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AO.02.03 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mary The Immaculate Conception, outer wall of the shrine. , Alqōš

Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1819
Language
Syriac
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ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܟ.of your goodnessnounroot ܛܒ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ ܠܥܒܕܟyour servantnounroot ܥܒܕ ܕܐܘܕܐwho confessedverbroot ܝܕܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܟ܀in your Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܐܬܕ
ܟܪܘܢܢܝ ܚܣܝܐ.virtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܬܛܥܘܢܢܝdo forget meverbroot ܛܥܐ ܐܘ̇ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ. ܒܚܘܒܐwith lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܘ̇ ܐܚܝ̈my brothersnounroot ܐܚ
ܡܦܝܣܢܐI begverbalso beseechingroot ܦܝܣ ܠܟܘܢto youpronoun ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ.for meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܕܢܫܒܘܩthat he may forgiveverbroot ܫܒܩ
ܚܛܗ̈ܝ܀ ܐܟܘܬܐhowadverbalso like what ܫܘܦܪܟyour beautynounroot ܫܦܪ ܙܗܝܐ.venerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ ܐܝܟܘwhere isadverb ܦܪܨܘܦܟyour countenancenounroot ܦܪܨܘܦ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ
ܘܩܘܡܬܟand your staturenounroot ܩܘܡ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܕܡܝܐ.which looked likeverbroot ܕܡܐ ܠܐܝܠܢܐto a treenounroot ܐܝܠܢ ܦܐܝܐbefittingadjectiveroot ܦܐܐ ܕܢܨܝܒthat is plantedverbroot ܢܨܒ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܬܦ̈ܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܐ.of waternounroot ܡܝ ܗܐhereparticlealso behold
ܒܥܡܛܢin gloomnounalso darknessroot ܥܡܛ ܘܚܫܟܐand darknessnounroot ܚܫܟ ܣܢܝܐ܀despicableadjectivealso hatefulroot ܣܢܐ ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܠܝܐsuddennessnounalso quietroot ܫܠܐ ܚܛܦܢܝ.snatched meverbroot ܚܛܦ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ ܘܒܥܦܪ̈ܝܗ̇
ܕܐܪܥܐof the groundnounroot ܐܪܥ ܛܫܝܢܝit hidverbalso confined meroot ܛܫܐ //////////. ܘܡܪܪܐand gallnounroot ܡܪܪ ܐܫܩܝܢܝ.gave me to drinkverbroot ܫܩܐ ܘܒܦܓܥܗand with its encounternounroot ܦܓܥ ܒܝܫܐthe evil onenounroot ܒܐܫ ܡܪLordnounalso master (title)root ܡܪ
ܪܢܝ.thinkverbroot ܪܢܐ ܘܒܚܫܟܐand in the darknessnounroot ܚܫܟ ܕܩܒܪܐof the gravenounroot ܩܒܪ ܚܒܫܢܝ܀it confined meverbroot ܚܒܫ ܢܒܟܐcriesverbalso weepsroot ܒܟܐ ܠܟto youpronoun ܐܚܘܟyour brothernounroot ܐܚܐ ܒܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܐܒܘܟand your fathernounroot ܐܒ ܒܐܡܝܢthrough the amennoun
ܥܠܝܟover youprepositionroot ܥܠ ܐܠܐbutparticlealso exceptroot ܐܠܐ ܘܐܦand alsoconjunction ܒܪܟblessingnounroot ܒܪܟ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܫܠܐis restlessverbalso not stillroot ܫܠܐ ܘܟܐܒ̈ܐ ܘܚܫ̈ܐ ܡܠܐ.full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܕܠܝܬwho have noparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܫܦܘܠܘ̄:
ܬܠܐ.pulls upverbalso liftsroot ܬܠܐ ܓܡܪendedverbalso finishedroot ܓܡܪ ܣܒܪܗhis hopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܘܣܦand ceasedverbalso vanishedroot ܣܘܦ ܐܝܠܗ܀his helpernounroot ܥܕܪ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܓܢ̄ܒܪܐ ܢܦܠhe fellverbalso he diedroot ܢܦܠ ܥܠܝ.for meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ ܒܓܘinsideprepositionroot ܓܘ
ܐܬܪܐthe placenounalso the landroot ܐܬܪ ܕܢܘܟܪ̈ܝ ܘܐ̄ܢܫ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܨܐܕܝ.with meprepositionalso beside me ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܐܚܝ̈ܢܝ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܘܟܠܗܘܢand all of themnounroot ܟܠ
ܐܚܝ̈my brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܘܩܪ̈ܝܒܝ. ܪܘܚܩܐfar awayadverbroot ܪܚܩ ܩܡܘthey rose upverbroot ܩܘܡ ܘܫܒܩܘܢܝand left meverbroot ܫܒܩ ܠܚܘܕܝ܀aloneadverbroot ܚܕ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܒܫܠܡܐin peacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܚܒܝܒܢ.our loved oneadjectiveroot ܚܒ ܬ̄
ܕܦܪܫܬthat you are separatedverbroot ܦܪܫ ܝܘܡܢtodayadverbroot ܝܘܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܠܘܬܢ.uspreposition ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܦܪܘܩܢour Saviournounroot ܦܪܩ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܟto youpronoun ܥܘܕܪܢa helpnounroot ܥܕܪ ܘܠܚܛܗ̈ܝܟ ܢܥܒܕmay he make/grantverbroot ܥܒܕ
ܫܘܒܩܢforgivenessnounalso remissionroot ܫܒܩ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐthe daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܚܝܠܐfearsomeadjectiveroot ܕܚܠ ܕܒܘܚܪܢ܀of reckoningnounalso judgementroot ܒܚܪ ܙܠgoverbroot ܐܙܠ ܒܫܠܡܐin peacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܐܘ̇ ܓܒܝܐ.chosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ ܬܢܝ.repeatverbroot ܬܢܐ ܐܪܡܝܐĒramiā (Jeremiah)proper-noun
ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܟܘܢܝܐ.appellationnounroot ܟܢܐ ܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܙܟܝܐvictoriousadjectiveroot ܙܟܐ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܟto youpronoun ܠܘܝܐaccompanynounalso companionroot ܠܘܐ ܘܠܚܘ̈ܒܝܟ ܢܥܒܕmay he make/grantverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܚܝܐ. ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܒܪܐthe Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܝܚܬܕܝܐ܀the Only-begottenadjectiveroot ܝܚܕ ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܘܦܛܪand departedverbroot ܦܛܪ ܥܠܝܡܐyouthnounroot ܥܠܡ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܐܪܡܝܐĒramiā (Jeremiah)proper-noun ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܟܘܢܝܐappellationnounroot ܟܢܐ ܒܣܝܩ̄
ܐܦܝ̈̇ܛ ܕܫܢܝ̈ܐ. ܠܡܘܠܕܗto the birth ofnounroot ܝܠܕ ܕܝܫܘܥof Jesusproper-noun ܡܪܝܐ.the Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܝܛ̄ ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܕܪĀdār (March)noun ܣܢܝܐ܆despicableadjectivealso hatefulroot ܣܢܐ ܫܠܡpeacenounalso well-beingroot ܫܠܡ

