Barwar: Gozali and Nozali

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. 3 vols. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2008, vol. 3	Nanəs Bənyamən

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0:00	ʾána šmíyənwa xa-tunìṯaˈ y-amríwala Gozáli ʾu-Nozàli,ˈ šə́mma díya yáʿni tuníṯət Gozáli ʾu-Nozàli.ˈ dáx ʾiwáwa ʾàyya?ˈ ʾi-mšárəxwa tuníṯa y-amrìwaˈ ʾíṯwa-w lìṯwaˈ bíš m-álaha gòṛaˈ líṯwa gòṛaˈ hič-nàša.ˈ bas-ʾíṯwa xá malkàˈ ʾíṯwale xa-bròna.ˈ ʾáw malkàˈ rába bắyewale ʾaw-bróne dìye.ˈ ʾu-ṭábʿan màlkaˈ bróne díye páyəš šàwpe díye.ˈ ʾíman-t málka ʾi-màyəṯ,ˈ ʾíman-t páyəš gòṛaˈ bróna díye šáqəl šáwpe dìyeˈ bar-d-àw.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga xa-yóma málka dmíxa-wewa b-lɛ̀le,ˈ dmìxa wéwa,ˈ ʾu-xzéle b-xə́lme dìyeˈ ʾíṯ xa-náša gu-d-áy mḏìtaˈ biš-făqíra m-kúlla nàša.ˈ rába făqìra-wewa ʾawwa-náša.ˈ málka xzéle b-xə́lme dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾáwwa náša făqìraˈ ṱ-awéle xá bronàˈ ʾáw páyəš málka šàwpət brònux.ˈ lɛ́-y-awe brónux màlka.ˈ ʾu-ʾímət ṛíšle mən-šə́nṯa màlkaˈ rába šxìšle-uˈ rába pšìmle-u.ˈ ʾu-píšle ʾáw-naša făqíra mašhū̀r-wewaˈ yáʿni rába kúlla náše yăḏìwale.ˈ málka yăḏéwale ʾo-nàša.ˈ mə́re ʾá-naša făqìraˈ ʾá-naša ʾátxa məskèna,ˈ dáx bróne díye páyəš màlka?ˈ dáx páyəš málka šáwpət bròniˈ w-áyya malkùṯiˈ ʾu-māl-díyi kúlla pɛ́ša ṭla-d-àw?ˈ yáʿni lá qəm-basmále ʾayyà-wˈ xə́lme díye lá qəm-basə̀mle.ˈ ʾáwwa nàšaˈ hál-la lìtwaleˈ yáʿni báxte díye láwa píšta b-ʾùrxa.ˈ zílla xákma šə̀nne,ˈ málka hár xzàya-wewa,ˈ b-xzáya mbaqóre l-d-ò-naša:ˈ ʾìtle bróna?ˈ lìtle bróna?ˈ ṱ-awèle bróna?ˈ ʾàtxa məndiyáne.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga xárṯa ṯéle xa-jăwāb qa-màlkaˈ mə́ra báxte díye hóla b-ʾùrxa díya.ˈ báxtə d-ó náša făqìraˈ píšla b-ʾùrxaˈ qá-t mḥaṣə́lla yàle.ˈ ʾu-málka mšuréle zdàya xáčča,ˈ mtaxmòneˈ xə́lme díye pàləṭ.ˈ ṱ-amrèxiˈ wéla dánət mḥaṣòle,ˈ ʾáy báxta mḥuṣə̀lla.ˈ mḥuṣə́lla jamə̀kke,ˈ trè-yale,ˈ xa-brònaˈ xa-bràta.ˈ ʾu-ʾán tre-yàle,ˈ mən-brɛṯèy,ˈ mən-yóma qamáyə brèla,ˈ ʾatxa-jwànqe-wɛwa,ˈ ʾatxa-spáy ʾátxa šəkláne ʾu-xə̀lyeˈ ʾu-náše măjóbe biyèy.ˈ y-amríwala gu-tunìṯaˈ xá pərč̭ə́mta dìyeˈ yáʿni pə́rč̭e dìyeˈ t-dáwa-w xa-t-sèma.ˈ hàtxa madmiwaléy.ˈ málka šmíle b-àyya,ˈ rába zdèle.ˈ mə́re ʾánna madám-ṱ-ila ʾátxa jwánqe w-átxa tàze,ˈ lázəm ʾaw-xə́lmi pàləṭ.ˈ ʾo-xá-məndi ʾíle xə̀zwa ʾə́ṯyəlliˈ lɛ́le xə̀lma.ˈ rába zdèle.ˈ mù wídle?ˈ mtuxmə̀nneˈ mə́re ʾána gắrəg mtalqə́nna ʾanna-yàle.ˈ mə́re gắrəg mtalqə̀nnaˈ ʾánna yàle.ˈ gắrəg lɛ-pɛ̀ši.ˈ ʾánna kúlla ṯárwa díya b-šaqlìla-wˈ šàwpi b-šaqlíle-uˈ ʾu-bróni le-y-áwele šə̀mma-wˈ le-y-áwe màlka.ˈ dáx bárya ʾàyya?ˈ hadíya mù wídle?ˈ mə́re ṭlá polìseˈ mə́re só l-bɛ́ṯət flàn-naša.ˈ sógun l-bɛ́ṯət flàn-naša,ˈ ʾu-šə́qlula ʾan-trè-yale,ˈ ʾu-mtàlquley.ˈ la-šawqítuley sàxeˈ mtalqìtuley.ˈ ʾáyya wéla sə̀rri yáʿni,ˈ xa-məndìˈ t-lá-yăḏe híč-naša bìya.ˈ xéna políse mù ṱ-óḏi?ˈ šáqli ʾăwàmər.ˈ màlkaˈ mo-ṱ-ámərrey ṱ-óḏi hàdəx.ˈ zìlla.ˈ zílla políse b-lɛ̀le.ˈ qəm-šaqlíla ʾán-tre yàleˈ mən-babéy ʾu-yəmmèy.ˈ kə́ma yəmméy ʾu-babéy mšorèlaˈ b-bxàya-wˈ ṣràxa-wˈ dáx šaqlítuley yàlən?ˈ dáx bárya ʾàyya?ˈ mòdi wéle?ˈ xéna ʾámrət màlkɛleˈ lá-maṣa t-torìle.ˈ ʾu-políse qəm-maklíla bába-w yə̀mma,ˈ ʾu-šaqlìla ʾan-tre-yále.ˈ ʾímət qəm-šaqlíla políse ʾan-tre-yàle,ˈ ʾan-políse wéla pyáša b-xammèy.ˈ mára dáx mtalqə́xla ʾan-tre-yále hatxa-jwànqe,ˈ hátxa šəṭràne,ˈ yále zóre háde bə̀rye?ˈ xṭìṯɛla.ˈ ʾo-málka mó-t ʾăwámər híwle-llɛ̀ni?ˈ le-y-bárya ʾáyya ʾo-šúla ʾoḏə̀xle.ˈ ṣléla ráxme gu-lə́bbə d-án polìse.ˈ mə́ra ʾáxni qɛ́məx dɛrə́xley gu-xá sandùqaˈ ʾu-yáwəxley xáčča kèkeˈ madúqəx b-iḏèyˈ qa-t ʾáxli xṭiṯèy-ila,ˈ ʾu-dɛ́rəxla gu-d-áy šaqìṯa,ˈ ʾáy šaqíṯa bṱ-áza bṱ-áza nabláley ḏá-gotət dùnye.ˈ ṱ-ázi mìyaˈ tálqi b-ganèy.ˈ lɛ-máṣəx ʾáxni mtalqə̀xlaˈ xṭiṯèy-ila.ˈ qímela wíḏe hàtxa.ˈ ʾu-políse xzéla ʾan-yále jwànqe,ˈ qəm-mattíla b-sandùqe,ˈ qəm-hawíla xáčča ʾixàla-wˈ qəm-xăḏíla hátxa t-la-qɛralèyˈ ʾu-qəm-dɛrɛ́la gu-mìya.ˈ qəm-dɛrɛ́la gu-mìya,ˈ hátxa ṱ-ázi b-šaqìṯa.ˈ zílla b-šaqíṯa, zílla-w zílla-w zìlla.ˈ ʾíṯwa xà-dukṯa,ˈ šaqíṯa ʾi-xăḏàwaˈ čàppa wéwa hátxaˈ lɛ́wa də́rəst ràba.ˈ lìqleyˈ b-xə́kma taqyáṯət xelápe ʾíṯwa tàma.ˈ líqla sandúqa bìya.ˈ zílɛwa xa-măsáfa rə̀ḥqa,ˈ xá-tre kilométre hàtxe,ˈ zìlɛwa.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga píšla táma ʾo-yòma.ˈ dártət yòmaˈ ṯéle brṓn málka b-ṣə̀dfa,ˈ brōn-màlkaˈ ʾáw brōn-málka ṯéle jwája tam-tàma.ˈ xírre táma gu-šaqìṯaˈ ʾina-hóle xa-sandùqa.ˈ mə́re xázən mòdila gu-d-áw sandùqa?ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ xə́zyəlla ʾán tre-yàleˈ mbaṣlòṣe,ˈ jwànqe,ˈ ʾáw kawsèyˈ zàrdaˈ ʾu-hádəx dax-ṱ-ámrəx sèmaˈ ʾu-hátxa šəkláne ʾu-šəṭràne.ˈ mə́re ʾay-márya ʾàlahaˈ ʾánna tre-yále mắnile mə́ṣya dəryə́lla gu-šaqìṯa?ˈ mắnile mə́ṣya zədyəlléy laxxàne?ˈ ʾánna gắrəg xamə̀xla-wˈ masíməx bála ʾə̀lla.ˈ ʾu-ʾánna gắrəg xázən ṱ-óḏən taḥqī̀qˈ mằnile wíḏəlla ʾátxa ʾánna nàše.ˈ ʾé qímɛle šqíla b-gyán díye brōn-màlka.ˈ šqíləlla-w šqíla sandùqaˈ b-íḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-síqa musqə́lla kəs-bábe dìye.ˈ mə́re bàbi.ˈ mə́re hà bróni.ˈ mə́re xzéli xá-məndit ʾajəbùṯa.ˈ mə́re mòdi bróni?ˈ mòdi xzélox?ˈ mə́re ʾánna tre-yále qəm-xazə̀nnaˈ t-la marwàṯaˈ ʾu-zə́dye gu-d-áw sandùqaˈ ʾu-zə́dye gu-d-áy šaqìṯa.ˈ ʾu-xúr mpárəj biyèy.ˈ xzi-ʾánna yále kəmà šəṭránelaˈ hátxa baṣlóṣe gu-lə́bbət nàša.ˈ dắx-ila mə́ṣye ʾánna šarī́r wìḏəlley hátxa,ˈ zə̀dyəlley.ˈ hè,ˈ bábe díye xìrre.ˈ ḏìle,ˈ ḏíle ʾáwwa ʾámra d-àw-ile.ˈ ʾu-léš máṣe ṱ-árəq mən-wàqəʿ.ˈ mó ṱ-àwəḏ?ˈ yáʿni la-ṣbára qam-bróne díye ṱ-ámər ʾanɛ̀wən.ˈ mə́re bróni ʾáti mo-ṱ-àmrət,ˈ mo-ṱ-ámrət wúḏ hàdəx.ˈ xzí ʾána lɛ̀ḏənˈ ʾánna m-ɛ̀kɛla ʾə́ṯye.ˈ qímle b-zdáya m-bróne dìyeˈ qa-t-là-ʾamərˈ brōn-dìyeˈ bálki yawə́lla qăṣā̀ṣ ṭla-bábe dìye.ˈ xzi-brònɛle,ˈ máṣe ṱ-ámərre qa-mò ʾóḏət ʾatxa-šùla?ˈ la-spày.ˈ mò mə́re ʾaw-yála,ˈ brōn-màlka?ˈ mə́re bàbi.ˈ ʾánna ʾána ṱ-óḏən ʾəšrāf ʾəllèy,ˈ yáʿni măsímən bàla-lla.ˈ le-šóqən lá xolamwàṯaˈ wálla ʾàtiˈ wálla yə̀mmiˈ wálla ču-nàša.ˈ ʾána b-gyáni ṱ-óḏən ʾəšrā́f ʾəllèy,ˈ mən-ʾixalèy,ˈ mən-lwištèy,ˈ mən-dmaxtèy,ˈ mən-xaltèy,ˈ mən-masyámtət bàla.ˈ ʾu-ʾána lɛ-šoqənnèyˈ lɛ-farqənnèy.ˈ kút-yoma gắrəg háwən mənnéy mənnèy.ˈ bábe dìyeˈ mə́re lə́š màṣən.ˈ ʾáyya píšla b-íḏət bròni.ˈ ʾu-ʾáwwa xə́lmi páləṭ hóle dmàya.ˈ qímle b-zdáya m-xə́lme díye t-wéwa xə̀zyəlle.ˈ hadìya,ˈ la-mărìxəxla rába,ˈ píšla gòṛe.ˈ píšla gòṛe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ ʾáyya tunìṯənˈ mšaxlə́ppa mən-d-áwwa tàqa,ˈ ṱ-áza l-xa-táqa xèna hadíya.ˈ yáʿni ʾánna hal-láxxa tuníṯa diyéy ṯèla.ˈ hadìyaˈ mšắrəx xa-táqa xènaˈ ʾítle ʿăláqa bə-d-àyya yáʿniˈ hám líqta b-àyyɛla.ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-bàxtaˈ rába xàmṯɛwawa.ˈ módiwewa šə́mma dìya?ˈ Bəlbə́l Hazàr.ˈ w-áyya ʾɛ̀kela?ˈ hóla gu-réšət xa-ṭúra ramàna,ˈ xa-ṭúra rába ramàna.ˈ náše lá-maṣi y-asqì-lle díye.ˈ dax-qúmmət:? -ile,ˈ hátxa ramàna.ˈ ʾu-l-qámṯe dìyeˈ ʾíṯ xa-čòlˈ dàštaˈ rába gòṛta.ˈ ʾu-náše kəmá-ṱ-ila šmìyeˈ b-o-zàwnaˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár rába xàmṯɛla,ˈ màlke-uˈ zangìne-uˈ náše dawlatmàndeˈ kúlla mjúrbela t-mɛṯɛ́la Bə́lbəl Hazár ṭla-bronèy,ˈ ṭlá xa-bróna šàṭər,ˈ šazàda,ˈ jwànqa,ˈ d-ò-zawna.ˈ màṭo y-azíwa?ˈ y-azíwa la-zràqət yóma.ˈ yăḏíwa Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾíla gu-d-ó ṭura la-zràqət yóma.ˈ la-zráqət yòmaˈ y-azìwa.ˈ qam-maṭíwa l-tàma,ˈ l-d-ó ṭùra,ˈ ʾi-ṣaléwa xá maláxa m-šmàyya,ˈ y-awə́ḏwala gān-díye bəṛ-nàša.ˈ y-awə́ḏwala gān-díye xa-náša sàwa,ˈ də́qne xwàra,ˈ ʾu-káwse xwàra.ˈ ʾu-xà bɛ́ṯa,ˈ ḏà mánzəl bás.ˈ xa-bɛ́ṯa zòraˈ xa-kullìxa y-ámrəx ʾáxni b-súrəṯ.ˈ kullíxa ʾax-sopìṯa y-amrə́xle ʾátxa.ˈ ʾu-náša sàwaˈ yáʿni ʾáw bɛ́ṯa d-àw-ile.ˈ ʾi-mbaqə́rwala nàšeˈ lɛ̀ketu zála?ˈ y-áwɛ tíwe xāṣ-sùsa,ˈ ʾu-rumxéy hàtxa,ˈ ʾu-nášət y-áwa b-o-záwna jwája xāṣ-sùsa,ˈ yắḏət dax-y-àwɛ.ˈ ʾɛ-gət-ʾó-naša sáwa y-ámər lɛ̀ketu zála,ˈ y-ámri ṱ-ázəx mɛ́ṯəx Bəlbə́l Hazàrˈ magurə́xla ṭla-brònən.ˈ w-áw ʾiwéwa malàxa.ˈ ʾáw yăḏéwala ʾáyya tuníṯət Bəlbə́l Hazàr.ˈ yắḏe rába zàmət-ila,ˈ híč xa-náša lá-maṣe mɛṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ w-áy ʾítla xa-sə̀rr,ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ yálla ʾàṯya.ˈ ʾo-sə́rr ʾalàha yăḏéle bás.ˈ ʾu-maláxa yằḏeˈ bás lɛ́le gláya qa-nàše.ˈ ʾaw-sə́rr gòṛa-wewa.ˈ ʾímət ʾi-mbaqə̀rwa-ʾatxa,ˈ y-amə́rwa la-sògun!ˈ xṭiṯɛ̀xulaˈ w-áxtu ʾən-zìllɛxu,ˈ lá-mṣitu mɛṯìtula,ˈ talqìtula ganɛ́xu.ˈ ʾáni har-doqíwa rə́qqi ṱ-azìwa.