Shaqlawa, Christian: Two Mullahs

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Geoffrey Khan	Fieldwork by Lourd Hanna	Seran Sher	Shaqlawa, Iraq

	Transcription	Translation
0:00	ʾana šəmi Serā́n ʾAdday Šèr꞊ile.ˈ brāt Ḥane ʾÀwdu꞊iwan.ˈ našət Šaqlàwe꞊wan.ˈ šāt ʾalpa꞊w təša ma꞊w ʾə̀šti꞊w xamša hwète꞊wanˈ gu Šàqlawa.ˈ ʾana šəmi Serā́n ʾAdday Šèr꞊ile.ˈ brāt Ḥane ʾÀwdu꞊iwan.ˈ našət Šaqlàwe꞊wan.ˈ šāt ʾalpa꞊w təša ma꞊w ʾə̀šti꞊w xamša hwète꞊wanˈ gu Šàqlawa.ˈ	My name is Seran Adday Sher. I am the daughter of Hane Awdo. I am [one of the] people of Shaqlawa. I was born in 1965 in Shaqlawa.
	ʾəti xa ḥŭčita šəmaw trè malaye꞊le.ˈ ʾətwa꞊w lə̀twaˈ mən bāb ʾalaha꞊w ʾoda Maryam bəš raba lətwa꞊w qàt꞊iš la k-awe,ˈ ʾətwa trè malaye.ˈ ʾăna tre malàye,ˈ malayət xà mata꞊wənwa,ˈ xa məzgaft꞊u xa màta.ˈ ʾəti xa ḥŭčita šəmaw trè malaye꞊le.ˈ ʾətwa꞊w lə̀twaˈ mən bāb ʾalaha꞊w ʾoda Maryam bəš raba lətwa꞊w qàt꞊iš la k-awe,ˈ ʾətwa trè malaye.ˈ ʾăna tre malàye,ˈ malayət xà mata꞊wənwa,ˈ xa məzgaft꞊u xa màta.ˈ	I have a story called ‘The Two Mullahs’. There was and there was not, there was no one who was greater than God the Father and Mother Mary and shall never be, there were two mullahs. These two mullahs were mullahs serving the same village, the same mosque and the same village.
	ʾăna tre malàyeˈ xəzmətət dè məzgaft ʾudiwaˈ gàwətˈ maṣròxeˈ qatət mṣalòye꞊wˈ gu ḥdarət gu taziye꞊w məndyàne.ˈ ʾăna tre malàyeˈ xəzmətət dè məzgaft ʾudiwaˈ gàwətˈ maṣròxeˈ qatət mṣalòye꞊wˈ gu ḥdarət gu taziye꞊w məndyàne.ˈ	These two mullahs served the mosque by calling to prayer, attending funerals and so on.
	xa mən dăna malàye,ˈ qămət waxtət ṣlotət xuškə̀nta hawe-wa,ˈ baraw băyani ʾawa ʾəl məzgàft hawewa.ˈ hawar maṣrə̀xwa꞊wˈ qù mṣaloye꞊wˈ mə̀ndi꞊wˈ bā̀ng yawəlwa.ˈ xa mən dăna malàye,ˈ qămət waxtət ṣlotət xuškə̀nta hawe-wa,ˈ baraw băyani ʾawa ʾəl məzgàft hawewa.ˈ hawar maṣrə̀xwa꞊wˈ qù mṣaloye꞊wˈ mə̀ndi꞊wˈ bā̀ng yawəlwa.ˈ	One of these mullahs used to be in the mosque at dawn before the time of morning prayer. He would make a call to prayer crying ‘Rise to pray’ and so forth.
