ܠܲܗܢܩܬ̣ܐ

ܢܝܢܒ ܠܡܣܘ

ܠܲܗܢܩܬ̣ܐ^[1] 

ܫܸܢܬ݂ܝܼ ܚܸܠܡܵܐ ܗܘܵܬ݁

ܘܚܸܠܡܝܼ،

ܫܸܢܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ

ܒܚܸܠܡܝܼ،

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܠܼܿܚܡܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ،

                ܘܕܲܒ̣ܫܵܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܒ̣ܵܐ ܕܝܸܡܝܼ،

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ

ܚܸܠܡܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ ܒܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ...

                      ܘܐܵܢܝܼ ܣܠܵܩܵܐ ܒܟܵܘܟܼܒܹ̈ܐ

                                    ܕܚܵܒ݁ܩܝܼ ܠܣܲܗܪܵܐ

ܒܚܸܠܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܵܠܘܿܡܵܐ

ܕܓܵܘܝܼ، ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܦܵܬ̣ܘܿܪܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ

ܡܲܣܒ݂ܘܿܥܹܐ ܠܟܲܪ̈ܣܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܟܦܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ، ܘܟܦܝܼܢܲܝ̈ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ

ܐܹܝܢ، ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܡܲܣܵܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܘܵܬ݁

ܠܵܐ ܒܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ ܕܲܛܪ̈ܘܼܢܹܐ،

ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ ܕܥܲܡܵܐ.

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܡܘܿܪܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܫܹܗ،

ܡܥܲܠ ܬ݇ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܥܹܗ:

"ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܝܼ^[2] ܕܡܘܼܪܸܫܸܬ݁ ܠܝܼ^[3]!"

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ܚܠܵܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗܘܵܐ ܒܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ

ܘܲܒܚܲܕ݂݇ ܛܵܘܪܵܐ^[4]

ܪܥܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܕܚܵܝܹܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܟܵܒ݂ܘܿܫܵܐ^[5].

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ،

ܩܵܐ ܡܵܘܕ݂ܝܼ ܟܠܼܿܝܗܝ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܲܝܗܝ ܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ̣ܵܐ

ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܨܵܝܵܐ ܕܫܵܠܚܸܢ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܫܘܼܟ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܦܲܐܬ݂ܝܼ؟

ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ،

ܩܵܐ ܡܵܘܕ݂ܝܼ ܟܠܼܿܝܗܝ ܚܵܝܝܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܲܝܗܝ ܚܸܠܡܵܐ،

ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܵܠܡܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ؟

ܐܵܪܵܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܥܘܿܢܘܝܼܵܐ^[6] ܕܲܡܫܲܢܩܸܬ݁ ܠܝܼ^[7]،

ܐܵܘ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ݁ ܝܘܸܬ݁ ܫܢܝܼܓ݂ܵܐ^[8] ܠܫܘܼܢܵܩܝܼ^[9]؟

ܒܲܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܲܠܵܠܹܐ،

ܓܫܝܼܪ ܠܗ݇ܘܿܢ ܠܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ^[10]

ܘܐܲܢ݇ܬ݁ ܕܲܠܵܠܝܼ

ܟܡܵܐ ܕܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܒܩܵܛܠܸܬ݁

ܗܵܠ ܕܩܵܛܪܝܼ ܩܸܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂^[11]؟

ܐܵܪܵܐ ܚܸܠܩܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ

ܕܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ

     ܕܛܵܥܢܸܢ ܠܹܗ ܠܚܲܨܝܼ،

           ܡ݂ܢ ܕܲܪܓܘܼܫܬܵܐ ܘܗܵܠ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ؟!

ܐܵܗܗ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܝܼ،

ܬܗܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܘܼܟ̣^[12]

            ܐܵܪܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ݁،

            ܠܘܼܛܬܵܐ ܝܼܗܘܹܝܬ݁ ܐܵܘ ܒܘܼܪܸܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ؟

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[1]        Hiraeth: a deep feeling of homesickness for a place that is forever lost ܚܫܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܠܐܲܝܵܐ ܒܲܪ݇ܬ̣ܩܵܠܵܐ - ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ - ܕ’ܠܲܗܢܲܩܬ݂ܵܐ’ ܠܲܙܒܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܲܕ݂ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܢܲܝ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ݇ ܒܢܵܬ݂̈ܩܵܠܹܐ: ܠܵܗܹܩ (to long) + ܐܸܢܲܩ(To groan/to sigh) ܘܗܵܕܟ̣ܵܐ ܒܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܒ̣ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ، ܡܠܲܗܢܸܩ، ܡܠܲܗܢܘܿܩܹܐ ܘܲܣܛܲܪ.

[2]          Forgive me

[3]          I had woken you up

[4]          In a nanosecond

[5]          Nightmare

[6]          Addicted

[7]          For you to torture me

[8]          In love

[9]          My torture

[10]        They bridged Khabour, there are two Khabour rivers, this is in reference to Khabour of Tigris with its famous bridge, and the legend associated with it

[11]        Spine-disks ܣܘܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂: ܟܸܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ.

[12]        I am confused by you

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