ˈ y-ámər har-ṱ-azìtu?ˈ y-ámri hèˈ ṱ-àzəx.ˈ y-ámər zḕn,ˈ ʾána paqḏə̀nnɛxuˈ ṱ-azítu b-ʾúrxa maṭítu ʾə̀lla.ˈ m-táma hòdəxˈ ʾáxtu ʾu-gyanɛ̀xu.ˈ maṣítu mɛṯítula là mɛṯítula.ˈ là mɛṯìtulaˈ xéna hótu mára har-ṱ-ázəx ʾàxni,ˈ líṯ băjàraˈ ʾə́lla bṱ-àzəx.ˈ y-azíwa tàma.ˈ mù y-oḏíwa?ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾáwwa mə̀reˈ mə́re ṱ-azítu qam-d-o-gə̀ppa,ˈ ʾaw-gə́ppa rába ramànɛle.ˈ b-qarìtu:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ mára mattítu bàla.ˈ ʾən-ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾáy párxa m-tàmaˈ b-ṣálya ṱ-àtwaˈ b-xáṣət súsa baṯrɛ̀xu.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là ṯéla,ˈ b-o-qála qamàya,ˈ mattítu bála b-áqlət susɛ̀xu.ˈ ʾáqlət susɛ́xu ʾən-píšla kèpa,ˈ léš maṣítu jawjìtu.ˈ ṭlá gáye b-qarìtu,ˈ xaṯmítu kèpa,ˈ pɛšítu kèpa,ˈ léš maṣítu jawjìtu.ˈ ʾàxtu-wˈ susɛ̀xu-wˈ rumxɛ̀xu-wˈ lwištɛ̀xu,ˈ pɛšítu kèpa táma.ˈ w-ə́n ʾáṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṱ-áṯya ʾu-mɛṯìtula.ˈ y-ámri OK bắyəx ṱ-àzəx.ˈ ṱ-awzítu də-sò.ˈ ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ damxíwa kə́sle dìyeˈ ʾo-lɛ̀le.ˈ qɛmíwa mbàdla.ˈ y-ámər ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xuˈ ʾu-sò!ˈ y-azìwa.ˈ mo-ṱ-amrə̀nnux?ˈ zìlelaˈ ʾəmmáyət náše mɛṯóye Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾi-maṭíwa tàma.ˈ qála qamàya,ˈ xɛríwa b-áqlət susèy,ˈ píša hal-bə́rkət súsa kèpa.ˈ qálət trè,ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xɛríwa Bə́lbəl Hazár lìṯ.ˈ mattíwa bála b-áqlə susèy,ˈ ʾìna,ˈ ʾap-aqlə-d-àw,ˈ hál be-palge-díye píša kèpa,ˈ ʾáxči rešət-sùsaˈ ʾu-palge-díye bàr-eliˈ lɛ́le píša kèpa.ˈ ʾu-qarɛ́wa qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ béna xaráya y-ámər zàr,ˈ ʾu-páyəšwa képa kùlle.ˈ ʾap-rèše-diye páyəšwa képa.ˈ xazə́twa ʾax-qayə́mṯət kèpa,ˈ sùsa-wˈ rùmxe-wˈ náše tíwe xàṣe.ˈ ʾu-hár šə́klət bəṛ-náša-w sùsaˈ ʾu-yáʿni čákke biye-dìyeˈ ʾu-píša kèpa.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga kút y-azə́lwa záyənwa gótə d-o-xèna.ˈ kút y-azə́lwa zayə̀nwa,ˈ píše xá ʾarb-ə́mma xamš-ə́mma náše réza rèza,ˈ kúlla píše kèpa.ˈ ʾáyya qəṣṣə́ttət Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ hadìyaˈ qálbəx l-màlka,ˈ málka-w brone-dìyeˈ ʾu-Gúzali ʾu-Nozàli.ˈ xázəx táma módi bràya.ˈ brōn-málka píšle b-ṭàli.ˈ píšle b-ṭàli,ˈ ʾu-mə́re màlkaˈ mjárbu mɛ́ṯu náše duxtùre-uˈ yan-náše spáy t-yắḏi bud-màrra,ˈ ʾu-náše gu-mḏíta kúlley mɛ̀ṯula,ˈ xázi bróni ṭla-mòdi,ˈ mòdi píšaˈ b-ṭàli hatxá,ˈ qa-ṱ-oḏíle xa-čàra.ˈ ṯéla rába náše xzèlaˈ ʾàšəq wéwa ʾaw-brōn-málka ràba-wˈ là-wewa gwíra.ˈ kùllaˈ mən-duxtúre ʾu-mən-nàšeˈ mìraˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìma,ˈ brónux lɛ́t mgúrəlle hal-dìya.ˈ wírre mən-ʾəsri-w-xamšà-šənne.ˈ qúrbət ṭḷaṯì šənnéleˈ ʾu-ʾašə̀qileˈ ʾu-bắye gàwər.ˈ ʾáti malkɛ̀wətˈ ʾu-ʾáwwa brònuxile.ˈ ʾáwwa ʾən-lá-hoya Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾə́lle dìyeˈ bàxta,ˈ har-máṭya Bə́lbəl Hazár láxxa b-tàrəṣ.ˈ yáʿni b-tàrəṣ brónux.ˈ málka mə̀reˈ mắni máṣe mɛṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr?ˈ kut-y-ázəl le-y-qáləb b-ay-ùrxa.ˈ kléle málka mtuxmə̀nneˈ mára ṭla-mó la-mšadrə́nne Gozàli?ˈ Gozáli rába jwànqɛle-uˈ rába zìrək-ile.ˈ bálki máṣe mɛṯèla.ˈ muṯyále Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ pɛ́ša kàlṯi,ˈ báxtət bròni.ˈ ʾu-bróni tàrəṣ.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-lá muṯyàle,ˈ ham-zílle xlíṣli mənne-dìye.ˈ zìlle.ˈ xə́ṭṭa-wewa mùttaˈ yáʿni tré qəqwáne b-xà-kepa maxéwa.ˈ hadìya,ˈ qímɛle mtuxmə̀nne,ˈ mə́re qa-Gozàliˈ mə́re Gozáli hay-làxxa.ˈ broni-díyi dmìxa məskéna,ˈ lɛ́ḏe b-áyya qə́ṣṣət čù-məndi.ˈ hole-dmìxa.ˈ mə́re Gozáli hàyyo!ˈ mə́re mòdi?ˈ hā́l hawā́l ʾàtxɛla.ˈ ʾu-bròniˈ yăḏə̀tle ʾátiˈ ʾu-băyélux ràbaˈ ʾu-ʾàti-ži ʾi-băyə́tle rába.ˈ zḕnˈ duxtúre hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ náše góṛe hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ náše lípe hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ mə́re bắyən mə́nnux Bəlbə́l Hazàrˈ mɛṯə́tla ṭla-bròniˈ ṭla-tàrəṣ.ˈ w-àtiˈ qa-dìyuxˈ xa-ġaləbúṯa gòṛtɛleˈ ʾən-bróni tàrəṣ.ˈ ʾu-b-xšáwən mjárbət mɛṯə́tle lɛ̀la?ˈ mə́re málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya gáni fadə́nna qa-brónux ṱ-áwe spày.ˈ mə́re ʾáy spayúṯət wídle brónux mə̀nniˈ gắrəg ʾázən mɛṯə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazár qa-brònux.ˈ mə́re bas-bằyənˈ bắyən xa-sùsaˈ ṱ-áwe kòmaˈ ʾu-ṱ-áwe xá m-ánna xəzzéma gu-be-ʾéne díye xwàrtaˈ w-aqláṯe díye ṱ-áwa xwàreˈ ʾu-súsa ṱ-áwe šəklàna rába.ˈ ʾu-xa-sɛ̀rgaˈ mtarṣə̀tliˈ kəs-d-ánnət ʾi-mtárṣi sɛ̀rgeˈ m-an-dəkkanàne,ˈ qa-t-là-hawe sɛ́rga spáy dax-d-áw.ˈ ʾu-qa-ṱ-àtwənˈ xáṣe dìyeˈ ʾu-qá-t Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾən-xazyàliˈ qa-ṱ-áwela ḏàwqˈ ṱ-áṯya kə̀sliˈ tá-t mɛṯə́nna ṭla-brònux.ˈ mə́re ʾáhlan wa-sáhlan dəx-lítlux xàṭər.ˈ hár dax-bằyətˈ mu-bắyət bas-ṭlùbən,ˈ dáwe-w zùze-uˈ mə̀ndi-uˈ màṣraf,ˈ kúlla ʾə̀lli.ˈ ʾu-ʾánna məndiyáne ṱ-it-ṭlábəlla kúlla hàzərila.ˈ ʾána màlkɛwən.ˈ kúlla bṱ-oḏə̀nna-llux.ˈ mára ʾáwwa spày.ˈ qímɛle xəlā́l tre-yomèˈ yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ kúll-məndi wéle hàzər.ˈ ʾu-Gozáli tíwɛle tràb xaṣ-súsa.ˈ múttəlla ʾáqle-diye gu-rkèweˈ ʾu-síqa xāṣ-sùsaˈ ʾu-híwəlle bále la-zráqət yòma.ˈ dax-ṱ-amə́rwa xə́tni Wárda Halumnáya qunáxət ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa qəm-azə́lla b-xamšà daqíqe.ˈ maṭréwa maṭróye xɛlàna.ˈ ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ maláxət márya ʾaláha ṣə́lyɛle qámṯe díye ʾo-náša sàwa.ˈ ṣə́lyɛle čŭ̀rup.ˈ ʾaṣə̀rtɛla,ˈ xwɛ́ṯət xúya yóma hole-gə̀nya,ˈ pyáša xùyaˈ w-áw hár hole-gu-čól b-ṭràya,ˈ maṭróye xāṣ-sùsa.ˈ hə́nṱ-ila xə́zyəlla gane-díye tráb gu-ʾùrxaˈ hóle xa-kullìxaˈ xa-bɛ̀ṯaˈ zóra táma hàtxa,ˈ xa-náša sáwa tíwa də́qne díye rìxa,ˈ tíwa qam-tắrə d-o-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ mə́re šlàma-llux,ˈ náša sàwa.ˈ wíḏɛle hàtxaˈ tqílɛle réše dìyeˈ wáy b-šɛ̀naˈ b-šɛ̀na.ˈ mə́re ʾa-šùpraˈ hon-šə̀mya bas-díye.ˈ lɛ́t Gozáli ʾàti?ˈ mə́re yá-naša sàwaˈ m-ɛ̀ka qəm-yăḏə́tli ʾáti ṱ-íwən Gozáli?ˈ mə́re b-álaha l-bàli.ˈ mə́re ʾa-parṣópa díyux hátxa jwànqaˈ w-átxa šəṭràna,ˈ w-átxa hot-ʾàtiˈ hówən šmíya bas-dìyux.ˈ liṯ bəṛ-náša hátxa b-aw-pə̀ṣla díyux.ˈ m-hàdəx qəm-yăḏə́nnux.ˈ mə́re hè,ˈ béna mòdi bắyət?ˈ mə́re də-háyyo puš-ʾàrxi ʾədlɛ́le.ˈ lɛ̀kɛt zála?ˈ mára làˈ ʾána ʾúrxi rába rìxtɛla.ˈ ʾúrxi rába rìxtɛla,ˈ ʾu-ʾíṯ ḏa-muhə́mma qàmṯiˈ gắrəg ʾoḏə̀nnaˈ jálde jàlde,ˈ sab-brōn-málka hóle b-ṭàli.ˈ ʾən-lá ʾoḏə́nna ʾa-šùla,ˈ brōn-màlkaˈ yáʿni ṱ-àzəl,ˈ màyəṯ,ˈ xáye-diye tàlqi.ˈ mə́re Gozàliˈ ṱ-amrə́nnux máṣiṯ ʾə̀lli!ˈ ʾána xa-náša gòṛɛwən,ˈ wíra b-šə̀nne.ˈ ʾu-ʾitli xə́bra gu-dúnye ràba.ˈ lá-hawət malyəzàna!ˈ lá malyəzèti!ˈ wúḏ b-xàbri xáččaˈ tu-tìwa!ˈ ʾáwwa qəm-mhaddèleˈ ʾáwwa Gozáli hawnàna-wewa rába.ˈ mə́re ʾána l-sàwaˈ šáqlən xa-dárs mə́nne dìye.ˈ šáqlən xa-mə́ndi spáy mə́nne dìye,ˈ xázən mó bṱ-amə̀rri,ˈ módi mnaṣəḥ-ə̀lli.ˈ ʾu-xárṯa ṱ-àzənˈ ʾána lɛ̀-kalən láxxa.ˈ mə́re ʾána b-kàlən.ˈ qímɛle ṣə́lya m-xāṣ-súse dìye.ˈ mə́re zḕn.ˈ ʾàtiˈ bắyət ʾázət mɛ́ṯət Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ lɛ̀la?ˈ ʾána pṛímli módile qə̀ṣṣət.ˈ bắyət mɛ́ṯətla Bə́lbəl Hazàr?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ brōn-málka hole-b-ṭàliˈ gắrəg mɛṯə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ mə́re ʾána mnaṣḥə̀nnuxˈ dax-ṱ-íwən míra ṭla-kùllaˈ d-ánna ṱ-ila-zíle b-áy ʾurxàˈ ʾu-bṱ-amrə̀nnuxˈ ʾən-ʾóḏət xàbri,ˈ ʾòḏət.ˈ ʾən-lá ʾòḏət,ˈ kliṯà-llux-ila.ˈ yáʿni ʾána biz-zóda m-hódəx là-maṣən ʾoḏə́nnuxˈ čù məndí.ˈ mə́re spày.ˈ múr mòdi bắyət.ˈ mə́re la-sìgən.ˈ kuṱ-ile-zíla b-ay-ʾúrxa lɛ́le qlìba.ˈ mə́re har-ṱ-àzən.ˈ kəmət-mjurə̀bleˈ ʾaw-náša sàwaˈ yáʿni ṱ-ámrəx ʾawwɛ́wa malàxa,ˈ ʾaláha wéwa mšúdrəlle tàma,ˈ mə́re hár ṱ-azèna.ˈ mə́re hár ṱ-azèt?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re xzi-ʾána paqḏə́nnux m-dìya.ˈ ʾáti bṱ-àzetˈ ʾax-ʾána paqḏə́nnux ʾàyyɛla ʾúrxa.ˈ bṱ-ázət dax-ṱ-it-zála la-zrāq-yòmaˈ hal-ṱ-ázət la-zrāq-yòma.ˈ ṱ-àzətˈ tre-ṭlá qunáxe xène,ˈ yáʿni tre-ṭlá yománe xéne bṱ-áwət maṭróye xāṣ-sùsaˈ yálla máṭət ṭla-d-ay-dùkṯa.ˈ táma b-xázət xa-ṭúra ramànaˈ ʾu-qámṯe díye xa-čòl.ˈ ʾu-xoránux ṱ-íla qám-mənnux zíle mɛṯóye Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ hóla muryə́zze tàmaˈ kúlla píše kèpa.ˈ ʾu-ʾána mirənnèy,ˈ mə́ri ṱ-ázət zɛ́nət gótə d-o-xaràya.ˈ ʾu-gə́ppa hóle gu-rēš-ṭùra.ˈ xazə́tle b-rēš-ṭùra.ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár hóla gu-d-áwwa gə̀ppa.ˈ ʾu-bəṛ-náša lé-maṣe máṭe tàma,ˈ ma-ṱ-íla ramànta ʾay-dúkṯa.ˈ ʾu-ma-ṱ-íle ʾisára m-kúlla goyàṯa.ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár xắya tàmaˈ b-xa-ʾúrxa t-ʾàyˈ ʾày ʾítla.ˈ y-ámṣa xắya tàma.ˈ xa-bəṛ-náša xéna lá-ʾaməṣ xắye tàma.ˈ mə́re b-zɛ̀nətˈ gótə d-an-xoránux xèneˈ ʾu-b-qàrət.ˈ ṱ-ámrət ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ mára xɛ́rət b-áqlət sùsux.ˈ ʾən-píšla kèpa,ˈ ʾàti-ži pɛ́šət képa.ˈ hal-ṭla-gáye qàrət.ˈ qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ kúllux pɛ́šət kèpa.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́n ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ qəm-xazyálux ʾáti jwànqa,ˈ yan-băyàlux,ˈ bắya ṱ-àṯya,ˈ qṭíla xəyála dìya,ˈ ṱ-ámra hóle ʾə̀ṯyaˈ bálki yăḏálux ʾáti ṱ-it-Gozàli,ˈ mə́re bálki ʾàṯya,ˈ fa-mó ṱ-òḏət?ˈ šaqlə́tla xāṣ-súsa ʾu-ṱ-àṯeti.ˈ mə́re: wáy b-šɛ̀na,ˈ š-rèši,ˈ qəm-paqḏə̀tli.ˈ ʾána ʾáyya lɛ̀ḏənwala.ˈ ʾáti qəm-paqḏə̀tli,ˈ ʾát basíma ràba.ˈ mə́re də-dmóx ʾə́dyo làxxa.ˈ ʾána w-áti xámləx hal-mbàdla.ˈ mbádla xùš.ˈ hot-čìya.ˈ wuḏ-b-xàbri!ˈ mə́re bár qəm-amrə́tla ʾanna-xabráne ʾə̀lliˈ qəm-paqḏə̀tliˈ hátxa ṱ-óḏən b-xàbrux.ˈ qìmɛleˈ wíḏa b-xabre dìye.ˈ dmìxɛleˈ hátxɛle ʾítwale xákma šəwyáṯa sằfări ṱ-amrə́xla.ˈ dmíxɛle xánči táma hal-mbàdla.ˈ jálde qam-mxɛ́ṯət madə̀nxaˈ ʾɛ́ka b-kále Gozàli?ˈ qímɛle jálde madə́nxa t-la-mxàya.ˈ mə́re ṭla-sawùnka:ˈ qù!ˈ qú qìma!ˈ ʾána šoqə́nnux b-šɛ̀na.ˈ ʾána bṱ-àzən.ˈ mə́re har-zàlɛwət?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re ʾaláha ṱ-áwe mə̀nnuxˈ də-xùš!ˈ ʾən-šálla b-qlábtux b-xazə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazàr mə́nnux.ˈ mə́re puš-b-šɛ̀naˈ ʾu-tíwɛle xá-ga xéta xāṣ-súse díye d-o-kòmaˈ ʾu-múttəlla ʾáqle gu-rkèweˈ ʾu-síqɛle gu-d-ó sàrgaˈ mtúrṣa l-an-jaqsìyeˈ t-mḏìtaˈ m-an-rešáye rába spày.ˈ ʾu-híwəlle bále la-zrāq-yóma ʾu-ṭə̀ryɛle.ˈ zìlɛle.ˈ mó ṱ-àmrəx?ˈ lá mărixə́xla ràba.ˈ mə́re xə́tni Wàrdaˈ qunáxət ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa zíləlla b-xàmša daqíqeˈ ʾu-mə́ṭyɛle qam-d-o-ṭùra.ˈ məṭyɛ́le qam-d-o-ṭùra,ˈ xirɛ̀le,ˈ mùjbɛle.ˈ muttɛ́le bála b-an-ʾaskarwàṯa.ˈ kúlla ʾaskarwáṯa píše kèpa.ˈ ʾu-kúlla mčuk̭bə̀nne.ˈ yáʿni mən-d-ánna jundìyeˈ rába rába rešàye,ˈ suséy rába tàzaˈ ʾu-ṣləmṯéy náše gabbàreˈ ʾu-náše jwànqe.ˈ ʾu-kúlla mčuk̭ə̀bneˈ ʾu-sɛpéy b-ay-gòta-wˈ ṱ-amrə́nnux mulə̀xme yáʿniˈ b-čàkka-žiˈ rába spày.ˈ mə́re ʾánna kúllu holá-ʾəṯye lɛla-nublə́lla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ṱ-áza ṭlàli?ˈ qímle xáčča lə́bbe-diye mxàya.ˈ hé b-zdàya xánči.ˈ mə́re bálki ʾap-ʾána lá nablə̀nna,ˈ lé-maṣən nablə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́re ʿala-kúllən ʾána wáʿdət málka xu-là tawrə́nne-uˈ xu-là-qalbən ʾána,ˈ lɛle-ʾɛ́ba ʾəllì?ˈ ʾána háwən Gozàliˈ ʾu-ṱ-ázən ṱ-ámrən ṭla-málka là-mṣeli muṯyáli,ˈ xuš-pɛ́šən kèpaˈ la-biš-spáy mən-kúlla d-ànna.ˈ xuš-pɛ́šən képa ʾap-ʾàna.ˈ qímɛle zìnaˈ mən-d-o-xaràya.ˈ hóle xzáyəlle ʾo-xaráya xàṯaˈ bálki qam-xa-šàbṯɛle ʾə́ṯya.ˈ ʾánna xéne kúlla hóla tíwta tos-ʾə̀lla-wˈ láwn mšuxlə̀pla xánči.ˈ zìnɛle-uˈ mtuxmə̀nɛleˈ mə́re ya-xáṯi Nozáli qəm-šoqə̀nnəxˈ wa-ʾána gu-xá ḥàrj-iwən díya.ˈ lɛ́ḏən b-xằyənˈ ʾən-b-dɛ́ṛən t-xazə̀nnəx.ˈ bas-Nozàli,ˈ xáṯe dìye,ˈ ṯáya l-bále dìye.ˈ w-la čú-məndi gu-dúnye lɛ́le txàra,ˈ lɛ́le ham-b-màwṯe díyeˈ ʾu-lɛ́le b-ràzi díye.ˈ hóle mára: xuš-mɛ̀ṯənˈ bas-xáṯi Nozáli xazə̀nwala.ˈ də́ryɛle xéra b-gáne dìye-uˈ híwəlle bála l-gə́ppa d-o-ḷáya ʾu-qə̀ryɛle:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xìrɛleˈ liṯ-čù-məndi plíṭa m-gu-gə́ppa.ˈ xírɛle b-áqlət súse dìye,ˈ ʾína hál bərkákət súsa píše kèpa.ˈ mə́re ʾá ʾúrxi ʾàyyɛla.ˈ mə́re ʾap-ʾána b-ay-ʾúrxa d-ànnən ʾə́ṯyaˈ ʾu-ʾáyya táli dìyila.ˈ ʾu-híwɛle lə́bba ṭla-gyáne dìyeˈ qálət trè:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ líṯ čú məndì.ˈ xìrɛleˈ ʾaqláṯe díye píše kèpaˈ hál naftánge dìyeˈ ʾu-ʾáp ʾiṯáṯe dìye.ˈ hár hole-píša réšət sùsaˈ ʾu-m-pálgə d-áw ʾu-bàr-eli.ˈ bás ʾa-ṣàwṯɛle mṣáya mṣáwəṯ.ˈ ʾu-mə́re bàssi m-xáye,ˈ dánɛla qarə́nna qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾu-y-ắḏe maṣī́r díye modìle.ˈ qə̀ryɛle:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl … wíḏɛle Hazàrˈ ʾu-píša kèpa.ˈ ʾáp Gozáli píšle kèpa!ˈ hadíya mu-ṱ-óḏəx m-áxxa-w hàtxa?ˈ hadìya,ˈ mó ʾamrə̀nnux?ˈ xà yómaˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ trè yómeˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ ṭḷà yóme.ˈ spírra Nozàli,ˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ mə́ra ṭla-màlka:ˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ xóni mšudə̀rrux.ˈ xóni zílle ʾu-lá ṯèle.ˈ ʾu-díya ʾána hon-xšáwa leš-ʾàṯe.ˈ sab-ʾáy ʾúrxa hon-šmíta rába náše zílela bìyaˈ w-áp-xa lɛ́le díṛa-w ʾə̀ṯya.ˈ fa-xóni zìlle,ˈ ʾu-ʾána gắrəg ʾázən bar-xòniˈ ʾu-bar-ʾúrxa ṱ-ìle-zila gắrəg ʾazàna.ˈ ʾən-íle mìṯa,ˈ gắrəg mɛ̀ṯən.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-ʾàṯeˈ ʾáṯyən mə̀nne.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-mɛṯə́xla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ʾána ʾu-ʾáw mɛṯə́xla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là,ˈ ʾáxni tráṯnən zìllan.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya ṱ-oḏàtla mə́nni?ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ mrázəgli xa-súsa xwàra,ˈ ʾaqláṯe díye kòme,ˈ ʾu-xá kə́xwa gu-be-ʾɛ́ne díye kòma,ˈ ʿáksa d-o-t-xóna dìya,ˈ ʾáy xwàraˈ mṭalbále sùsa.ˈ hadíya mə́re màlka:ˈ kú-mdi t-bắyət hàzərile.ˈ yóma ṭḷàṯaˈ kúl-məndi mrúzgɛle dax-t-wéwa wíḏa ṭla-Gozàliˈ ʾu-wíḏa ṭla-Nozàli.ˈ hadìyaˈ qímtɛla qedámta jàlde-uˈ muttotəlla ʾáqla díya gu-rkèwe.ˈ ʾu-dax-t-wáwa hádəx xàmṯa,ˈ míra wéwa xə́tni Wàrda,ˈ băláwala yabíšta xərqá xərqá gu-qḏála díya mabyə̀nwa.ˈ ʾu-tíwtɛla xāṣ-sùsaˈ ʾu-híwtɛla bála-diya la-zrāq-yòma.ˈ ʾu-ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ ʾu-zìltɛla.ˈ zílta zílta dax-ṱ-ìwaˈ … máṭo Gozáli xona-díya zìlaˈ hár biš-biš-xɛlántɛwawa m-àwˈ ʾu-bíš băyàwaˈ xazyàwaˈ ʾɛ̀kɛle Gozáli.ˈ bíš ʾitwála ḥamā́s ṭla-zàla yáʿniˈ xazyáwa mòdi bráya.ˈ wa-l-ḥàṣəlˈ la-mărixə́xla rába ṣə̀lyɛleˈ malàxətˈ bábi ʾalàhaˈ qámṯa díya hár b-a-dúkṯa t-wéwa ṣə́lya qámṯət Gozàli.ˈ mə́re há Nozàli!ˈ lékɛwət b-zàla?ˈ ṭắyət xònəx?ˈ ʾáw yằḏe módi qə́ṣṣət.ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ ʾáti mằniwət?ˈ mə́re ʾána híwɛwən puqdána qa-xònəx.ˈ lɛ́le muṣìṯəlli.ˈ ʾap-t-yáwən puqdána ṭlàləx-ži.ˈ ʾən-ʾàtiˈ mášmət ʾə̀lliˈ mašəmyàti.ˈ ʾən-là mašə́myət,ˈ sá mɛ́ṯɛle xònəxˈ ʾu-xza-ʾɛ̀kɛle.ˈ mə́ra mòdile qə́ṣṣət xóni?ˈ ʾat-yắḏət xá-məndi bas-dìye?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re ʾáti hot-šmíta b-Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár yăḏátla ma-báxta xàmṯɛlaˈ ʾu-ʾɛ́kɛla ṣíṯa gu-xà-ṭura,ˈ gu-xà-gəppa.ˈ ʾu-čú bəṛ-náša la-máṭe-lla ʾə́lla b-rzáyət gána-diya ṱ-àṯya.ˈ fa-ʾáti rába qam-xónəx zìlelaˈ lɛ́la-məṣye wíḏe čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti-ži hot-mára bắyən ṱ-àzən.ˈ ʾána hon-márəlləx là-sa!ˈ mə́ra làˈ ʾána har-bṱ-àzən.ˈ ʾə́lla xazyánne xòni.ˈ mə́re ʾána paqḏə́nnəx dax-ṱ-íwən pqíḏa ṭla-xònax.ˈ qímɛle mírɛle kul-məndì,ˈ mə́re ʾən-ṱ-ázət tàma,ˈ xónəx ʾo-xaràyɛle.ˈ ʾu-tós lɛla-tíwta ʾəlle-dìye.ˈ ʾu-xónəx ʾax-ṱ-íwən xəzyə́lle jwánqa dax-ṱ-íwət ʾáti hátxa mṣuqàlta,ˈ ʾap-ʾáw daxwàṯax-ile.ˈ fa-b-yăḏàtle xónəx.ˈ ʾàw-ile.ˈ ʾáwwa háykal díye képa ṱ-íle píša qayə̀mṯa,ˈ xwára ʾax-tàlgɛle,ˈ ʾax-xə̀lyɛle.ˈ ʾu-rúmxe díye hàtxɛle šə́kle díye.ˈ ʾu-súse díye kòmɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾó-t gu-be-ʾɛ́ne xwàrɛle.ˈ ʾu-kúl-məndi ʾawṣā́f hìwəlla.ˈ mə́re b-zɛ́nət b-góte dìyeˈ ʾu-b-qàryət Bə́lbəl Hazár.ˈ ʾən-ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṯèla.ˈ ʾən-là-ṯela,ˈ ʾáti ʾu-xónəx ʾax-zàwgɛtu hátxa.ˈ mə́ra ʾána hàtxa bắyən.ˈ mə́re hàtxa bắyət?ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ mə́re ʾána bṱ-áwən mə̀nnəx.ˈ də-púš làxxaˈ gu-d-ay-šwíṯa t-wewa-dmíxa xònəx,ˈ hál qedàmtaˈ ʾu-sa báṯre dìye.ˈ mə́re ʾàxxɛwa dmíxaˈ gu-d-ay-šwíṯa xònəx.ˈ qímɛle də́ryɛle ʾan-băṭaníye xoṯa-díya t-wewa-dmíxa Gozáli rèša.ˈ ʾu-ʾáy-ži qḏ̣íṯəlle ʾó-lɛla díya tàma.ˈ ʾu-hár dax-xóna díya qímtɛla madə́nxa t-la mxáya jálde malyòze.ˈ heš-bìš qam-xóna díya qímtɛla.ˈ mírtɛla ṭla-d-áw-naša sáwa puš-b-šɛ̀na!ˈ mə́re ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mə̀nnəx.ˈ sà!ˈ ʾən-šálla xḕr hawya-ʾúrxa.ˈ ʾu-ṭríṯɛla zíltɛla b-o-sùsa,ˈ xéna ʾo-súsa díya xwàra.ˈ ʿắkəs d-o-t-xóna díya kòma.