	ʾaw malà xətˈ gălak mətʾàsər payəšwa.ˈ ʾamə̀rwa:ˈ maʿqū́l꞊ila ʾā̀tˈ qămeti l-ṭàma hawət?ˈ naše lṑm wədlu.ˈ ʾamri: ʾāt ʾəl ma məndì [ʾa]xni ʾətye꞊wət lăxa?ˈ la xəzmə̀tan k-udətˈ la ma .... ˈ la bā̀ng č awət.ˈ ʾe qa tsə̀ məndi bāš lewət.ˈ ʾaw malà xətˈ gălak mətʾàsər payəšwa.ˈ ʾamə̀rwa:ˈ maʿqū́l꞊ila ʾā̀tˈ qămeti l-ṭàma hawət?ˈ naše lṑm wədlu.ˈ ʾamri: ʾāt ʾəl ma məndì [ʾa]xni ʾətye꞊wət lăxa?ˈ la xəzmə̀tan k-udətˈ la ma .... ˈ la bā̀ng č awət.ˈ ʾe qa tsə̀ məndi bāš lewət.ˈ	The other mullah used to get very upset. He used to say ‘How is it possible for you to be there before me?’ People be-gan to blame him saying ‘Why on earth have you come to us here? You do not offer us service nor do you call to prayer. You are not good for anything.
	fàˈ gălak mətʾàsər pəšle.ˈ xə̀reˈ ʾamər: ʾazən baqrən mən de xàwriˈ ʾaw mən didi qəṣa haya k-àte.ˈ ʾana kut tira də̀rang,ˈ gu tsə̀ məndi la g-maṭpən.ˈ fàˈ gălak mətʾàsər pəšle.ˈ xə̀reˈ ʾamər: ʾazən baqrən mən de xàwriˈ ʾaw mən didi qəṣa haya k-àte.ˈ ʾana kut tira də̀rang,ˈ gu tsə̀ məndi la g-maṭpən.ˈ	So, he became very upset. He thought to himself and said, ‘Let me go and ask my colleague who comes before me a little earlier. I am late every time, I do not catch up with any-thing.
	ʾàmər:ˈ mằla.ˈ ʾamər: hà ʾaxoni,ˈ mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾamər: mur qàti,ˈ gu mà məndi ʾāt qămət waxtət mṣaloye lằxe꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: qa mà?ˈ ʾamər: hemən našət ʾawayi lèwu məni razi.ˈ k-əmri ʾā̀tˈ dràng k-atət꞊uˈ qat qalux là k-šăməxle.ˈ dyara la yan qalux băsima lèweˈ yan ṭàmbal꞊iwət,ˈ là k-atət.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ mằla.ˈ ʾamər: hà ʾaxoni,ˈ mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾamər: mur qàti,ˈ gu mà məndi ʾāt qămət waxtət mṣaloye lằxe꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: qa mà?ˈ ʾamər: hemən našət ʾawayi lèwu məni razi.ˈ k-əmri ʾā̀tˈ dràng k-atət꞊uˈ qat qalux là k-šăməxle.ˈ dyara la yan qalux băsima lèweˈ yan ṭàmbal꞊iwət,ˈ là k-atət.ˈ	He said, ‘Mullah.’ He said, ‘Yes, brother, what is the matter?’ He said, ‘Tell me, how is it that you are here before the time of prayer? He said, ‘Believe me, the people of the vil-lage are not happy with me. They say “You come late and we never hear your voice. It seems you do not come either because your voice is not good or because you are a lazy person.”
	ʾàmər:ˈ mhèmən,ˈ ʾana xà məndi ʾamrənux ʾàxon.ˈ ʾamər: čădət mà?ˈ ʾana trè ʾišunyata ʾəti.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ mhèmən,ˈ ʾana xà məndi ʾamrənux ʾàxon.ˈ ʾamər: čădət mà?ˈ ʾana trè ʾišunyata ʾəti.ˈ	He said, ‘Look, let me tell you one thing, brother.’ He said, ‘Do you know what? I have two wives.
