸ Bride to Chorus: "O daughters of Jerusalem: I am black, but shapely, like the tabernacles of Kedar, like the tents of Solomon."	⁸ ܐܠܐ ܬܕܥܝܢ ܝܬܟܝ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܒܢܫ̈ܐ ܬܝ ܐܢܬܝ ܒܥܩܒܬܐ ܕܥܢܐ ܘܪܥܝ ܓܕܝ̈ܟܝ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ
⁹ "Do not be concerned that I am dark, for the sun has changed my color."	⁹ ܠܣܘܣܬܝ ܒܡܪܟܒܬܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܕܡܝܬܟܝ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ
¹⁰ "The sons of my mother have fought against me. They have made me the keeper of the vineyards. My own vineyard I have not kept."	¹⁰ ܝܐ̇ܝܢ ܦܟܝ̈ܟܝ ܒܓܕܘ̈ܠܐ̈ ܘܨܘܪܟܝ ܒܥܩ̈ܐ
¹¹ Bride to Groom: "Reveal to me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture, where you recline at midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of your companions."	¹¹ ܓܕܘ̈ܠܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܟܝ ܥܡ ܙܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ
¹² Groom to Bride: "If you yourself do not know, O most beautiful among women, then go out and follow after the steps of the flocks, and pasture your young goats beside the tabernacles of the shepherds."	¹² ܥܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܣܡܟܗ ܢܪܕܝ ܝܗܒ ܪܝܚܗ
¹³ "O my love, I have compared you to my company of horsemen against the chariots of Pharaoh."	¹³ ܨܪܪܐ ܕܡܘܪܐ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܝ ܒܝܬ ܬ̈ܕܝ ܢܒܘܬ
¹⁴ "Your cheeks are beautiful, like those of a turtledove. Your neck is like a bejeweled collar."	¹⁴ ܣܓܘܠܐ ܕܟܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܝ ܒܟܪܡܐ ܕܥܝܢ ܓܕ
¹⁵ Chorus to Bride: "We will fashion for you chains of gold, accented with reddened silver."	¹⁵ ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ̈ ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܝ ܕܝܘܢܐ
¹⁶ Groom to Bride: "The timbers of our houses are of cedar; our ceilings are of cypress."	¹⁶ ܗܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܕܝ ܐܦ ܒܣܝܡ ܐܦ ܥܪܣܢ ܪܨܝܦ
	¹⁷ ܩܪ̈ܝܬ ܒܝܬܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܥܪ̈ܩܐ ܕܩܛܪ̈ܩܐ