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

(1-5) (God,) have mercy through your merciful goodness—ditto—on your servant who confessed your Cross.
(Deceased one:) Remember me honourable ones and my beloved ones do not forget me. Lovingly I beg you, my Brothers: /////////////// Pray for me before our Lord so that he may forgive my sins.
(Wailer:) Brother, your beauty is splendid—ditto! Where is your delightful face and your stature which looked like a tree planted on streams of water? Lo (6-10) it is in despicable black darkness!
(Deceased one:) Death suddenly snatched me—ditto. It confined me in the dirt of the ground /////////////, gave me gall to drink, embittered me with its own encounter, and corrupted me in the darkness of the grave.
(Wailer:) Your brother cries over you with melodies and your father laments over you with the “amen”. Your son too is restless and full of sufferings and pains, for there is none who pulls him up from his abyss. His hope ended and his helper vanished!
(Deceased one:) Death, like a giant, fell upon me—ditto—in (11-15) the land of aliens. I have no one among my kinsmen and loved ones with me and all my brothers and relatives stood up far away, leaving me alone.
(Wailer:) Go in peace our loved one—ditto—for you departed from us today. May Jesus our Saviour be your help; may he offer you forgiveness on that fearsome Day of Reckoning. Go in peace O chosen one—ditto—, Ēramiā of sweet name. May the victorious Cross accompany you, and may Jesus (16-17) the Only-begotten Son forgive your sins.
The beautiful youth, Ēramiā of sweet name, died, departing in the year 1819, according to the computation of the birth of the Lord Jesus, in the 19th of the despicable month of Ādār (March).

Location Detail Outer wall of the shrine.
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Ephrem
Liturgy Funerary dialogue-hymn (sōġītā)
Christology Jesus the Only-begotten Son, Saviour, forgiver of sins
Prayer Pray for me before our Lord so he may forgive my sins
Literature Sōġītā, dialogue-hymn between the deceased and a wailer; rhyming poem
Cross The deceased confessed the Cross; victorious Cross to accompany him
Ēramiā
Harrak 2010, p.434-435
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