	ʾăna tre ʾišunyàtaˈ xa har màye g-mašxəna qati,ˈ xa pəštumā̀ḷ g-dawqala qati,ˈ xa gòri g-matwalu qati,ˈ xa jə̀le ḥazər k-udaluˈ xa qundə̀ri꞊š ṣŭbuġ k-udalu.ˈ qa hàdaxˈ xa꞊w tre ʾana ḥàzər k-pešən.ˈ qa hadax qằmetux k-ṭapən.ˈ ʾăna tre ʾišunyàtaˈ xa har màye g-mašxəna qati,ˈ xa pəštumā̀ḷ g-dawqala qati,ˈ xa gòri g-matwalu qati,ˈ xa jə̀le ḥazər k-udaluˈ xa qundə̀ri꞊š ṣŭbuġ k-udalu.ˈ qa hàdaxˈ xa꞊w tre ʾana ḥàzər k-pešən.ˈ qa hadax qằmetux k-ṭapən.ˈ	These two wives, one of them always warms water for me [to bathe], one holds a cushion for me, one puts out my socks for me, one prepares my clothes, one polishes my shoes. That is why I get ready in a moment, and this is why I get here before you,’ he said.
	ʾamər: màtu?ˈ ʾàmərˈ, yaʿni raʾyux mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ raʾyi꞊le ʾawdətu trè ʾišunyata.ˈ ʾamər: mətʾàkkəd꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər: ma de mdzàrəb!ˈ ʾaxonux mà mare꞊le qatux?ˈ ʾamər: ha halʿā̀n k-azən.ˈ ʾamər: màtu?ˈ ʾàmərˈ, yaʿni raʾyux mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ raʾyi꞊le ʾawdətu trè ʾišunyata.ˈ ʾamər: mətʾàkkəd꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər: ma de mdzàrəb!ˈ ʾaxonux mà mare꞊le qatux?ˈ ʾamər: ha halʿā̀n k-azən.ˈ	He said, ‘But how?’ He said, ‘I mean, what is your ad-vice ?’ ‘My advice is for you to have two wives.’ He said, ‘Are you sure? He said, ‘Just give it a try! This is your brother’s ad-vice to you. ’ He said, ‘I shall go immediately [and marry an-other woman].’
	har pləṭle mən məzgàftˈ ʾizə̀le xa baxta mtele.ˈ ʾitele qam-yawə̀laˈ qam-matùla l-beta.ˈ ʾamər: ʾànaˈ ṣloθət ʾaṣə̀rte꞊la,ˈ bizàl꞊ən qa məzgaft.ˈ har pləṭle mən məzgàftˈ ʾizə̀le xa baxta mtele.ˈ ʾitele qam-yawə̀laˈ qam-matùla l-beta.ˈ ʾamər: ʾànaˈ ṣloθət ʾaṣə̀rte꞊la,ˈ bizàl꞊ən qa məzgaft.ˈ	As soon as he left the mosque, he went and married an-other woman. He came and put her, he helped her settle at the house. He said, ‘It is time for the evening prayer. I am going to the mosque.’
	hătà dəreˈ qàlətˈ ʾăna tre ʾišunyàtuˈ l-dàw balət Zaba ṭape-wa.ˈ xà ʾamrawa:ˈ kalba xəryət mằla.ˈ ʾaw xə̀t ʾamrawa:ˈ ʾatxa ʾələt rišət mằla.ˈ ʾe xət ʾamràwa:ˈ kalba l-qawrət mằla xare.ˈ bejəga mən xatwatu꞊u ʾòduˈ ʾani kŭ̀lu qam-matilu l-gor.ˈ hătà dəreˈ qàlətˈ ʾăna tre ʾišunyàtuˈ l-dàw balət Zaba ṭape-wa.ˈ xà ʾamrawa:ˈ kalba xəryət mằla.ˈ ʾaw xə̀t ʾamrawa:ˈ ʾatxa ʾələt rišət mằla.ˈ ʾe xət ʾamràwa:ˈ kalba l-qawrət mằla xare.ˈ bejəga mən xatwatu꞊u ʾòduˈ ʾani kŭ̀lu qam-matilu l-gor.ˈ	By the time he returned home, the cries of these two wives were reaching the other bank of the Zab River. One said, ‘May a dog shit on the mullah!’ Another said, ‘May this [dog’s shit] be on the head of the mullah.’ Another said, ‘May the dog shit on the mullah’s grave.’ Besides his sisters and his mother, they included them all in their curses.
