| 1 ܡ̇ܢ ܢܬܠܟ ܐܝܟ ܐܚܐ ܠܝ ܐܝܢܩܘ ܬ̈ܕܝ ܐܡܪ̈ܝ ܐܫܟܚܟ ܒܫܘܩܐ ܐܫܩܟ ܘܠܐ ܢܒܣܪܘܢܢܝ | 1 O that you were like a brother to me, that nursed at my mother's breast! If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and none would despise me. |
| 2 ܐܕܒܪܟ ܘܐܥܠܟ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܡܝ ܘܠܩܝܛܘܢܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬܝ ܐܫܩܝܟ ܡܢ ܚܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܢܝ | 2 I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice of my pomegranates. |
| 3 ܣܡܠܗ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܝܫܝ ܘܝܡܝܢܗ ܬܥܦܩܢܝ | 3 O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me! |
| 4 ܐܘܡܝ̈ܬܟܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܢ ܬܥܝܪ̈ܢ ܘܐܢ ܬܥܝܪ̈ܢ ܝܬ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܨܒܐ | 4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up nor awaken love until it please. |
| 5 ܡ̇ܢ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܕܣܠܩܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܡܣܬܡܟܐ ܥܠ ܕܕܗ̇ ܬܚܝܬ ܚܙܘܪܐ ܥܝܪܬܟܝ ܘܬܡܢ ܚܒܠܬܟܝ ܐܡܟܝ ܬܡܢ ܚܒܠܬ ܝܠܕܬܟܝ | 5 Who is that coming up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother was in travail with you, there she who bore you was in travail. |
| 6 ܣܝܡܝܢܝ ܚܬܡܐ ܥܠ ܠܒܟ ܐܝܟ ܚܬܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܪܥܟ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܬܩܝܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܬܐ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܘܩܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܝܘܠ ܛܢܢܐ ܙܠܝ̈ܩܝܗ̇ ܙܠܝܩ̈ܝ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ | 6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame. |
| 7 ܡ̈ܝܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܕܥܟܘ ܠܪܚܡܬܐ ܘܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܓܪܦܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܐܢ ܢܬܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܟܘܠ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܒܪܚܡܬܐ ܡܡܝܩܘ ܢܡܝܩܘܢ ܒܗ | 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly scorned. |
| 8 ܚܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܘܬ̈ܕܝܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܚܬܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܬܡܠܠ ܒܗ̇ | 8 We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister, on the day when she is spoken for? |
| 9 ܐܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܗܝ ܢܒܢܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܥܥ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܣܦ ܘܐܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܗܝ ܢܨܘܪ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܙܐ | 9 If she is a wall, we will build upon her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. |
| 10 ܐܢܐ ܫܘܪܐ ܘܬ̈ܕܝ ܡ̈ܓܕܠܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܟܚܬ ܫܠܡܐ | 10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers; then I was in his eyes as one who brings peace. |
| 11 ܟܪܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܘܐܒܗ ܣܓܝ ܝܗܒܬ ܟܪܡܐ ܠܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܗܒ ܒܦܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܠܦ ܕܟܣܦ | 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver. |
| 12 ܟܪܡܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܠܦ ܠܟ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܘܡܐܬ̈ܝܢ ܠܢܛܪ̈ܝ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ | 12 My vineyard, my very own, is for myself; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred. |
| 13 ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒ̈ܓܢܐ ܘܨܝܬܝܢ ܠܩܠܟ ܐܫܡܥܝܢܝ | 13 O you who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice; let me hear it. |
| 14 ܘܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܕܕܝ ܘܕܡܝ ܠܟ ܠܛܒܝܐ ܘܠܥܘܙܝܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܠܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܝ ܒܣ̈ܡܢܐ | 14 Make haste, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag upon the mountains of spices. |
