| 1 ܐܬܝܬ ܠܓܢܬܝ ܚܬܝ ܟܠܬܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܠܓܢܬܝ ܩܛܦܬ ܡܘܪܝ ܥܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܢܝ ܐܟܠܬ ܒܣܝܡܘܬܝ ܥܡ ܕܒܫܝ ܐܫܬܝܬ ܚܡܪܝ ܥܡ ܚܠܒܝ ܐܟܘܠܘ ܚܒܪ̈ܝ̈ ܘܐܫܬܘ ܘܪܘܘ ܕܕ̈ܝ | 1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I am come into my garden, O my sister, my spouse, I have gathered my myrrh, with my aromatical spices: I have eaten the honeycomb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, and drink, and be inebriated, my dearly beloved. |
| 2 ܐܢܐ ܕܡܟܐ ܘܠܒܝ ܥܝܪ ܩܠܗ ܕܕܕܝ ܕܢܩܫ ܦܬܚܝ ܠܝ ܚܬܝ ܩܪܝܒܬܝ̈ ܝܘܢܝ ܬܡܝܡܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܛܠܐ ܘܩܘ̈ܨܬܝ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܣܝܣܝ ܠܠܝܐ | 2 I sleep, and my heart watcheth; the voice of my beloved knocking: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is full of dew, and my locks of the drops of the nights. |
| 3 ܫܠܚܬ ܟܘܬܝܢܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܠܒܫܝܗ̇ ܐܫܝܓܬ ܪ̈ܓܠܝ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܛܢܦ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ | 3 I have put off my garment, how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them? |
| 4 ܕܕܝ ܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܢ ܢܩܒܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܝ ܓܥܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ | 4 My beloved put his hand through the key hole, and my bowels were moved at his touch. |
| 5 ܩܡܬ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܦܬܚ ܠܕܕܝ ܘܐܝܕܝ ܢܛܦܬ ܡܘܪܐ ܘܨ̈ܒܥܬܝ ܡܘܪܐ ܢܛܦ ܥܠ ܝܕ ܣܘܟܪܐ | 5 I arose up to open to my beloved: my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers were full of the choicest myrrh. |
| 6 ܦܬܚܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܕܕܝ ܘܕܕܝ ܐܪܟܢ ܥܒܪ ܢܦܫܝ ܢܦܩܬ ܒܡܡܠܠܗ ܒܥܝܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܢܝ | 6 I opened the bolt of my door to my beloved: but he had turned aside, and was gone. My soul melted when he spoke: I sought him, and found him not: I called, and he did not answer me. |
| 7 ܐܫܟܚܘܢܝ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܝܢ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܚܐܘܢܝ ܘܨܠܦܘܢܝ ܢܣܒܘ ܐܪܕܝܕܝ ܡܢܝ ܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܫܘܪܐ | 7 The keepers that go about the city found me: they struck me: and wounded me: the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. |
| 8 ܐܘܡ̈ܝܬܟܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܢ ܬܫܟܚ̈ܢ ܠܕܕܝ ܐܫܬ̈ܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܕܟܪܝܗܬ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܐܢܐ | 8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him that I languish with love. |
| 9 ܡܢܘ ܕܕܟܝ ܡܢ ܕ̈ܕܐ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܒܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܢܘ ܕܕܟܝ ܡܢ ܕ̈ܕܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܘܡܝܬܝܢ | 9 What manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, O thou most beautiful among women? what manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, that thou hast so adjured us? |
| 10 ܕܕܝ ܚܘܪ ܘܣܘܡܩ ܘܓܒܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ | 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands. |
| 11 ܪܝܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܩ̈ܘܨܬܗ ܡܦܫ̈ܛܢ ܐܘ̈ܟܡܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܘܪ̈ܒܐ | 11 His head is as the finest gold: his locks as branches of palm trees, black as a raven. |
| 12 ܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܢܐ ܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܚ̈ܝܢ ܒܚܠܒܐ ܘܝܬ̈ܒܢ ܥܠ ܫܠܡܘܬܐ | 12 His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams. |
| 13 ܦܟ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܫ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܫ̈ܘܫܢܐ ܕܢ̈ܛܦܢ ܡܘܪܐ ܘܢܪܕܘܢ | 13 His cheeks are as beds of aromatical spices set by the perfumers. His lips are as lilies dropping choice myrrb. |
| 14 ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܟܐ̈ܦܝ ܕܗܒܐ ܟܪܣܗ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܫܢܐ ܥܠ ܡܦܚܐ ܕܣܦܝܠܐ | 14 His hands are turned and as of gold, full of hyacinths. His belly as of ivory, set with sapphires. |
| 15 ܫܩ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܡ̈ܘܕܐ ܕܫܝܫܐ ܕܡܬܩܢܝܢ ܥܠ ܚܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܚܕܝܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܘܓܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ | 15 His legs as pillars of marble, that are set upon bases of gold. His form as of Libanus, excellent as the cedars. |
| 16 ܚܟܗ ܐܝܟ ܟܟܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܓܝܓܝܢ ܗܢܘ ܕܕܝ ܘܗܢܘ ܚܒܪܝ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 16 His throat most sweet, and he is all lovely: such is my beloved, and he is my friend, O ye daughters of Jerusalem. |
| 17 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou most beautiful among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside, and we will seek him with thee? |