	ma ʾàwəd?ˈ wə̀reˈ ʾamər: mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾamər: bā̀š꞊ila,ˈ ʾaxtun qa mà ʾəli mṣawore꞊witun?ˈ ʾana mà?ˈ ʾamri: xer ʾā̀t mutyan꞊iwət?ˈ ma ʾàwəd?ˈ wə̀reˈ ʾamər: mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾamər: bā̀š꞊ila,ˈ ʾaxtun qa mà ʾəli mṣawore꞊witun?ˈ ʾana mà?ˈ ʾamri: xer ʾā̀t mutyan꞊iwət?ˈ	What could he do? He entered [the house] and said, ‘What is the matter?’ He said, ‘All right, why are you swearing at me? What have I done? ’ They said, ‘But it was you who brought us [here].’
	ʾàl mŭhəmˈ là ʾideleˈ màtuˈ tre ṭlaha săʿā́t fə̀tlu.ˈ qămət yoma bàyəz,ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ mən qam ʾidā́t dan trè ʾišunyataˈ ʾət mara qa-tu: ʾā̀t ʾatxa wədluxˈ ʾā̀t ʾatxa wədlux,ˈ b-e ga mṣawoṛe l-ʾəġdàde.ˈ rešu gălak gălak mrèle.ˈ ʾàl mŭhəmˈ là ʾideleˈ màtuˈ tre ṭlaha săʿā́t fə̀tlu.ˈ qămət yoma bàyəz,ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ mən qam ʾidā́t dan trè ʾišunyataˈ ʾət mara qa-tu: ʾā̀t ʾatxa wədluxˈ ʾā̀t ʾatxa wədlux,ˈ b-e ga mṣawoṛe l-ʾəġdàde.ˈ rešu gălak gălak mrèle.ˈ	Well, he did not know how the next two or three hours passed by. Before dawn broke, he fled from the hands of the two women as they were saying to him, ‘You did this, you did that,’ at the same time swearing at each other. He had a big headache.
	ʾizə̀le.ˈ lèle꞊le,ˈ lebe tsə məndi ʾawəd gu mə̀zgaft.ˈ la ʾibe màṣrəxˈ la ʾibe mằla bang ʾawəd,ˈ la tsə mendi lèbe ʾawəd.ˈ ʾizə̀leˈ tăṛa qam-patə̀xle.ˈ ʾitùle ʾələl.ˈ ʾizə̀le.ˈ lèle꞊le,ˈ lebe tsə məndi ʾawəd gu mə̀zgaft.ˈ la ʾibe màṣrəxˈ la ʾibe mằla bang ʾawəd,ˈ la tsə mendi lèbe ʾawəd.ˈ ʾizə̀leˈ tăṛa qam-patə̀xle.ˈ ʾitùle ʾələl.ˈ	He went away. It was night time and he could do noth-ing in the mosque. He could not call to prayer. The mullah could not make a call [to prayer]. He not do anything. He went and opened the door. He sat on the upper floor.
	ʾitule ʾələ̀l.ˈ ʾamər qatət mằla,ˈ ʾàmər,ˈ waxtət mṣalòye꞊le.ˈ xazəx mənu mən jànu maḥčoye꞊le măla.ˈ k-àmər:ˈ waxtət mṣa-lòye꞊le?ˈ la waxtət mṣaloye lèla.ˈ ʾe ga xa ġàfwa šaqləniˈ xantsa ʾèni matwənu.ˈ ʾitule ʾələ̀l.ˈ ʾamər qatət mằla,ˈ ʾàmər,ˈ waxtət mṣalòye꞊le.ˈ xazəx mənu mən jànu maḥčoye꞊le măla.ˈ k-àmər:ˈ waxtət mṣa-lòye꞊le?ˈ la waxtət mṣaloye lèla.ˈ ʾe ga xa ġàfwa šaqləniˈ xantsa ʾèni matwənu.ˈ	He sat on the upper floor. He said to the mullah—it is said that it was prayer time and the mullah began to talk to himself saying ‘Is it prayer time? No, it is not prayer time. So let me take a nap and close my eyes for a bit.’
