| 1 ܬܘܒܝ̈ ܬܘܒܝ̈ ܫܝܠܘܡܝܬܐ ܬܘܒܝ ܬܘܒܝ ܘܢܚܘܪ ܒܟܝ ܡܢܐ ܬܚܙܘܢ ܒܫܝܠܘܡܝܬܐ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܪ̈ܝܬܐ | 1 What shalt thou see in the Sulamitess but the companies of camps? How beautiful are thy steps in shoes, O prince's daughter! The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, that are made by the hand of a skilful workman. |
| 2 ܡܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܟܝ ܒܡܣ̈ܢܐ ܒܪܬ ܡܛܝܒܐ ܘܨܘܪܬ ܥܛܡ̈ܬܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܪ̈ܩܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܐܘܡܢܐ | 2 Thy navel is like a round bowl never wanting cups. Thy belly is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies. |
| 3 ܫ̇ܪܟܝ ܐܓܢܐ ܕܟܪܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܣܪ ܒܗ̇ ܡܙܓܐ ܟܪܣܟܝ ܥܪܡܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܕܣܝܓܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܫܢܐ | 3 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. |
| 4 ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬ̈ܕܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܘܙܝ̈ܠܐ ܬܐ̈ܡܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܪܥܝܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܫܢܐ | 4 Thy neck as a tower of ivory. Thy eyes like the fishpools in Hesebon, which are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude. Thy nose is as the tower of Libanus, that looketh toward Damascus. |
| 5 ܨܘܪܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܫܢܐ ܥܝܢܝ̈ܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܝܡܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܒܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܢܚܝܪܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܕܚܐܪ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܕܪܡܣܘܩ | 5 Thy head is like Carmel: and the hairs of thy head as the purple of the king bound in the channels. |
| 6 ܪܝܫܟܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܟܪܡܠܐ ܘܓܕܘ̈ܠܐ ܕܪܝܫܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܣܝܪ ܒܪ̈ܗܛܐ | 6 How beautiful art thou, and how comely, my dearest, in delights! |
| 7 ܡܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ ܘܡܐ ܒܣܝܡܬܝ ܪܚܝܡܬܐ̈ ܒܪܬ ܦܘܢܩ̈ܐ | 7 Thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. |
| 8 ܘܗܕܐ ܩܘܡܬܟܝ ܕܡ̇ܝܐ ܠܕܩܠܐ ܘܬ̈ܕܝܟܝ ܠܣ̈ܓܘܠܐ | 8 I said: I will go up into the palm tree, and will take hold of the fruit thereof: and thy breasts shall be as the clusters of the vine: and the odour of thy mouth like apples. |
| 9 ܐܡܪܬ ܐܣܩ ܒܕܩܠܐ ܘܐܚܘܕ ܒܣ̈ܘܟܘܗܝ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܬ̈ܕܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܣ̈ܓܘܠܝ ܓܘ̈ܦܢܐ ܘܪܝܚ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܙܘܪ̈ܐ | 9 Thy throat like the best wine, worthy for my beloved to drink, and for his lips and his teeth to ruminate. |
| 10 ܘܚܟܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܡܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܠܕܕܝ ܠܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ ܕܡܙܝܥ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ ܘܫ̈ܢܝ | 10 I to my beloved, and his turning is towards me. |
| 11 ܐܢܐ ܠܕܕܝ ܘܥܠܝ ܦܢܝܬܗ | 11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field, let us abide in the villages. |
| 12 ܬܐ ܕܕܝ ܢܦܘܩ ܠܚܩܠܐ ܢܒܘܬ ܒܟܦܪܐ | 12 Let us get up early to the vineyards, let us see if the vineyard flourish, if the flowers be ready to bring forth fruits, if the pomegranates flourish: there will I give thee my breasts. |
| 13 ܘܢܩܕܡ ܠܟܪܡܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܐܢ ܦܪܥܬ ܓܦܬܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܣܡܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܠܨܘ ܪ̈ܘܡܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܐܬܠ ܠܟ ܬ̈ܕܝ | 13 The mandrakes give a smell. In our gates are all fruits: the new and the old, my beloved, I have kept for thee. |
| 14 ܝܒܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܝܗܒܘ ܪܝܚܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܟܠ ܐܒ̈ܒܢܝܢ ܚ̈ܕܬܝܢ ܘܥܬܝܩ̈ܝܢ ܕܕܝ ܢܛܪܬ ܠܟ | |