ˈ zìltɛla-wˈ zílta-w zílta ṭríṯa qùwyaˈ ʾu-hál d-a-dánə ṱ-ila-mṭìṯa,ˈ xzíṯɛla ṭúra m-rə̀ḥqa.ˈ mə́ra ʾàwwɛle!ˈ mabyóne ṭúra gu-čól ramànɛle.ˈ zíltɛla mṭìṯa,ˈ ʾína hóle Gozáli píša kèpa.ˈ zvírtɛla č̭ənnək̭ɛ́re díye ʾu-bxìṯa,ˈ zvírta-w bxìṯa,ˈ zvírta bxìṯa.ˈ ʾu-nšíqtəlle ʾəsrì-gaye,ˈ b-ʾɛ́ne dìye,ˈ ʾu-lóte díye ʾu-lóte díye nšìqtəlle,ˈ ʾu-bxíṯa hál swáta dìya.ˈ sab-ʾáy xšáwɛwa ʾáp-ay pɛ́šawa kèpa,ˈ ʾáyya xarɛ̀ṯɛla.ˈ bxìṯɛlaˈ ʾu-zínta góte dìye.ˈ zínta góte dìye,ˈ xírtɛla hóle gə́ppa ramàna!ˈ ʾu-hadíya b-qàrya.ˈ mə́ra ʾanna-nə́mu ʾánna là-biš ṭáwe m-áwwa Gozáli xóni!ˈ ʾáwwa pə́rč̭e díye t-dàwa,ˈ hátxa mazlòqe,ˈ har-píša kèpaˈ hár t-dàwɛle.ˈ mə́ra b-qáryən ʾu-hèš-biš záwda.ˈ klìṯɛla,ˈ šwíqtəlle xóna dìya,ˈ ʾu-híwtəlle bála l-Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ qrìṯɛla:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ qamáye xírta b-áqlət súsa dìya,ˈ la-xírra gu-gə̀ppa.ˈ xírra b-áqlət sùsa,ˈ liṯ-wíya ču-mə̀ndi.ˈ mə́ra: mírɛle ṭláli ʾaw-náša sàwaˈ qála qamáya pɛ́šət kèpaˈ hal-bərkákət sùsa.ˈ hadíya súsi sàxlăm-ileˈ čú-məndi lìṯ-be.ˈ ʾá mòdila?ˈ mujàbtɛla.ˈ ʾu-yáʿni šġìšɛle háwna-diyaˈ lɛ́la ḏáʾa módi bràya,ˈ hadíya pɛ́ša kèpaˈ ʾə́n la-pɛ́ša kèpa.ˈ qála qamáya zílle bòšˈ lá-pišla kèpa.ˈ mə́ra xázyən bénət tré qàryən.ˈ qrìṯɛla:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xírtɛla b-áqlət sùsa.ˈ čú-məndi lìṯ.ˈ líṯ čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-xyárɛla gu-gə̀ppaˈ ʾu-líṯ ʾap-Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ lɛ́la ṯàya.ˈ zēn-Bə́lbəl Hazár lɛ́la ṯàyaˈ ʾu-ʾáqlət súsa lɛ́la-pyaša kèpa.ˈ ʾa-qə́ṣṣət mòdila?ˈ mə́ra ʾítli xà-qala xéna.ˈ mírəlli ʾo-sáwa ṭḷà-qale qáryət.ˈ b-qálət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ yálla ṱ-awéləx jăwā́b ʾàti,ˈ yán pɛ́šət kèpaˈ yán ṱ-áṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ béna ʾáyya mə̀raˈ ʾu-gu-xəyála díya hóla màraˈ ʾána qaryánne ʾo-qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ bálki kúlli b-xá-gaya pɛ́šən kèpa.ˈ ʾáy hàtxɛla xšáwa.ˈ ʾay-lɛ́la mhaymòne.ˈ ʾáyya hola-mára har-gắrəg pɛ́šən gōt-xòni.ˈ ʾáwwa xóni píša képa ʾap-ána gắrəg pɛ̀šən.ˈ ʾay-hádəx biš-bằya.ˈ lá-băya ṱ-áṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́ra xázyən qálət ṭḷáṯa qaryànneˈ xázyən mòdi.ˈ qríṯɛla hó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ príxtɛla m-tàma,ˈ gu-d-o-gə́ppa plìṭṭɛla.ˈ píšəlla xákma gulpàneˈ dáx d-an-t-ṭɛ̀ra.ˈ ʾu-zvírtɛla rēš-d-ó-ṭura rēš-d-ó-gəppa xa-čàrxa hátxa.ˈ ʾu-ṣlíṯɛla reša-xtàya,ˈ trúp tíwta báṯər Nozàli,ˈ xāṣ-súsa dìya,ˈ súsa d-o-xwàra.ˈ ʾay-híwtəlle bála l-bàṯra,ˈ xzìṯəlla.ˈ mə́ra há Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṯèləx!ˈ mə́ra hèˈ ṯèli.ˈ mə́ra lè-y ʾamrə́tli qá-mo ṯéləx?ˈ ʾánna ʾánna šazàdeˈ ʾánna jwànqe,ˈ ʾánna náše kulla-ʾəṯye ṭlàbəlləx.ˈ lɛ́t wita-rázi b-kùlla diyéy?ˈ ʾána xa-bàxta,ˈ ʾax-dìyəx.ˈ dằx-it ṯáya ʾáti?ˈ dằx-it ṯáya ʾə̀lli?ˈ dằx-it ṯáya?ˈ mə́ra ʾána ṱ-amránna sə́rr-diyi ṭlàləx.ˈ ʾu-hìč xa-náša le-yăḏéwala.ˈ mə́ra mòdila sərr-díyəx?ˈ mə́ra ʾànaˈ yăḏánna qəṣṣət-díyax ʾu-t-xònəxˈ ʾu-t-málka ʾu-t-brōn-màlka.ˈ yăḏánna qəṣṣətèy.ˈ ʾu-ʾána mìṯɛwənˈ yáʿni mumɛ́ṯɛwən b-ʾalàha,ˈ mumɛ̀ṯɛwən,ˈ kə́mət ʾúrzət dúnye ʾáṯa báṯri le-y-azànaˈ ṭla-hìč-ʾurza.ˈ bas-ʾə́n ʾáṯya xá-baxta nabláli qa-kut-bằya,ˈ yan-qa-xóna dìya,ˈ ʾána bṱ-azàna.ˈ mə́ra ʾàwwɛle qawla-díyi.ˈ w-áti ṯèləx,ˈ ʾa-qamɛ̀ṯa báxta ṯéləx.ˈ ʾu-yăḏánne xónəx hole-gòtəx.ˈ mə́ra zēn-ʾána hon-nabólləx ṭla-brṓn màlka.ˈ mə́ra ʾána šarṭ-díyi ʾàyyɛla.ˈ ʾáti mò-băyət mə́nni?ˈ hadíya mò-băyət mə́nni?ˈ mə́ra ʾána bắyən mə̀nnəxˈ ʾàwwa xóniˈ ʾoḏátle xá-ga xéta mădəṛátle nə́šma dìye.ˈ madəṛátle t-páyəš nàša,ˈ qa-t-nablánne ʾap-àw,ˈ xéna táma mqărə́rəx ʾáti báxtə d-ɛ́ni ṱ-àwət.ˈ táma ʾáti kut-bắyət górət ʾàw.ˈ xázəx ʾahwalə́ttət màlka,ˈ mó ṱ-amə́rrən màlka,ˈ ʾáxni xoṯ-tagbártət màlkəx,ˈ lá-maṣəx mən-qăwanī́n d-áw pàlṭəx.ˈ mə́ra ʾap-ʾáyya bəṛ-ʿằqəl-ila.ˈ mə́ra Bəlbə́l Hazàr,ˈ mə́ra ʾànaˈ ʾímət xónəx mădəṛànneˈ ʾoḏánne náša xa-ga-xéta qa-dìyəx,ˈ rába ʾɛbɛ̀le-lli qa-t kúlla ʾanna-jwánqe xéne šoqánna kèpa.ˈ mə́ra kùlla mădəṛannéy.ˈ mădəṛànney.ˈ ʾína ʾána-w áti-w xònəxˈ ʾítlən ʿăláqa m-ġḏaḏe-ʾàxni ṭḷáṯa.ˈ ʾánna xèneˈ kút-xa ʾázəl bɛ́ṯa dìye.ˈ mə́ra ʾən-ʾoḏə́tla ʾáyya ràba spáy-ilaˈ qa-kùlla d-ánna náše,ˈ qa-marwaṯèy,ˈ qa-kúlla ʾálma b-šắme Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ rába spáy baxtɛ̀la.ˈ mə́ra də-yàlla!ˈ mòdila wíḏta?ˈ har-xà-gaya mṣulɛ́ṯɛla qa-ʾálaha-w pšíṭla ʾíḏa-diya l-šmàyya.ˈ mə́ra ya-ʾàlahaˈ hal-róxa qa-d-ánna náše ṱ-ila píše kèpa,ˈ róxa hal-ʾəlléy qá-t xa-ga-xéta dɛ́ṛi pɛ́ši nàše.ˈ xéna ʾaláha gòṛɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾàyyaˈ máṭlab díya gòṛɛle.ˈ ʾálaha qəm-šăméle qála dìya.ˈ dax-t-mìrtɛla,ˈ róxa ʾáwra gu-d-ánna képe pɛ́ši nàšeˈ ʾu-kúlla ʾáskar qlíbela píše náše xa-ga-xèta.ˈ ʾíman ṱ-ila-píše nàše,ˈ ʾu-kút-xa ṣráxa b-o-xèna.ˈ ʾo-mára ʾànən múṯyəlla Bə́lbəl Hazár,ˈ ʾáni hola-xzálla Bə́lbəl Hazár hòla.ˈ kúṱ-ile mára ʾànən múṯyəlla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ʾáy mòdi wídla?ˈ qəm-marmála ʾiḏa-díya rəš-kullèyˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa mənnɛ́xu lá-mṣawəṯ mắṣiṯu ʾə̀lli!ˈ ʾáni kúlla mŭṣìṯelaˈ ʾəlla-dìya.ˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa mənnɛ́xu la-ʾàmər:ˈ ʾána múṯyənna Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾíle múṯyəlla lɛ̀le ʾúrza.ˈ bràtɛla,ˈ hóla láxxa Nozàlila,ˈ xáṯət Gozàli.ˈ ʾáwwa Gozàliˈ lɛ́wən ṯíṯa b-xabre dìye.ˈ ʾáyya xáṯe dìyela.ˈ b-xábrət xáṯə dìyən ṯíṯa.ˈ ʾáy nublàli.ˈ ʾáxtu kúllɛxu ʾazítu bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ bas-ʾáxtu kúllɛxu čìdetuˈ ʾəl-bɛ́ṯət màlkaˈ ṱ-íla Gozáli ʾu-Nozáli gu-bɛ̄ṯ-dìyeˈ ʾu-ṱ-ázəx maṣyə́xəx m-brōn-dìyeˈ ʾu-bróne díye šoqə́xle bàsəm.ˈ ʾu-Gozáli ʾu-Nozáli táma mqărə̀rəxˈ mó-bṱ-awe măṣī́r diyèy.ˈ ʾan-xéne kúlla skìte.ˈ mo-bṱ-àmri?ˈ qărār-díya ʾàwwɛle.ˈ kúlla šmilà-lle.ˈ mə́ra kullɛ́xu báṯrən báṯrən ṱ-ázəx l-bɛ́ṯət màlka.ˈ ʾu-ʾàskar,ˈ Gozàliˈ ʾu-áy Nozàliˈ b-xāṣ-sùsa-wˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár mənnèy.ˈ ʾu-píšla gu-ḥáfla gòṛtaˈ ʾu-ṭréla gu-d-a-čòlˈ zìlla.ˈ zílla mṭéla l-a-dúkṯa ṱ-íwa maláxa qamṯèy.ˈ ʾu-maláxa xá-ga xéta qəm-mšadə́rre ʾalàha,ˈ ṣlèle.ˈ táma maláxa yắḏe módi bràya.ˈ ʾaláha šúxa l-šə́mme yằḏeˈ módi bràya.ˈ hè,ˈ qărā́r d-ànile.ˈ hadíya mə́re hà!ˈ ʾo-náša sáwa ṯèle.ˈ tráṯna dréla šláma ʾə́lle ʾu-qəm-našqíle m-ay-góta l-àyya.ˈ mə́ra ʾáti rába wíḏət spayùṯaˈ ʾu-ʾátit pqiḏə̀llən.ˈ mə́re Nozàliˈ spáy wídləx zìlləx.ˈ ʾána yắḏən Bə́lbəl Hazár máṭola ṯìṯa.ˈ ṯíṯa b-xábrət dìyəxila.ˈ ʾu-ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mə́nnəx ʾu-mən-xònax.ˈ ʾu-ʾána xášwən ʾáp-brōn-málka b-tàrəṣ.ˈ bas-tàmaˈ qə́ṣṣət dìyəxˈ ʾu-t-xònəxˈ pɛ́ša màṭyaˈ l-xarayúṯa dìyaˈ ʾu-haqquṯɛ́xu le-y-tàlqa,ˈ sab-ʾáxtu mən-zoruṯɛ́xu gắrəg pɛšítu tlíqe b-ʾámrət màlkaˈ ʾína málka b-xáyər biyɛ̀xuˈ ʾáxtu pyáša b-šáwpe dìye.ˈ só ʾaláha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ hadíya qímela zìle.ˈ šwíqəlle sáwunka tàma.ˈ dwíqəlle ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-zìle.ˈ wa-l-ḥáṣəl mə̀ṭyɛlaˈ qúrbət mḏítət màlkaˈ ʾu-síqəlla náše ṱ-íla xə́zyəlley gu-čòlˈ mašxóde qa-màlka.ˈ mára málka ṱ-áwət basìma,ˈ ṯéla xa-ʾáskar gòṛta,ˈ ʾəstəqbā́l dìyux yáʿniˈ b-xzàyəlluxˈ ṯáya maṣyóxe m-brónux mə̀nnuxˈ wúḏ qunáxa gòṛa,ˈ rába nàšela.ˈ rába nàšela.ˈ málka šġìšɛle,ˈ plíṭɛle gu-čòl,ˈ mútta bàle-lla.ˈ čól mḷíṯa susăwáṯa ʾu-ʾáskar ʾu-ṯáya qṣáda l-bɛ́ṯe dìye.ˈ hadíya málka wíḏəlle ʾəstəqbā̀l.ˈ ʾáw ʿáʾəla díye ʾu-náše díye ṣə̀lyela.ˈ béna Nozáli qamɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár bàṯraˈ ʾu-Gozáli bàṯraˈ ʾu-ʾáskar kúlla bàṯra.ˈ málka mə̀reˈ mə̀nnəx ṭalbən Nozáliˈ ʾáti múrri mòdile?ˈ mòdile?ˈ ʾáyya ṯɛṯɛ́xu mòdila?ˈ ʾána mšúdrən Gúzali ʾu-ʾàti.ˈ ʾánna mòdila-ʾayya?ˈ mə́ra ʾána lá-mṣən ʾamrə́nnux čù-məndi.ˈ ṱ-amrálux Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾáti mšùdrətˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàr bắyət.ˈ mə́ra là bắyət Bə́lbəl Hazár?ˈ mə́re yé ʾàyya bắyən.ˈ mə́ra ʾáyya bṱ-amràlux.ˈ mo-bṱ-amrálux bṱ-àwḏət.ˈ ʾən-là-ʾawḏət,ˈ b-tàlqət.ˈ mə́ra y-ámṣa Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ b-ʾámrət ʾalàhaˈ b-talqàlux.ˈ mə́ra ʾáy hatxa-mírtəlli ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mbáqər b-gánux ṱ-amràlux.ˈ qlíbɛle màlka,ˈ ʾə́ṯya zína qám Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́re Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾána màlkɛwən.