	k àmər:ˈ xzèleˈ xa ṭăpăṭap ʾitèle.ˈ xzele ʾe mằla xət ʾitele.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ ʾitèlux?ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ naša xoš nàša! madam ʾāt betux mṣuṭə̀mwale,ˈ qa mà beti qam-mṣaṭməte?ˈ ʾāt betux nura ʾitən gu betux ʾarqətwa məne ʾăna šə̀ne,ˈ qa mà beti qam-awdəte?ˈ k àmər:ˈ xzèleˈ xa ṭăpăṭap ʾitèle.ˈ xzele ʾe mằla xət ʾitele.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ ʾitèlux?ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ naša xoš nàša! madam ʾāt betux mṣuṭə̀mwale,ˈ qa mà beti qam-mṣaṭməte?ˈ ʾāt betux nura ʾitən gu betux ʾarqətwa məne ʾăna šə̀ne,ˈ qa mà beti qam-awdəte?ˈ	It is said that he heard some footsteps coming. He saw the other mullah come. He said, ‘Have you come [already]?’ He said, ‘My friend, if your life was ruined, why did you ru-in my own life? Your home was like hell from which you fled all these years, so why did you make my home [the same]?’
	ʾamər: qa ma bas ʾàna mərux,ˈ ʾāt la ṭləblux məni məsàʿăda?ˈ ʾay məsaʿăda dəx lèwət bəxzaya?ˈ qằmeti l-məzgaft꞊iwət,ˈ hăta parux ḥălā̀l ʾawdətu.ˈ ʾamər: qa ma bas ʾàna mərux,ˈ ʾāt la ṭləblux məni məsàʿăda?ˈ ʾay məsaʿăda dəx lèwət bəxzaya?ˈ qằmeti l-məzgaft꞊iwət,ˈ hăta parux ḥălā̀l ʾawdətu.ˈ	He said, ‘Why have you blamed me? Did you not ask for help from me? Do you see how I have helped you? You are at the mosque before me, so you will legitimately earn your money.’
	wəlux ʾamər ʾāt beti nura qam-awdə̀te.ˈ ʾamər: bas bèti k̭àwla payəš,ˈ mà?ˈ ʾăye꞊la ʿešan weta xà,ˈ wəlux ʾamər ʾāt beti nura qam-awdə̀te.ˈ ʾamər: bas bèti k̭àwla payəš,ˈ mà?ˈ ʾăye꞊la ʿešan weta xà,ˈ	‘But you,’ he said, ‘have turned my home into a hell.’ He said, ‘Should only my house be in ruins? So our life has now become the same.’
	ʾăya ḥŭčìtaˈ k-əmrila qa daw našət rešu là (ha)we mara꞊wˈ rešu mamrèle.ˈ ʾawdza ʿàbra mən de naša k-šaqlìla.ˈ k-əmrila qa dàn našeˈ ʾaxtsa gu qŭsət naše là (a)te꞊w ʾazəl,ˈ gu moxət jànu ʾawəd,ˈ ʾaxtsa gu tănayatət naše la qayəm꞊u yàtu.ˈ ʾăya ḥŭčìtaˈ k-əmrila qa daw našət rešu là (ha)we mara꞊wˈ rešu mamrèle.ˈ ʾawdza ʿàbra mən de naša k-šaqlìla.ˈ k-əmrila qa dàn našeˈ ʾaxtsa gu qŭsət naše là (a)te꞊w ʾazəl,ˈ gu moxət jànu ʾawəd,ˈ ʾaxtsa gu tănayatət naše la qayəm꞊u yàtu.ˈ	This story is told about those who do not have a head-ache but cause themselves to have a headache, so that people will learn a lesson from [the story of] this man. [The story] tells people that one should not act according to what other people say, but one should act using one’s own mind, rather than stand and sit according to what [other] people say.
	ʾawdza ʾiteli ʾitèliˈ tsə̀ məndi꞊š la wəlu qati.ˈ ʾawdza ʾiteli ʾitèliˈ tsə̀ məndi꞊š la wəlu qati.ˈ	So, I came back [from the scene of the story], but they gave me nothing [to prove that I saw it].

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(1 0:00)ʾana šəmi Serā́n ʾAdday Šèr꞊ile.ˈ brāt Ḥane ʾÀwdu꞊iwan.ˈ našət Šaqlàwe꞊wan.ˈ šāt ʾalpa꞊w təša ma꞊w ʾə̀šti꞊w xamša hwète꞊wanˈ gu Šàqlawa.ˈ(2)ʾəti xa ḥŭčita šəmaw trè malaye꞊le.ˈ ʾətwa꞊w lə̀twaˈ mən bāb ʾalaha꞊w ʾoda Maryam bəš raba lətwa꞊w qàt꞊iš la k-awe,ˈ ʾətwa trè malaye.ˈ ʾăna tre malàye,ˈ malayət xà mata꞊wənwa,ˈ xa məzgaft꞊u xa màta.ˈ(3)ʾăna tre malàyeˈ xəzmətət dè məzgaft ʾudiwaˈ gàwətˈ maṣròxeˈ qatət mṣalòye꞊wˈ gu ḥdarət gu taziye꞊w məndyàne.ˈ(4)xa mən dăna malàye,ˈ qămət waxtət ṣlotət xuškə̀nta hawe-wa,ˈ baraw băyani ʾawa ʾəl məzgàft hawewa.ˈ hawar maṣrə̀xwa꞊wˈ qù mṣaloye꞊wˈ mə̀ndi꞊wˈ bā̀ng yawəlwa.ˈ(5)ʾaw malà xətˈ gălak mətʾàsər payəšwa.ˈ ʾamə̀rwa:ˈ maʿqū́l꞊ila ʾā̀tˈ qămeti l-ṭàma hawət?ˈ naše lṑm wədlu.ˈ ʾamri: ʾāt ʾəl ma məndì [ʾa]xni ʾətye꞊wət lăxa?ˈ la xəzmə̀tan k-udətˈ la ma .... ˈ la bā̀ng č awət.ˈ ʾe qa tsə̀ məndi bāš lewət.ˈ(6)fàˈ gălak mətʾàsər pəšle.ˈ xə̀reˈ ʾamər: ʾazən baqrən mən de xàwriˈ ʾaw mən didi qəṣa haya k-àte.ˈ ʾana kut tira də̀rang,ˈ gu tsə̀ məndi la g-maṭpən.ˈ(7)ʾàmər:ˈ mằla.ˈ ʾamər: hà ʾaxoni,ˈ mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾamər: mur qàti,ˈ gu mà məndi ʾāt qămət waxtət mṣaloye lằxe꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər: qa mà?ˈ ʾamər: hemən našət ʾawayi lèwu məni razi.ˈ k-əmri ʾā̀tˈ dràng k-atət꞊uˈ qat qalux là k-šăməxle.ˈ dyara la yan qalux băsima lèweˈ yan ṭàmbal꞊iwət,ˈ là k-atət.ˈ(8)ʾàmər:ˈ mhèmən,ˈ ʾana xà məndi ʾamrənux ʾàxon.ˈ ʾamər: čădət mà?ˈ ʾana trè ʾišunyata ʾəti.ˈ(9)ʾăna tre ʾišunyàtaˈ xa har màye g-mašxəna qati,ˈ xa pəštumā̀ḷ g-dawqala qati,ˈ xa gòri g-matwalu qati,ˈ xa jə̀le ḥazər k-udaluˈ xa qundə̀ri꞊š ṣŭbuġ k-udalu.ˈ qa hàdaxˈ xa꞊w tre ʾana ḥàzər k-pešən.ˈ qa hadax qằmetux k-ṭapən.ˈ(10)ʾamər: màtu?ˈ ʾàmərˈ, yaʿni raʾyux mà꞊ile?ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ raʾyi꞊le ʾawdətu trè ʾišunyata.ˈ ʾamər: mətʾàkkəd꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər: ma de mdzàrəb!ˈ ʾaxonux mà mare꞊le qatux?ˈ ʾamər: ha halʿā̀n k-azən.ˈ(11)har pləṭle mən məzgàftˈ ʾizə̀le xa baxta mtele.ˈ ʾitele qam-yawə̀laˈ qam-matùla l-beta.ˈ ʾamər: ʾànaˈ ṣloθət ʾaṣə̀rte꞊la,ˈ bizàl꞊ən qa məzgaft.ˈ(12)hătà dəreˈ qàlətˈ ʾăna tre ʾišunyàtuˈ l-dàw balət Zaba ṭape-wa.ˈ xà ʾamrawa:ˈ kalba xəryət mằla.ˈ ʾaw  xə̀t ʾamrawa:ˈ ʾatxa ʾələt rišət mằla.ˈ ʾe xət ʾamràwa:ˈ kalba l-qawrət mằla xare.ˈ bejəga mən xatwatu꞊u ʾòduˈ ʾani kŭ̀lu qam-matilu l-gor.ˈ(13)ma ʾàwəd?ˈ wə̀reˈ ʾamər: mà꞊ila?ˈ ʾamər: bā̀š꞊ila,ˈ ʾaxtun qa mà ʾəli mṣawore꞊witun?ˈ ʾana mà?ˈ ʾamri: xer ʾā̀t mutyan꞊iwət?ˈ(14)ʾàl mŭhəmˈ là ʾideleˈ màtuˈ tre ṭlaha săʿā́t fə̀tlu.ˈ qămət yoma bàyəz,ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ mən qam ʾidā́t dan trè ʾišunyataˈ ʾət mara qa-tu: ʾā̀t ʾatxa wədluxˈ ʾā̀t ʾatxa wədlux,ˈ b-e ga mṣawoṛe l-ʾəġdàde.ˈ rešu gălak gălak mrèle.ˈ(15)ʾizə̀le.ˈ lèle꞊le,ˈ lebe tsə məndi ʾawəd gu mə̀zgaft.ˈ la ʾibe màṣrəxˈ la ʾibe mằla bang ʾawəd,ˈ la tsə mendi lèbe ʾawəd.