ˈ bás ʾána b-ṭlábɛwən mə̀nnəxˈ t-yàwətˈ xa-daṛmána qa-bròni.ˈ bróni myàṯɛle.ˈ fa-ʾáti mó mqằrərətˈ hádəx ṱ-àwe.ˈ múrri mòdila ʾáyya qəṣṣə́tta.ˈ ʾáyya lɛ̀n-pṛaməlla ʾáyya qəṣṣə́ttaˈ kúlla ʾánna náše ṯèla.ˈ mə́ra yắḏət mòdila?ˈ ʾána mírtɛwən le-y-ʾáṯyən b-xábrət čù-ʾurza,ˈ ʾə́lla ṱ-áṯya báxta maṯyàli.ˈ mə́ra kəmá ṱ-ilá-ʾəṯye nàše,ˈ kəmá ṱ-ilá-ʾəṯye šazáde-u jwànqe,ˈ lɛ́n ṯíṯa ʾu-le-y-ʾàṯyən.ˈ hátta Gozáli b-gáne mšudrə́tle lɛ̀n ṯíṯa.ˈ ʾána míṯənwa l-márya ʾalàhaˈ ʾə́lla ṱ-aṯyáwa báxta bàṯri,ˈ ṱ-azànwa.ˈ mə́ra ṯéla Nozàli,ˈ hon-ṯìṯa,ˈ b-xábrət Nozàli.ˈ w-ána hon-mírta ṭla-Nozàliˈ ʾána lɛ-gáwrən ʾə́lla xóna díya Gozàli.ˈ ʾína ʾən-ʾáti mwáfqət qa-t-goránne Gozàli,ˈ brónux b-tàrəṣˈ ʾu-b-qàyəm.ˈ ʾína Nozáli ʾu-Gozàliˈ bṱ-áwi m-gēb-brònuxˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯux.ˈ ʾu-lá ʾamrə́tla čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-lá-qɛmət ʾəllèy.ˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ́ṯux ṱ-àwaˈ ʾu-ʾáni pɛ́ši màlke.ˈ mən-ʾə̀dyoˈ malkùṯaˈ m-bnónux qằṭa.ˈ páyəš Gozáli màlka,ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár báxte dìye,ˈ ʾu-xáṯe díye princess ṱ-óya,ˈ yáʿni hátxa xá šazátta gu-bɛ́ṯa ʾap-ày.ˈ yáʿni ʾu-xzi màṭo ṱ-óya.ˈ hèˈ xèna-wˈ píšɛle xo-ʾámr al-wàqəʿˈ mo-ṱ-àwəḏ?ˈ léš-ile mə̀ṣya.ˈ ʾu-qìmɛleˈ mə̀reˈ bas-bróni tàrəṣ,ˈ kú-mdit bằyatiˈ ṱ-óḏəx hàdəx.ˈ mə́ra ʾá puqdánət ʾalàhɛle.ˈ ʾən-lá-ʾoḏət b-xábrət ʾalàha,ˈ b-talqèti.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ mə̀ḏ̣yaˈ ʾu-wíḏa tawqī́ʿ ʾu-kúl məndì,ˈ qá-t ʾáyya leš-dáre bas-dìyaˈ ʾu-lítle šùla-wˈ ʾánna pɛ́ši ʾax-bnóne díye gu-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾu-bróne díye tàrəṣ.ˈ brōn-díye trìṣɛleˈ ʾu-píštɛla béna ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa xlùla,ˈ mbaróxəlla Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ l-Gozàli.ˈ ʾu-xa-šadlaxána gòṛta,ˈ mírɛwa xə́tni Wàrdaˈ ʾu-bríṯɛla zmàrta-wˈ lelyàna-wˈ ʾu-ràwe-uˈ bándət Muḥámmad ʿÀrəf.ˈ lɛ́la šwíqe zmártət lɛ́la mìre,ˈ kùlla zmaryáṯa.ˈ wíḏela xlúla rába tàza.ˈ ʾu-ṱ-ámrəx ʾax-t-wewa míra xə́tni Wàrdaˈ ʾána šwiqáli táma ʾu-ṯèli-laxxa.ˈ ʾána šmíyənwa xa-tunìṯaˈ y-amríwala Gozáli ʾu-Nozàli,ˈ šə́mma díya yáʿni tuníṯət Gozáli ʾu-Nozàli.ˈ dáx ʾiwáwa ʾàyya?ˈ ʾi-mšárəxwa tuníṯa y-amrìwaˈ ʾíṯwa-w lìṯwaˈ bíš m-álaha gòṛaˈ líṯwa gòṛaˈ hič-nàša.ˈ bas-ʾíṯwa xá malkàˈ ʾíṯwale xa-bròna.ˈ ʾáw malkàˈ rába bắyewale ʾaw-bróne dìye.ˈ ʾu-ṭábʿan màlkaˈ bróne díye páyəš šàwpe díye.ˈ ʾíman-t málka ʾi-màyəṯ,ˈ ʾíman-t páyəš gòṛaˈ bróna díye šáqəl šáwpe dìyeˈ bar-d-àw.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga xa-yóma málka dmíxa-wewa b-lɛ̀le,ˈ dmìxa wéwa,ˈ ʾu-xzéle b-xə́lme dìyeˈ ʾíṯ xa-náša gu-d-áy mḏìtaˈ biš-făqíra m-kúlla nàša.ˈ rába făqìra-wewa ʾawwa-náša.ˈ málka xzéle b-xə́lme dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾáwwa náša făqìraˈ ṱ-awéle xá bronàˈ ʾáw páyəš málka šàwpət brònux.ˈ lɛ́-y-awe brónux màlka.ˈ ʾu-ʾímət ṛíšle mən-šə́nṯa màlkaˈ rába šxìšle-uˈ rába pšìmle-u.ˈ ʾu-píšle ʾáw-naša făqíra mašhū̀r-wewaˈ yáʿni rába kúlla náše yăḏìwale.ˈ málka yăḏéwale ʾo-nàša.ˈ mə́re ʾá-naša făqìraˈ ʾá-naša ʾátxa məskèna,ˈ dáx bróne díye páyəš màlka?ˈ dáx páyəš málka šáwpət bròniˈ w-áyya malkùṯiˈ ʾu-māl-díyi kúlla pɛ́ša ṭla-d-àw?ˈ yáʿni lá qəm-basmále ʾayyà-wˈ xə́lme díye lá qəm-basə̀mle.ˈ ʾáwwa nàšaˈ hál-la lìtwaleˈ yáʿni báxte díye láwa píšta b-ʾùrxa.ˈ zílla xákma šə̀nne,ˈ málka hár xzàya-wewa,ˈ b-xzáya mbaqóre l-d-ò-naša:ˈ ʾìtle bróna?ˈ lìtle bróna?ˈ ṱ-awèle bróna?ˈ ʾàtxa məndiyáne.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga xárṯa ṯéle xa-jăwāb qa-màlkaˈ mə́ra báxte díye hóla b-ʾùrxa díya.ˈ báxtə d-ó náša făqìraˈ píšla b-ʾùrxaˈ qá-t mḥaṣə́lla yàle.ˈ ʾu-málka mšuréle zdàya xáčča,ˈ mtaxmòneˈ xə́lme díye pàləṭ.ˈ ṱ-amrèxiˈ wéla dánət mḥaṣòle,ˈ ʾáy báxta mḥuṣə̀lla.ˈ mḥuṣə́lla jamə̀kke,ˈ trè-yale,ˈ xa-brònaˈ xa-bràta.ˈ ʾu-ʾán tre-yàle,ˈ mən-brɛṯèy,ˈ mən-yóma qamáyə brèla,ˈ ʾatxa-jwànqe-wɛwa,ˈ ʾatxa-spáy ʾátxa šəkláne ʾu-xə̀lyeˈ ʾu-náše măjóbe biyèy.ˈ y-amríwala gu-tunìṯaˈ xá pərč̭ə́mta dìyeˈ yáʿni pə́rč̭e dìyeˈ t-dáwa-w xa-t-sèma.ˈ hàtxa madmiwaléy.ˈ málka šmíle b-àyya,ˈ rába zdèle.ˈ mə́re ʾánna madám-ṱ-ila ʾátxa jwánqe w-átxa tàze,ˈ lázəm ʾaw-xə́lmi pàləṭ.ˈ ʾo-xá-məndi ʾíle xə̀zwa ʾə́ṯyəlliˈ lɛ́le xə̀lma.ˈ rába zdèle.ˈ mù wídle?ˈ mtuxmə̀nneˈ mə́re ʾána gắrəg mtalqə́nna ʾanna-yàle.ˈ mə́re gắrəg mtalqə̀nnaˈ ʾánna yàle.ˈ gắrəg lɛ-pɛ̀ši.ˈ ʾánna kúlla ṯárwa díya b-šaqlìla-wˈ šàwpi b-šaqlíle-uˈ ʾu-bróni le-y-áwele šə̀mma-wˈ le-y-áwe màlka.ˈ dáx bárya ʾàyya?ˈ hadíya mù wídle?ˈ mə́re ṭlá polìseˈ mə́re só l-bɛ́ṯət flàn-naša.ˈ sógun l-bɛ́ṯət flàn-naša,ˈ ʾu-šə́qlula ʾan-trè-yale,ˈ ʾu-mtàlquley.ˈ la-šawqítuley sàxeˈ mtalqìtuley.ˈ ʾáyya wéla sə̀rri yáʿni,ˈ xa-məndìˈ t-lá-yăḏe híč-naša bìya.ˈ xéna políse mù ṱ-óḏi?ˈ šáqli ʾăwàmər.ˈ màlkaˈ mo-ṱ-ámərrey ṱ-óḏi hàdəx.ˈ zìlla.ˈ zílla políse b-lɛ̀le.ˈ qəm-šaqlíla ʾán-tre yàleˈ mən-babéy ʾu-yəmmèy.ˈ kə́ma yəmméy ʾu-babéy mšorèlaˈ b-bxàya-wˈ ṣràxa-wˈ dáx šaqlítuley yàlən?ˈ dáx bárya ʾàyya?ˈ mòdi wéle?ˈ xéna ʾámrət màlkɛleˈ lá-maṣa t-torìle.ˈ ʾu-políse qəm-maklíla bába-w yə̀mma,ˈ ʾu-šaqlìla ʾan-tre-yále.ˈ ʾímət qəm-šaqlíla políse ʾan-tre-yàle,ˈ ʾan-políse wéla pyáša b-xammèy.ˈ mára dáx mtalqə́xla ʾan-tre-yále hatxa-jwànqe,ˈ hátxa šəṭràne,ˈ yále zóre háde bə̀rye?ˈ xṭìṯɛla.ˈ ʾo-málka mó-t ʾăwámər híwle-llɛ̀ni?ˈ le-y-bárya ʾáyya ʾo-šúla ʾoḏə̀xle.ˈ ṣléla ráxme gu-lə́bbə d-án polìse.ˈ mə́ra ʾáxni qɛ́məx dɛrə́xley gu-xá sandùqaˈ ʾu-yáwəxley xáčča kèkeˈ madúqəx b-iḏèyˈ qa-t ʾáxli xṭiṯèy-ila,ˈ ʾu-dɛ́rəxla gu-d-áy šaqìṯa,ˈ ʾáy šaqíṯa bṱ-áza bṱ-áza nabláley ḏá-gotət dùnye.ˈ ṱ-ázi mìyaˈ tálqi b-ganèy.ˈ lɛ-máṣəx ʾáxni mtalqə̀xlaˈ xṭiṯèy-ila.ˈ qímela wíḏe hàtxa.ˈ ʾu-políse xzéla ʾan-yále jwànqe,ˈ qəm-mattíla b-sandùqe,ˈ qəm-hawíla xáčča ʾixàla-wˈ qəm-xăḏíla hátxa t-la-qɛralèyˈ ʾu-qəm-dɛrɛ́la gu-mìya.ˈ qəm-dɛrɛ́la gu-mìya,ˈ hátxa ṱ-ázi b-šaqìṯa.ˈ zílla b-šaqíṯa, zílla-w zílla-w zìlla.ˈ ʾíṯwa xà-dukṯa,ˈ šaqíṯa ʾi-xăḏàwaˈ čàppa wéwa hátxaˈ lɛ́wa də́rəst ràba.ˈ lìqleyˈ b-xə́kma taqyáṯət xelápe ʾíṯwa tàma.ˈ líqla sandúqa bìya.ˈ zílɛwa xa-măsáfa rə̀ḥqa,ˈ xá-tre kilométre hàtxe,ˈ zìlɛwa.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga píšla táma ʾo-yòma.ˈ dártət yòmaˈ ṯéle brṓn málka b-ṣə̀dfa,ˈ brōn-màlkaˈ ʾáw brōn-málka ṯéle jwája tam-tàma.ˈ xírre táma gu-šaqìṯaˈ ʾina-hóle xa-sandùqa.ˈ mə́re xázən mòdila gu-d-áw sandùqa?ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ xə́zyəlla ʾán tre-yàleˈ mbaṣlòṣe,ˈ jwànqe,ˈ ʾáw kawsèyˈ zàrdaˈ ʾu-hádəx dax-ṱ-ámrəx sèmaˈ ʾu-hátxa šəkláne ʾu-šəṭràne.ˈ mə́re ʾay-márya ʾàlahaˈ ʾánna tre-yále mắnile mə́ṣya dəryə́lla gu-šaqìṯa?ˈ mắnile mə́ṣya zədyəlléy laxxàne?ˈ ʾánna gắrəg xamə̀xla-wˈ masíməx bála ʾə̀lla.ˈ ʾu-ʾánna gắrəg xázən ṱ-óḏən taḥqī̀qˈ mằnile wíḏəlla ʾátxa ʾánna nàše.ˈ ʾé qímɛle šqíla b-gyán díye brōn-màlka.ˈ šqíləlla-w šqíla sandùqaˈ b-íḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-síqa musqə́lla kəs-bábe dìye.ˈ mə́re bàbi.ˈ mə́re hà bróni.ˈ mə́re xzéli xá-məndit ʾajəbùṯa.ˈ mə́re mòdi bróni?ˈ mòdi xzélox?ˈ mə́re ʾánna tre-yále qəm-xazə̀nnaˈ t-la marwàṯaˈ ʾu-zə́dye gu-d-áw sandùqaˈ ʾu-zə́dye gu-d-áy šaqìṯa.ˈ ʾu-xúr mpárəj biyèy.ˈ xzi-ʾánna yále kəmà šəṭránelaˈ hátxa baṣlóṣe gu-lə́bbət nàša.ˈ dắx-ila mə́ṣye ʾánna šarī́r wìḏəlley hátxa,ˈ zə̀dyəlley.ˈ hè,ˈ bábe díye xìrre.ˈ ḏìle,ˈ ḏíle ʾáwwa ʾámra d-àw-ile.ˈ ʾu-léš máṣe ṱ-árəq mən-wàqəʿ.ˈ mó ṱ-àwəḏ?ˈ yáʿni la-ṣbára qam-bróne díye ṱ-ámər ʾanɛ̀wən.ˈ mə́re bróni ʾáti mo-ṱ-àmrət,ˈ mo-ṱ-ámrət wúḏ hàdəx.ˈ xzí ʾána lɛ̀ḏənˈ ʾánna m-ɛ̀kɛla ʾə́ṯye.ˈ qímle b-zdáya m-bróne dìyeˈ qa-t-là-ʾamərˈ brōn-dìyeˈ bálki yawə́lla qăṣā̀ṣ ṭla-bábe dìye.ˈ xzi-brònɛle,ˈ máṣe ṱ-ámərre qa-mò ʾóḏət ʾatxa-šùla?ˈ la-spày.ˈ mò mə́re ʾaw-yála,ˈ brōn-màlka?ˈ mə́re bàbi.ˈ ʾánna ʾána ṱ-óḏən ʾəšrāf ʾəllèy,ˈ yáʿni măsímən bàla-lla.ˈ le-šóqən lá xolamwàṯaˈ wálla ʾàtiˈ wálla yə̀mmiˈ wálla ču-nàša.ˈ ʾána b-gyáni ṱ-óḏən ʾəšrā́f ʾəllèy,ˈ mən-ʾixalèy,ˈ mən-lwištèy,ˈ mən-dmaxtèy,ˈ mən-xaltèy,ˈ mən-masyámtət bàla.ˈ ʾu-ʾána lɛ-šoqənnèyˈ lɛ-farqənnèy.ˈ kút-yoma gắrəg háwən mənnéy mənnèy.ˈ bábe dìyeˈ mə́re lə́š màṣən.ˈ ʾáyya píšla b-íḏət bròni.ˈ ʾu-ʾáwwa xə́lmi páləṭ hóle dmàya.ˈ qímle b-zdáya m-xə́lme díye t-wéwa xə̀zyəlle.ˈ hadìya,ˈ la-mărìxəxla rába,ˈ píšla gòṛe.ˈ píšla gòṛe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ ʾáyya tunìṯənˈ mšaxlə́ppa mən-d-áwwa tàqa,ˈ ṱ-áza l-xa-táqa xèna hadíya.ˈ yáʿni ʾánna hal-láxxa tuníṯa diyéy ṯèla.ˈ hadìyaˈ mšắrəx xa-táqa xènaˈ ʾítle ʿăláqa bə-d-àyya yáʿniˈ hám líqta b-àyyɛla.ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-bàxtaˈ rába xàmṯɛwawa.ˈ módiwewa šə́mma dìya?ˈ Bəlbə́l Hazàr.ˈ w-áyya ʾɛ̀kela?ˈ hóla gu-réšət xa-ṭúra ramàna,ˈ xa-ṭúra rába ramàna.ˈ náše lá-maṣi y-asqì-lle díye.ˈ dax-qúmmət:? <Everèst>-ile,ˈ hátxa ramàna.ˈ ʾu-l-qámṯe dìyeˈ ʾíṯ xa-čòlˈ dàštaˈ rába gòṛta.ˈ ʾu-náše kəmá-ṱ-ila šmìyeˈ b-o-zàwnaˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár rába xàmṯɛla,ˈ màlke-uˈ zangìne-uˈ náše dawlatmàndeˈ kúlla mjúrbela t-mɛṯɛ́la Bə́lbəl Hazár ṭla-bronèy,ˈ ṭlá xa-bróna šàṭər,ˈ šazàda,ˈ jwànqa,ˈ d-ò-zawna.ˈ màṭo y-azíwa?ˈ y-azíwa la-zràqət yóma.ˈ yăḏíwa Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾíla gu-d-ó ṭura la-zràqət yóma.ˈ la-zráqət yòmaˈ y-azìwa.ˈ qam-maṭíwa l-tàma,ˈ l-d-ó ṭùra,ˈ ʾi-ṣaléwa xá maláxa m-šmàyya,ˈ y-awə́ḏwala gān-díye bəṛ-nàša.ˈ y-awə́ḏwala gān-díye xa-náša sàwa,ˈ də́qne xwàra,ˈ ʾu-káwse xwàra.ˈ ʾu-xà bɛ́ṯa,ˈ ḏà mánzəl bás.ˈ xa-bɛ́ṯa zòraˈ xa-kullìxa y-ámrəx ʾáxni b-súrəṯ.ˈ kullíxa ʾax-sopìṯa y-amrə́xle ʾátxa.ˈ ʾu-náša sàwaˈ yáʿni ʾáw bɛ́ṯa d-àw-ile.ˈ ʾi-mbaqə́rwala nàšeˈ lɛ̀ketu zála?ˈ y-áwɛ tíwe xāṣ-sùsa,ˈ ʾu-rumxéy hàtxa,ˈ ʾu-nášət y-áwa b-o-záwna jwája xāṣ-sùsa,ˈ yắḏət dax-y-àwɛ.ˈ ʾɛ-gət-ʾó-naša sáwa y-ámər lɛ̀ketu zála,ˈ y-ámri ṱ-ázəx mɛ́ṯəx Bəlbə́l Hazàrˈ magurə́xla ṭla-brònən.ˈ w-áw ʾiwéwa malàxa.ˈ ʾáw yăḏéwala ʾáyya tuníṯət Bəlbə́l Hazàr.ˈ yắḏe rába zàmət-ila,ˈ híč xa-náša lá-maṣe mɛṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ w-áy ʾítla xa-sə̀rr,ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ yálla ʾàṯya.ˈ ʾo-sə́rr ʾalàha yăḏéle bás.ˈ ʾu-maláxa yằḏeˈ bás lɛ́le gláya qa-nàše.ˈ ʾaw-sə́rr gòṛa-wewa.ˈ ʾímət ʾi-mbaqə̀rwa-ʾatxa,ˈ y-amə́rwa la-sògun!ˈ xṭiṯɛ̀xulaˈ w-áxtu ʾən-zìllɛxu,ˈ lá-mṣitu mɛṯìtula,ˈ talqìtula ganɛ́xu.ˈ ʾáni har-doqíwa rə́qqi ṱ-azìwa.ˈ y-ámər har-ṱ-azìtu?ˈ y-ámri hèˈ ṱ-àzəx.ˈ y-ámər zḕn,ˈ ʾána paqḏə̀nnɛxuˈ ṱ-azítu b-ʾúrxa maṭítu ʾə̀lla.ˈ m-táma hòdəxˈ ʾáxtu ʾu-gyanɛ̀xu.ˈ maṣítu mɛṯítula là mɛṯítula.ˈ là mɛṯìtulaˈ xéna hótu mára har-ṱ-ázəx ʾàxni,ˈ líṯ băjàraˈ ʾə́lla bṱ-àzəx.ˈ y-azíwa tàma.ˈ mù y-oḏíwa?ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾáwwa mə̀reˈ mə́re ṱ-azítu qam-d-o-gə̀ppa,ˈ ʾaw-gə́ppa rába ramànɛle.ˈ b-qarìtu:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ mára mattítu bàla.ˈ ʾən-ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾáy párxa m-tàmaˈ b-ṣálya ṱ-àtwaˈ b-xáṣət súsa baṯrɛ̀xu.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là ṯéla,ˈ b-o-qála qamàya,ˈ mattítu bála b-áqlət susɛ̀xu.ˈ ʾáqlət susɛ́xu ʾən-píšla kèpa,ˈ léš maṣítu jawjìtu.ˈ ṭlá gáye b-qarìtu,ˈ xaṯmítu kèpa,ˈ pɛšítu kèpa,ˈ léš maṣítu jawjìtu.ˈ ʾàxtu-wˈ susɛ̀xu-wˈ rumxɛ̀xu-wˈ lwištɛ̀xu,ˈ pɛšítu kèpa táma.ˈ w-ə́n ʾáṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṱ-áṯya ʾu-mɛṯìtula.ˈ y-ámri OK bắyəx ṱ-àzəx.ˈ ṱ-awzítu də-sò.ˈ ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ damxíwa kə́sle dìyeˈ ʾo-lɛ̀le.ˈ qɛmíwa mbàdla.ˈ y-ámər ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xuˈ ʾu-sò!ˈ y-azìwa.ˈ mo-ṱ-amrə̀nnux?ˈ zìlelaˈ ʾəmmáyət náše mɛṯóye Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾi-maṭíwa tàma.ˈ qála qamàya,ˈ xɛríwa b-áqlət susèy,ˈ píša hal-bə́rkət súsa kèpa.ˈ qálət trè,ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xɛríwa Bə́lbəl Hazár lìṯ.ˈ mattíwa bála b-áqlə susèy,ˈ ʾìna,ˈ ʾap-aqlə-d-àw,ˈ hál be-palge-díye píša kèpa,ˈ ʾáxči rešət-sùsaˈ ʾu-palge-díye bàr-eliˈ lɛ́le píša kèpa.ˈ ʾu-qarɛ́wa qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ béna xaráya y-ámər zàr,ˈ ʾu-páyəšwa képa kùlle.ˈ ʾap-rèše-diye páyəšwa képa.ˈ xazə́twa ʾax-qayə́mṯət kèpa,ˈ sùsa-wˈ rùmxe-wˈ náše tíwe xàṣe.ˈ ʾu-hár šə́klət bəṛ-náša-w sùsaˈ ʾu-yáʿni čákke biye-dìyeˈ ʾu-píša kèpa.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga kút y-azə́lwa záyənwa gótə d-o-xèna.ˈ kút y-azə́lwa zayə̀nwa,ˈ píše xá ʾarb-ə́mma xamš-ə́mma náše réza rèza,ˈ kúlla píše kèpa.ˈ ʾáyya qəṣṣə́ttət Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ hadìyaˈ qálbəx l-màlka,ˈ málka-w brone-dìyeˈ ʾu-Gúzali ʾu-Nozàli.ˈ xázəx táma módi bràya.ˈ brōn-málka píšle b-ṭàli.ˈ píšle b-ṭàli,ˈ ʾu-mə́re màlkaˈ mjárbu mɛ́ṯu náše duxtùre-uˈ yan-náše spáy t-yắḏi bud-màrra,ˈ ʾu-náše gu-mḏíta kúlley mɛ̀ṯula,ˈ xázi bróni ṭla-mòdi,ˈ mòdi píšaˈ b-ṭàli hatxá,ˈ qa-ṱ-oḏíle xa-čàra.ˈ ṯéla rába náše xzèlaˈ ʾàšəq wéwa ʾaw-brōn-málka ràba-wˈ là-wewa gwíra.ˈ kùllaˈ mən-duxtúre ʾu-mən-nàšeˈ mìraˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìma,ˈ brónux lɛ́t mgúrəlle hal-dìya.ˈ wírre mən-ʾəsri-w-xamšà-šənne.ˈ qúrbət ṭḷaṯì šənnéleˈ ʾu-ʾašə̀qileˈ ʾu-bắye gàwər.ˈ ʾáti malkɛ̀wətˈ ʾu-ʾáwwa brònuxile.ˈ ʾáwwa ʾən-lá-hoya Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾə́lle dìyeˈ bàxta,ˈ har-máṭya Bə́lbəl Hazár láxxa b-tàrəṣ.ˈ yáʿni b-tàrəṣ brónux.ˈ málka mə̀reˈ mắni máṣe mɛṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr?ˈ kut-y-ázəl le-y-qáləb b-ay-ùrxa.ˈ kléle málka mtuxmə̀nneˈ mára ṭla-mó la-mšadrə́nne Gozàli?ˈ Gozáli rába jwànqɛle-uˈ rába zìrək-ile.ˈ bálki máṣe mɛṯèla.ˈ muṯyále Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ pɛ́ša kàlṯi,ˈ báxtət bròni.ˈ ʾu-bróni tàrəṣ.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-lá muṯyàle,ˈ ham-zílle xlíṣli mənne-dìye.ˈ zìlle.ˈ xə́ṭṭa-wewa mùttaˈ yáʿni tré qəqwáne b-xà-kepa maxéwa.ˈ hadìya,ˈ qímɛle mtuxmə̀nne,ˈ mə́re qa-Gozàliˈ mə́re Gozáli hay-làxxa.ˈ broni-díyi dmìxa məskéna,ˈ lɛ́ḏe b-áyya qə́ṣṣət čù-məndi.ˈ hole-dmìxa.ˈ mə́re Gozáli hàyyo!ˈ mə́re mòdi?ˈ hā́l hawā́l ʾàtxɛla.ˈ ʾu-bròniˈ yăḏə̀tle ʾátiˈ ʾu-băyélux ràbaˈ ʾu-ʾàti-ži ʾi-băyə́tle rába.ˈ zḕnˈ duxtúre hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ náše góṛe hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ náše lípe hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ mə́re bắyən mə́nnux Bəlbə́l Hazàrˈ mɛṯə́tla ṭla-bròniˈ ṭla-tàrəṣ.ˈ w-àtiˈ qa-dìyuxˈ xa-ġaləbúṯa gòṛtɛleˈ ʾən-bróni tàrəṣ.ˈ ʾu-b-xšáwən mjárbət mɛṯə́tle lɛ̀la?ˈ mə́re málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya gáni fadə́nna qa-brónux ṱ-áwe spày.ˈ mə́re ʾáy spayúṯət wídle brónux mə̀nniˈ gắrəg ʾázən mɛṯə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazár qa-brònux.ˈ mə́re bas-bằyənˈ bắyən xa-sùsaˈ ṱ-áwe kòmaˈ ʾu-ṱ-áwe xá m-ánna xəzzéma gu-be-ʾéne díye xwàrtaˈ w-aqláṯe díye ṱ-áwa xwàreˈ ʾu-súsa ṱ-áwe šəklàna rába.ˈ ʾu-xa-sɛ̀rgaˈ mtarṣə̀tliˈ kəs-d-ánnət ʾi-mtárṣi sɛ̀rgeˈ m-an-dəkkanàne,ˈ qa-t-là-hawe sɛ́rga spáy dax-d-áw.ˈ ʾu-qa-ṱ-àtwənˈ xáṣe dìyeˈ ʾu-qá-t Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾən-xazyàliˈ qa-ṱ-áwela ḏàwqˈ ṱ-áṯya kə̀sliˈ tá-t mɛṯə́nna ṭla-brònux.ˈ mə́re ʾáhlan wa-sáhlan dəx-lítlux xàṭər.ˈ hár dax-bằyətˈ mu-bắyət bas-ṭlùbən,ˈ dáwe-w zùze-uˈ mə̀ndi-uˈ màṣraf,ˈ kúlla ʾə̀lli.ˈ ʾu-ʾánna məndiyáne ṱ-it-ṭlábəlla kúlla hàzərila.ˈ ʾána màlkɛwən.ˈ kúlla bṱ-oḏə̀nna-llux.ˈ mára ʾáwwa spày.ˈ qímɛle xəlā́l tre-yomèˈ yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ kúll-məndi wéle hàzər.ˈ ʾu-Gozáli tíwɛle tràb xaṣ-súsa.ˈ múttəlla ʾáqle-diye gu-rkèweˈ ʾu-síqa xāṣ-sùsaˈ ʾu-híwəlle bále la-zráqət yòma.ˈ dax-ṱ-amə́rwa xə́tni Wárda Halumnáya qunáxət ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa qəm-azə́lla b-xamšà daqíqe.ˈ maṭréwa maṭróye xɛlàna.ˈ ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ maláxət márya ʾaláha ṣə́lyɛle qámṯe díye ʾo-náša sàwa.ˈ ṣə́lyɛle čŭ̀rup.ˈ ʾaṣə̀rtɛla,ˈ xwɛ́ṯət xúya yóma hole-gə̀nya,ˈ pyáša xùyaˈ w-áw hár hole-gu-čól b-ṭràya,ˈ maṭróye xāṣ-sùsa.ˈ hə́nṱ-ila xə́zyəlla gane-díye tráb gu-ʾùrxaˈ hóle xa-kullìxaˈ xa-bɛ̀ṯaˈ zóra táma hàtxa,ˈ xa-náša sáwa tíwa də́qne díye rìxa,ˈ tíwa qam-tắrə d-o-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ mə́re šlàma-llux,ˈ náša sàwa.ˈ wíḏɛle hàtxaˈ tqílɛle réše dìyeˈ wáy b-šɛ̀naˈ b-šɛ̀na.ˈ mə́re ʾa-šùpraˈ hon-šə̀mya bas-díye.ˈ lɛ́t Gozáli ʾàti?ˈ mə́re yá-naša sàwaˈ m-ɛ̀ka qəm-yăḏə́tli ʾáti ṱ-íwən Gozáli?ˈ mə́re b-álaha l-bàli.ˈ mə́re ʾa-parṣópa díyux hátxa jwànqaˈ w-átxa šəṭràna,ˈ w-átxa hot-ʾàtiˈ hówən šmíya bas-dìyux.ˈ liṯ bəṛ-náša hátxa b-aw-pə̀ṣla díyux.ˈ m-hàdəx qəm-yăḏə́nnux.ˈ mə́re hè,ˈ béna mòdi bắyət?ˈ mə́re də-háyyo puš-ʾàrxi ʾədlɛ́le.ˈ lɛ̀kɛt zála?ˈ mára làˈ ʾána ʾúrxi rába rìxtɛla.ˈ ʾúrxi rába rìxtɛla,ˈ ʾu-ʾíṯ ḏa-muhə́mma qàmṯiˈ gắrəg ʾoḏə̀nnaˈ jálde jàlde,ˈ sab-brōn-málka hóle b-ṭàli.