ˈ ʾizə̀leˈ tăṛa qam-patə̀xle.ˈ ʾitùle ʾələl.ˈ(16)ʾitule ʾələ̀l.ˈ ʾamər qatət mằla,ˈ ʾàmər,ˈ waxtət mṣalòye꞊le.ˈ xazəx mənu mən jànu maḥčoye꞊le măla.ˈ k-àmər:ˈ waxtət mṣa-lòye꞊le?ˈ la waxtət mṣaloye lèla.ˈ ʾe ga xa ġàfwa šaqləniˈ xantsa ʾèni matwənu.ˈ(17)k àmər:ˈ xzèleˈ xa ṭăpăṭap ʾitèle.ˈ xzele ʾe mằla xət ʾitele.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ ʾitèlux?ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ naša xoš nàša! madam ʾāt betux mṣuṭə̀mwale,ˈ qa mà beti qam-mṣaṭməte?ˈ ʾāt betux nura ʾitən gu betux ʾarqətwa məne ʾăna šə̀ne,ˈ qa mà beti qam-awdəte?ˈ(18)ʾamər: qa ma bas ʾàna mərux,ˈ ʾāt la ṭləblux məni məsàʿăda?ˈ ʾay məsaʿăda dəx lèwət bəxzaya?ˈ qằmeti l-məzgaft꞊iwət,ˈ hăta parux ḥălā̀l ʾawdətu.ˈ(19)wəlux ʾamər ʾāt beti nura qam-awdə̀te.ˈ ʾamər: bas bèti k̭àwla payəš,ˈ mà?ˈ ʾăye꞊la ʿešan weta xà,ˈ(20)ʾăya ḥŭčìtaˈ k-əmrila qa daw našət rešu là (ha)we mara꞊wˈ rešu mamrèle.ˈ ʾawdza ʿàbra mən de naša k-šaqlìla.ˈ k-əmrila qa dàn našeˈ ʾaxtsa gu qŭsət naše là (a)te꞊w ʾazəl,ˈ gu moxət jànu ʾawəd,ˈ ʾaxtsa gu tănayatət naše la qayəm꞊u yàtu.ˈ(21)ʾawdza ʾiteli ʾitèliˈ tsə̀ məndi꞊š la wəlu qati.ˈ

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(1 0:00)My name is Seran Adday Sher. I am the daughter of Hane Awdo. I am [one of the] people of Shaqlawa. I was born in 1965 in Shaqlawa.(2)I have a story called ‘The Two Mullahs’. There was and there was not, there was no one who was greater than God the Father and Mother Mary and shall never be, there were two mullahs. These two mullahs were mullahs serving the same village,  the same mosque and the same village.(3)These two mullahs served the mosque by calling to prayer, attending funerals and so on.(4)One of these mullahs used to be in the mosque at dawn before the time of morning prayer. He would make a call to prayer crying ‘Rise to pray’ and so forth.(5)The other mullah used to get very upset. He used to say ‘How is it possible for you to be there before me?’ People be-gan to blame him saying ‘Why on earth have you come to us here? You do not offer us service nor do you call to prayer. You are not good for anything.(6)So, he became very upset. He thought to himself  and said, ‘Let me go and ask my colleague who comes before me a little earlier. I am late every time, I do not catch up with any-thing.(7)He said, ‘Mullah.’ He said, ‘Yes, brother, what is the matter?’ He said, ‘Tell me, how is it that you are here before the time of prayer? He said, ‘Believe me, the people of the vil-lage are not happy with me. They say “You come late and we never hear your voice. It seems you do not come either because your voice is not good or because you are a lazy person.”(8)He said, ‘Look, let me tell you one thing, brother.’ He said, ‘Do you know what? I have two wives.(9)These two wives, one of them always warms water for me [to bathe], one holds a cushion for me, one puts out my socks for me, one prepares my clothes, one polishes my shoes. That is why I get ready in a moment,  and this is why I get here before you,’ he said.