ˈ ʾən-lá ʾoḏə́nna ʾa-šùla,ˈ brōn-màlkaˈ yáʿni ṱ-àzəl,ˈ màyəṯ,ˈ xáye-diye tàlqi.ˈ mə́re Gozàliˈ ṱ-amrə́nnux máṣiṯ ʾə̀lli!ˈ ʾána xa-náša gòṛɛwən,ˈ wíra b-šə̀nne.ˈ ʾu-ʾitli xə́bra gu-dúnye ràba.ˈ lá-hawət malyəzàna!ˈ lá malyəzèti!ˈ wúḏ b-xàbri xáččaˈ tu-tìwa!ˈ ʾáwwa qəm-mhaddèleˈ ʾáwwa Gozáli hawnàna-wewa rába.ˈ mə́re ʾána l-sàwaˈ šáqlən xa-dárs mə́nne dìye.ˈ šáqlən xa-mə́ndi spáy mə́nne dìye,ˈ xázən mó bṱ-amə̀rri,ˈ módi mnaṣəḥ-ə̀lli.ˈ ʾu-xárṯa ṱ-àzənˈ ʾána lɛ̀-kalən láxxa.ˈ mə́re ʾána b-kàlən.ˈ qímɛle ṣə́lya m-xāṣ-súse dìye.ˈ mə́re zḕn.ˈ ʾàtiˈ bắyət ʾázət mɛ́ṯət Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ lɛ̀la?ˈ ʾána pṛímli módile qə̀ṣṣət.ˈ bắyət mɛ́ṯətla Bə́lbəl Hazàr?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ brōn-málka hole-b-ṭàliˈ gắrəg mɛṯə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ mə́re ʾána mnaṣḥə̀nnuxˈ dax-ṱ-íwən míra ṭla-kùllaˈ d-ánna ṱ-ila-zíle b-áy ʾurxàˈ ʾu-bṱ-amrə̀nnuxˈ ʾən-ʾóḏət xàbri,ˈ ʾòḏət.ˈ ʾən-lá ʾòḏət,ˈ kliṯà-llux-ila.ˈ yáʿni ʾána biz-zóda m-hódəx là-maṣən ʾoḏə́nnuxˈ čù məndí.ˈ mə́re spày.ˈ múr mòdi bắyət.ˈ mə́re la-sìgən.ˈ kuṱ-ile-zíla b-ay-ʾúrxa lɛ́le qlìba.ˈ mə́re har-ṱ-àzən.ˈ kəmət-mjurə̀bleˈ ʾaw-náša sàwaˈ yáʿni ṱ-ámrəx ʾawwɛ́wa malàxa,ˈ ʾaláha wéwa mšúdrəlle tàma,ˈ mə́re hár ṱ-azèna.ˈ mə́re hár ṱ-azèt?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re xzi-ʾána paqḏə́nnux m-dìya.ˈ ʾáti bṱ-àzetˈ ʾax-ʾána paqḏə́nnux ʾàyyɛla ʾúrxa.ˈ bṱ-ázət dax-ṱ-it-zála la-zrāq-yòmaˈ hal-ṱ-ázət la-zrāq-yòma.ˈ ṱ-àzətˈ tre-ṭlá qunáxe xène,ˈ yáʿni tre-ṭlá yománe xéne bṱ-áwət maṭróye xāṣ-sùsaˈ yálla máṭət ṭla-d-ay-dùkṯa.ˈ táma b-xázət xa-ṭúra ramànaˈ ʾu-qámṯe díye xa-čòl.ˈ ʾu-xoránux ṱ-íla qám-mənnux zíle mɛṯóye Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ hóla muryə́zze tàmaˈ kúlla píše kèpa.ˈ ʾu-ʾána mirənnèy,ˈ mə́ri ṱ-ázət zɛ́nət gótə d-o-xaràya.ˈ ʾu-gə́ppa hóle gu-rēš-ṭùra.ˈ xazə́tle b-rēš-ṭùra.ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár hóla gu-d-áwwa gə̀ppa.ˈ ʾu-bəṛ-náša lé-maṣe máṭe tàma,ˈ ma-ṱ-íla ramànta ʾay-dúkṯa.ˈ ʾu-ma-ṱ-íle ʾisára m-kúlla goyàṯa.ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár xắya tàmaˈ b-xa-ʾúrxa t-ʾàyˈ ʾày ʾítla.ˈ y-ámṣa xắya tàma.ˈ xa-bəṛ-náša xéna lá-ʾaməṣ xắye tàma.ˈ mə́re b-zɛ̀nətˈ gótə d-an-xoránux xèneˈ ʾu-b-qàrət.ˈ ṱ-ámrət ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ mára xɛ́rət b-áqlət sùsux.ˈ ʾən-píšla kèpa,ˈ ʾàti-ži pɛ́šət képa.ˈ hal-ṭla-gáye qàrət.ˈ qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ kúllux pɛ́šət kèpa.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́n ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ qəm-xazyálux ʾáti jwànqa,ˈ yan-băyàlux,ˈ bắya ṱ-àṯya,ˈ qṭíla xəyála dìya,ˈ ṱ-ámra hóle ʾə̀ṯyaˈ bálki yăḏálux ʾáti ṱ-it-Gozàli,ˈ mə́re bálki ʾàṯya,ˈ fa-mó ṱ-òḏət?ˈ šaqlə́tla xāṣ-súsa ʾu-ṱ-àṯeti.ˈ mə́re: wáy b-šɛ̀na,ˈ š-rèši,ˈ qəm-paqḏə̀tli.ˈ ʾána ʾáyya lɛ̀ḏənwala.ˈ ʾáti qəm-paqḏə̀tli,ˈ ʾát basíma ràba.ˈ mə́re də-dmóx ʾə́dyo làxxa.ˈ ʾána w-áti xámləx hal-mbàdla.ˈ mbádla xùš.ˈ hot-čìya.ˈ wuḏ-b-xàbri!ˈ mə́re bár qəm-amrə́tla ʾanna-xabráne ʾə̀lliˈ qəm-paqḏə̀tliˈ hátxa ṱ-óḏən b-xàbrux.ˈ qìmɛleˈ wíḏa b-xabre dìye.ˈ dmìxɛleˈ hátxɛle ʾítwale xákma šəwyáṯa sằfări ṱ-amrə́xla.ˈ dmíxɛle xánči táma hal-mbàdla.ˈ jálde qam-mxɛ́ṯət madə̀nxaˈ ʾɛ́ka b-kále Gozàli?ˈ qímɛle jálde madə́nxa t-la-mxàya.ˈ mə́re ṭla-sawùnka:ˈ qù!ˈ qú qìma!ˈ ʾána šoqə́nnux b-šɛ̀na.ˈ ʾána bṱ-àzən.ˈ mə́re har-zàlɛwət?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re ʾaláha ṱ-áwe mə̀nnuxˈ də-xùš!ˈ ʾən-šálla b-qlábtux b-xazə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazàr mə́nnux.ˈ mə́re puš-b-šɛ̀naˈ ʾu-tíwɛle xá-ga xéta xāṣ-súse díye d-o-kòmaˈ ʾu-múttəlla ʾáqle gu-rkèweˈ ʾu-síqɛle gu-d-ó sàrgaˈ mtúrṣa l-an-jaqsìyeˈ t-mḏìtaˈ m-an-rešáye rába spày.ˈ ʾu-híwəlle bále la-zrāq-yóma ʾu-ṭə̀ryɛle.ˈ zìlɛle.ˈ mó ṱ-àmrəx?ˈ lá mărixə́xla ràba.ˈ mə́re xə́tni Wàrdaˈ qunáxət ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa zíləlla b-xàmša daqíqeˈ ʾu-mə́ṭyɛle qam-d-o-ṭùra.ˈ məṭyɛ́le qam-d-o-ṭùra,ˈ xirɛ̀le,ˈ mùjbɛle.ˈ muttɛ́le bála b-an-ʾaskarwàṯa.ˈ kúlla ʾaskarwáṯa píše kèpa.ˈ ʾu-kúlla mčuk̭bə̀nne.ˈ yáʿni mən-d-ánna jundìyeˈ rába rába rešàye,ˈ suséy rába tàzaˈ ʾu-ṣləmṯéy náše gabbàreˈ ʾu-náše jwànqe.ˈ ʾu-kúlla mčuk̭ə̀bneˈ ʾu-sɛpéy b-ay-gòta-wˈ ṱ-amrə́nnux mulə̀xme yáʿniˈ b-čàkka-žiˈ rába spày.ˈ mə́re ʾánna kúllu holá-ʾəṯye lɛla-nublə́lla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ṱ-áza ṭlàli?ˈ qímle xáčča lə́bbe-diye mxàya.ˈ hé b-zdàya xánči.ˈ mə́re bálki ʾap-ʾána lá nablə̀nna,ˈ lé-maṣən nablə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́re ʿala-kúllən ʾána wáʿdət málka xu-là tawrə́nne-uˈ xu-là-qalbən ʾána,ˈ lɛle-ʾɛ́ba ʾəllì?ˈ ʾána háwən Gozàliˈ ʾu-ṱ-ázən ṱ-ámrən ṭla-málka là-mṣeli muṯyáli,ˈ xuš-pɛ́šən kèpaˈ la-biš-spáy mən-kúlla d-ànna.ˈ xuš-pɛ́šən képa ʾap-ʾàna.ˈ qímɛle zìnaˈ mən-d-o-xaràya.ˈ hóle xzáyəlle ʾo-xaráya xàṯaˈ bálki qam-xa-šàbṯɛle ʾə́ṯya.ˈ ʾánna xéne kúlla hóla tíwta tos-ʾə̀lla-wˈ láwn mšuxlə̀pla xánči.ˈ zìnɛle-uˈ mtuxmə̀nɛleˈ mə́re ya-xáṯi Nozáli qəm-šoqə̀nnəxˈ wa-ʾána gu-xá ḥàrj-iwən díya.ˈ lɛ́ḏən b-xằyənˈ ʾən-b-dɛ́ṛən t-xazə̀nnəx.ˈ bas-Nozàli,ˈ xáṯe dìye,ˈ ṯáya l-bále dìye.ˈ w-la čú-məndi gu-dúnye lɛ́le txàra,ˈ lɛ́le ham-b-màwṯe díyeˈ ʾu-lɛ́le b-ràzi díye.ˈ hóle mára: xuš-mɛ̀ṯənˈ bas-xáṯi Nozáli xazə̀nwala.ˈ də́ryɛle xéra b-gáne dìye-uˈ híwəlle bála l-gə́ppa d-o-ḷáya ʾu-qə̀ryɛle:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xìrɛleˈ liṯ-čù-məndi plíṭa m-gu-gə́ppa.ˈ xírɛle b-áqlət súse dìye,ˈ ʾína hál bərkákət súsa píše kèpa.ˈ mə́re ʾá ʾúrxi ʾàyyɛla.ˈ mə́re ʾap-ʾána b-ay-ʾúrxa d-ànnən ʾə́ṯyaˈ ʾu-ʾáyya táli dìyila.ˈ ʾu-híwɛle lə́bba ṭla-gyáne dìyeˈ qálət trè:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ líṯ čú məndì.ˈ xìrɛleˈ ʾaqláṯe díye píše kèpaˈ hál naftánge dìyeˈ ʾu-ʾáp ʾiṯáṯe dìye.ˈ hár hole-píša réšət sùsaˈ ʾu-m-pálgə d-áw ʾu-bàr-eli.ˈ bás ʾa-ṣàwṯɛle mṣáya mṣáwəṯ.ˈ ʾu-mə́re bàssi m-xáye,ˈ dánɛla qarə́nna qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾu-y-ắḏe maṣī́r díye modìle.ˈ qə̀ryɛle:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl … wíḏɛle Hazàrˈ ʾu-píša kèpa.ˈ ʾáp Gozáli píšle kèpa!ˈ hadíya mu-ṱ-óḏəx m-áxxa-w hàtxa?ˈ hadìya,ˈ mó ʾamrə̀nnux?ˈ xà yómaˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ trè yómeˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ ṭḷà yóme.ˈ spírra Nozàli,ˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ mə́ra ṭla-màlka:ˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ xóni mšudə̀rrux.ˈ xóni zílle ʾu-lá ṯèle.ˈ ʾu-díya ʾána hon-xšáwa leš-ʾàṯe.ˈ sab-ʾáy ʾúrxa hon-šmíta rába náše zílela bìyaˈ w-áp-xa lɛ́le díṛa-w ʾə̀ṯya.ˈ fa-xóni zìlle,ˈ ʾu-ʾána gắrəg ʾázən bar-xòniˈ ʾu-bar-ʾúrxa ṱ-ìle-zila gắrəg ʾazàna.ˈ ʾən-íle mìṯa,ˈ gắrəg mɛ̀ṯən.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-ʾàṯeˈ ʾáṯyən mə̀nne.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-mɛṯə́xla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ʾána ʾu-ʾáw mɛṯə́xla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là,ˈ ʾáxni tráṯnən zìllan.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya ṱ-oḏàtla mə́nni?ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ mrázəgli xa-súsa xwàra,ˈ ʾaqláṯe díye kòme,ˈ ʾu-xá kə́xwa gu-be-ʾɛ́ne díye kòma,ˈ ʿáksa d-o-t-xóna dìya,ˈ ʾáy xwàraˈ mṭalbále sùsa.ˈ hadíya mə́re màlka:ˈ kú-mdi t-bắyət hàzərile.ˈ yóma ṭḷàṯaˈ kúl-məndi mrúzgɛle dax-t-wéwa wíḏa ṭla-Gozàliˈ ʾu-wíḏa ṭla-Nozàli.ˈ hadìyaˈ qímtɛla qedámta jàlde-uˈ muttotəlla ʾáqla díya gu-rkèwe.ˈ ʾu-dax-t-wáwa hádəx xàmṯa,ˈ míra wéwa xə́tni Wàrda,ˈ băláwala yabíšta xərqá xərqá gu-qḏála díya mabyə̀nwa.ˈ ʾu-tíwtɛla xāṣ-sùsaˈ ʾu-híwtɛla bála-diya la-zrāq-yòma.ˈ ʾu-ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ ʾu-zìltɛla.ˈ zílta zílta dax-ṱ-ìwaˈ … máṭo Gozáli xona-díya zìlaˈ hár biš-biš-xɛlántɛwawa m-àwˈ ʾu-bíš băyàwaˈ xazyàwaˈ ʾɛ̀kɛle Gozáli.ˈ bíš ʾitwála ḥamā́s ṭla-zàla yáʿniˈ xazyáwa mòdi bráya.ˈ wa-l-ḥàṣəlˈ la-mărixə́xla rába ṣə̀lyɛleˈ malàxətˈ bábi ʾalàhaˈ qámṯa díya hár b-a-dúkṯa t-wéwa ṣə́lya qámṯət Gozàli.ˈ mə́re há Nozàli!ˈ lékɛwət b-zàla?ˈ ṭắyət xònəx?ˈ ʾáw yằḏe módi qə́ṣṣət.ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ ʾáti mằniwət?ˈ mə́re ʾána híwɛwən puqdána qa-xònəx.ˈ lɛ́le muṣìṯəlli.ˈ ʾap-t-yáwən puqdána ṭlàləx-ži.ˈ ʾən-ʾàtiˈ mášmət ʾə̀lliˈ mašəmyàti.ˈ ʾən-là mašə́myət,ˈ sá mɛ́ṯɛle xònəxˈ ʾu-xza-ʾɛ̀kɛle.