(10)He said, ‘But how?’ He said, ‘I mean, what is your ad-vice ?’ ‘My advice is for you to have two wives.’  He said, ‘Are you sure? He said, ‘Just give it a try! This is your brother’s ad-vice to you. ’ He said, ‘I shall go immediately [and marry an-other woman].’(11)As soon as he left the mosque, he went and married an-other woman. He came and put her, he helped her settle at the house. He said, ‘It is time for the evening prayer. I am going to the mosque.’(12)By the time he returned home, the cries of these two wives were reaching the other bank of the Zab River. One said, ‘May a dog shit on the mullah!’  Another said, ‘May this [dog’s shit] be on the head of the mullah.’ Another said, ‘May the dog shit on the mullah’s grave.’ Besides his sisters and his mother, they included them all in their curses.(13)What could he do? He entered [the house] and said, ‘What is the matter?’ He said, ‘All right, why are you swearing at me? What have I done? ’ They said, ‘But it was you who brought us [here].’(14)Well,  he did not know how the next two or three hours passed by. Before dawn broke, he fled from the hands of the two women as they were saying to him, ‘You did this, you did that,’ at the same time swearing at each other. He had a big headache.(15)He went away. It was night time and he could do noth-ing in the mosque. He could not call to prayer. The mullah could not make a call [to prayer]. He  not do anything. He went and opened the door. He sat on the upper floor.(16)He sat on the upper floor. He said to the mullah—it is said that it was prayer time and the mullah began to talk to himself saying ‘Is it prayer time? No, it is not prayer time. So let me take a nap and close my eyes for a bit.’(17)It is said that he heard  some footsteps coming. He saw the other mullah come. He said, ‘Have you come [already]?’ He said, ‘My friend,  if your life was ruined,  why did you ru-in my own life? Your home was like hell  from which you fled all these years, so why did you make my home [the same]?’(18)He said, ‘Why have you blamed me?  Did you not ask for help from me? Do you see how I have helped you? You are at the mosque before me, so you will legitimately earn your money.’(19)‘But you,’ he said, ‘have turned my home into a hell.’ He said, ‘Should only my house be in ruins? So our life has now become the same.’(20)This story is told about those who do not have a head-ache but cause themselves to have a headache, so that people will learn a lesson from [the story of] this man. [The story] tells people that one should not act  according to what other people say, but one should act using one’s own mind, rather than stand and sit according to what [other] people say.(21)So, I came back [from the scene of the story], but they gave me nothing [to prove that I saw it].