ˈ mə́ra mòdile qə́ṣṣət xóni?ˈ ʾat-yắḏət xá-məndi bas-dìye?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re ʾáti hot-šmíta b-Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár yăḏátla ma-báxta xàmṯɛlaˈ ʾu-ʾɛ́kɛla ṣíṯa gu-xà-ṭura,ˈ gu-xà-gəppa.ˈ ʾu-čú bəṛ-náša la-máṭe-lla ʾə́lla b-rzáyət gána-diya ṱ-àṯya.ˈ fa-ʾáti rába qam-xónəx zìlelaˈ lɛ́la-məṣye wíḏe čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti-ži hot-mára bắyən ṱ-àzən.ˈ ʾána hon-márəlləx là-sa!ˈ mə́ra làˈ ʾána har-bṱ-àzən.ˈ ʾə́lla xazyánne xòni.ˈ mə́re ʾána paqḏə́nnəx dax-ṱ-íwən pqíḏa ṭla-xònax.ˈ qímɛle mírɛle kul-məndì,ˈ mə́re ʾən-ṱ-ázət tàma,ˈ xónəx ʾo-xaràyɛle.ˈ ʾu-tós lɛla-tíwta ʾəlle-dìye.ˈ ʾu-xónəx ʾax-ṱ-íwən xəzyə́lle jwánqa dax-ṱ-íwət ʾáti hátxa mṣuqàlta,ˈ ʾap-ʾáw daxwàṯax-ile.ˈ fa-b-yăḏàtle xónəx.ˈ ʾàw-ile.ˈ ʾáwwa háykal díye képa ṱ-íle píša qayə̀mṯa,ˈ xwára ʾax-tàlgɛle,ˈ ʾax-xə̀lyɛle.ˈ ʾu-rúmxe díye hàtxɛle šə́kle díye.ˈ ʾu-súse díye kòmɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾó-t gu-be-ʾɛ́ne xwàrɛle.ˈ ʾu-kúl-məndi ʾawṣā́f hìwəlla.ˈ mə́re b-zɛ́nət b-góte dìyeˈ ʾu-b-qàryət Bə́lbəl Hazár.ˈ ʾən-ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṯèla.ˈ ʾən-là-ṯela,ˈ ʾáti ʾu-xónəx ʾax-zàwgɛtu hátxa.ˈ mə́ra ʾána hàtxa bắyən.ˈ mə́re hàtxa bắyət?ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ mə́re ʾána bṱ-áwən mə̀nnəx.ˈ də-púš làxxaˈ gu-d-ay-šwíṯa t-wewa-dmíxa xònəx,ˈ hál qedàmtaˈ ʾu-sa báṯre dìye.ˈ mə́re ʾàxxɛwa dmíxaˈ gu-d-ay-šwíṯa xònəx.ˈ qímɛle də́ryɛle ʾan-băṭaníye xoṯa-díya t-wewa-dmíxa Gozáli rèša.ˈ ʾu-ʾáy-ži qḏ̣íṯəlle ʾó-lɛla díya tàma.ˈ ʾu-hár dax-xóna díya qímtɛla madə́nxa t-la mxáya jálde malyòze.ˈ heš-bìš qam-xóna díya qímtɛla.ˈ mírtɛla ṭla-d-áw-naša sáwa puš-b-šɛ̀na!ˈ mə́re ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mə̀nnəx.ˈ sà!ˈ ʾən-šálla xḕr hawya-ʾúrxa.ˈ ʾu-ṭríṯɛla zíltɛla b-o-sùsa,ˈ xéna ʾo-súsa díya xwàra.ˈ ʿắkəs d-o-t-xóna díya kòma.ˈ zìltɛla-wˈ zílta-w zílta ṭríṯa qùwyaˈ ʾu-hál d-a-dánə ṱ-ila-mṭìṯa,ˈ xzíṯɛla ṭúra m-rə̀ḥqa.ˈ mə́ra ʾàwwɛle!ˈ mabyóne ṭúra gu-čól ramànɛle.ˈ zíltɛla mṭìṯa,ˈ ʾína hóle Gozáli píša kèpa.ˈ zvírtɛla č̭ənnək̭ɛ́re díye ʾu-bxìṯa,ˈ zvírta-w bxìṯa,ˈ zvírta bxìṯa.ˈ ʾu-nšíqtəlle ʾəsrì-gaye,ˈ b-ʾɛ́ne dìye,ˈ ʾu-lóte díye ʾu-lóte díye nšìqtəlle,ˈ ʾu-bxíṯa hál swáta dìya.ˈ sab-ʾáy xšáwɛwa ʾáp-ay pɛ́šawa kèpa,ˈ ʾáyya xarɛ̀ṯɛla.ˈ bxìṯɛlaˈ ʾu-zínta góte dìye.ˈ zínta góte dìye,ˈ xírtɛla hóle gə́ppa ramàna!ˈ ʾu-hadíya b-qàrya.ˈ mə́ra ʾanna-nə́mu ʾánna là-biš ṭáwe m-áwwa Gozáli xóni!ˈ ʾáwwa pə́rč̭e díye t-dàwa,ˈ hátxa mazlòqe,ˈ har-píša kèpaˈ hár t-dàwɛle.ˈ mə́ra b-qáryən ʾu-hèš-biš záwda.ˈ klìṯɛla,ˈ šwíqtəlle xóna dìya,ˈ ʾu-híwtəlle bála l-Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ qrìṯɛla:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ qamáye xírta b-áqlət súsa dìya,ˈ la-xírra gu-gə̀ppa.ˈ xírra b-áqlət sùsa,ˈ liṯ-wíya ču-mə̀ndi.ˈ mə́ra: mírɛle ṭláli ʾaw-náša sàwaˈ qála qamáya pɛ́šət kèpaˈ hal-bərkákət sùsa.ˈ hadíya súsi sàxlăm-ileˈ čú-məndi lìṯ-be.ˈ ʾá mòdila?ˈ mujàbtɛla.ˈ ʾu-yáʿni šġìšɛle háwna-diyaˈ lɛ́la ḏáʾa módi bràya,ˈ hadíya pɛ́ša kèpaˈ ʾə́n la-pɛ́ša kèpa.ˈ qála qamáya zílle bòšˈ lá-pišla kèpa.ˈ mə́ra xázyən bénət tré qàryən.ˈ qrìṯɛla:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xírtɛla b-áqlət sùsa.ˈ čú-məndi lìṯ.ˈ líṯ čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-xyárɛla gu-gə̀ppaˈ ʾu-líṯ ʾap-Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ lɛ́la ṯàya.ˈ zēn-Bə́lbəl Hazár lɛ́la ṯàyaˈ ʾu-ʾáqlət súsa lɛ́la-pyaša kèpa.ˈ ʾa-qə́ṣṣət mòdila?ˈ mə́ra ʾítli xà-qala xéna.ˈ mírəlli ʾo-sáwa ṭḷà-qale qáryət.ˈ b-qálət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ yálla ṱ-awéləx jăwā́b ʾàti,ˈ yán pɛ́šət kèpaˈ yán ṱ-áṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ béna ʾáyya mə̀raˈ ʾu-gu-xəyála díya hóla màraˈ ʾána qaryánne ʾo-qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ bálki kúlli b-xá-gaya pɛ́šən kèpa.ˈ ʾáy hàtxɛla xšáwa.ˈ ʾay-lɛ́la mhaymòne.ˈ ʾáyya hola-mára har-gắrəg pɛ́šən gōt-xòni.ˈ ʾáwwa xóni píša képa ʾap-ána gắrəg pɛ̀šən.ˈ ʾay-hádəx biš-bằya.ˈ lá-băya ṱ-áṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́ra xázyən qálət ṭḷáṯa qaryànneˈ xázyən mòdi.ˈ qríṯɛla hó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ príxtɛla m-tàma,ˈ gu-d-o-gə́ppa plìṭṭɛla.ˈ píšəlla xákma gulpàneˈ dáx d-an-t-ṭɛ̀ra.ˈ ʾu-zvírtɛla rēš-d-ó-ṭura rēš-d-ó-gəppa xa-čàrxa hátxa.ˈ ʾu-ṣlíṯɛla reša-xtàya,ˈ trúp tíwta báṯər Nozàli,ˈ xāṣ-súsa dìya,ˈ súsa d-o-xwàra.ˈ ʾay-híwtəlle bála l-bàṯra,ˈ xzìṯəlla.ˈ mə́ra há Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṯèləx!ˈ mə́ra hèˈ ṯèli.ˈ mə́ra lè-y ʾamrə́tli qá-mo ṯéləx?ˈ ʾánna ʾánna šazàdeˈ ʾánna jwànqe,ˈ ʾánna náše kulla-ʾəṯye ṭlàbəlləx.ˈ lɛ́t wita-rázi b-kùlla diyéy?ˈ ʾána xa-bàxta,ˈ ʾax-dìyəx.ˈ dằx-it ṯáya ʾáti?ˈ dằx-it ṯáya ʾə̀lli?ˈ dằx-it ṯáya?ˈ mə́ra ʾána ṱ-amránna sə́rr-diyi ṭlàləx.ˈ ʾu-hìč xa-náša le-yăḏéwala.ˈ mə́ra mòdila sərr-díyəx?ˈ mə́ra ʾànaˈ yăḏánna qəṣṣət-díyax ʾu-t-xònəxˈ ʾu-t-málka ʾu-t-brōn-màlka.ˈ yăḏánna qəṣṣətèy.ˈ ʾu-ʾána mìṯɛwənˈ yáʿni mumɛ́ṯɛwən b-ʾalàha,ˈ mumɛ̀ṯɛwən,ˈ kə́mət ʾúrzət dúnye ʾáṯa báṯri le-y-azànaˈ ṭla-hìč-ʾurza.ˈ bas-ʾə́n ʾáṯya xá-baxta nabláli qa-kut-bằya,ˈ yan-qa-xóna dìya,ˈ ʾána bṱ-azàna.ˈ mə́ra ʾàwwɛle qawla-díyi.ˈ w-áti ṯèləx,ˈ ʾa-qamɛ̀ṯa báxta ṯéləx.ˈ ʾu-yăḏánne xónəx hole-gòtəx.ˈ mə́ra zēn-ʾána hon-nabólləx ṭla-brṓn màlka.ˈ mə́ra ʾána šarṭ-díyi ʾàyyɛla.ˈ ʾáti mò-băyət mə́nni?ˈ hadíya mò-băyət mə́nni?ˈ mə́ra ʾána bắyən mə̀nnəxˈ ʾàwwa xóniˈ ʾoḏátle xá-ga xéta mădəṛátle nə́šma dìye.ˈ madəṛátle t-páyəš nàša,ˈ qa-t-nablánne ʾap-àw,ˈ xéna táma mqărə́rəx ʾáti báxtə d-ɛ́ni ṱ-àwət.ˈ táma ʾáti kut-bắyət górət ʾàw.ˈ xázəx ʾahwalə́ttət màlka,ˈ mó ṱ-amə́rrən màlka,ˈ ʾáxni xoṯ-tagbártət màlkəx,ˈ lá-maṣəx mən-qăwanī́n d-áw pàlṭəx.ˈ mə́ra ʾap-ʾáyya bəṛ-ʿằqəl-ila.ˈ mə́ra Bəlbə́l Hazàr,ˈ mə́ra ʾànaˈ ʾímət xónəx mădəṛànneˈ ʾoḏánne náša xa-ga-xéta qa-dìyəx,ˈ rába ʾɛbɛ̀le-lli qa-t kúlla ʾanna-jwánqe xéne šoqánna kèpa.ˈ mə́ra kùlla mădəṛannéy.ˈ mădəṛànney.ˈ ʾína ʾána-w áti-w xònəxˈ ʾítlən ʿăláqa m-ġḏaḏe-ʾàxni ṭḷáṯa.ˈ ʾánna xèneˈ kút-xa ʾázəl bɛ́ṯa dìye.ˈ mə́ra ʾən-ʾoḏə́tla ʾáyya ràba spáy-ilaˈ qa-kùlla d-ánna náše,ˈ qa-marwaṯèy,ˈ qa-kúlla ʾálma b-šắme Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ rába spáy baxtɛ̀la.ˈ mə́ra də-yàlla!ˈ mòdila wíḏta?ˈ har-xà-gaya mṣulɛ́ṯɛla qa-ʾálaha-w pšíṭla ʾíḏa-diya l-šmàyya.ˈ mə́ra ya-ʾàlahaˈ hal-róxa qa-d-ánna náše ṱ-ila píše kèpa,ˈ róxa hal-ʾəlléy qá-t xa-ga-xéta dɛ́ṛi pɛ́ši nàše.ˈ xéna ʾaláha gòṛɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾàyyaˈ máṭlab díya gòṛɛle.ˈ ʾálaha qəm-šăméle qála dìya.ˈ dax-t-mìrtɛla,ˈ róxa ʾáwra gu-d-ánna képe pɛ́ši nàšeˈ ʾu-kúlla ʾáskar qlíbela píše náše xa-ga-xèta.ˈ ʾíman ṱ-ila-píše nàše,ˈ ʾu-kút-xa ṣráxa b-o-xèna.ˈ ʾo-mára ʾànən múṯyəlla Bə́lbəl Hazár,ˈ ʾáni hola-xzálla Bə́lbəl Hazár hòla.ˈ kúṱ-ile mára ʾànən múṯyəlla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ʾáy mòdi wídla?ˈ qəm-marmála ʾiḏa-díya rəš-kullèyˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa mənnɛ́xu lá-mṣawəṯ mắṣiṯu ʾə̀lli!ˈ ʾáni kúlla mŭṣìṯelaˈ ʾəlla-dìya.ˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa mənnɛ́xu la-ʾàmər:ˈ ʾána múṯyənna Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾíle múṯyəlla lɛ̀le ʾúrza.ˈ bràtɛla,ˈ hóla láxxa Nozàlila,ˈ xáṯət Gozàli.ˈ ʾáwwa Gozàliˈ lɛ́wən ṯíṯa b-xabre dìye.ˈ ʾáyya xáṯe dìyela.ˈ b-xábrət xáṯə dìyən ṯíṯa.ˈ ʾáy nublàli.ˈ ʾáxtu kúllɛxu ʾazítu bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ bas-ʾáxtu kúllɛxu čìdetuˈ ʾəl-bɛ́ṯət màlkaˈ ṱ-íla Gozáli ʾu-Nozáli gu-bɛ̄ṯ-dìyeˈ ʾu-ṱ-ázəx maṣyə́xəx m-brōn-dìyeˈ ʾu-bróne díye šoqə́xle bàsəm.ˈ ʾu-Gozáli ʾu-Nozáli táma mqărə̀rəxˈ mó-bṱ-awe măṣī́r diyèy.ˈ ʾan-xéne kúlla skìte.ˈ mo-bṱ-àmri?ˈ qărār-díya ʾàwwɛle.ˈ kúlla šmilà-lle.ˈ mə́ra kullɛ́xu báṯrən báṯrən ṱ-ázəx l-bɛ́ṯət màlka.ˈ ʾu-ʾàskar,ˈ Gozàliˈ ʾu-áy Nozàliˈ b-xāṣ-sùsa-wˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár mənnèy.ˈ ʾu-píšla gu-ḥáfla gòṛtaˈ ʾu-ṭréla gu-d-a-čòlˈ zìlla.ˈ zílla mṭéla l-a-dúkṯa ṱ-íwa maláxa qamṯèy.ˈ ʾu-maláxa xá-ga xéta qəm-mšadə́rre ʾalàha,ˈ ṣlèle.ˈ táma maláxa yắḏe módi bràya.ˈ ʾaláha šúxa l-šə́mme yằḏeˈ módi bràya.ˈ hè,ˈ qărā́r d-ànile.ˈ hadíya mə́re hà!ˈ ʾo-náša sáwa ṯèle.ˈ tráṯna dréla šláma ʾə́lle ʾu-qəm-našqíle m-ay-góta l-àyya.ˈ mə́ra ʾáti rába wíḏət spayùṯaˈ ʾu-ʾátit pqiḏə̀llən.ˈ mə́re Nozàliˈ spáy wídləx zìlləx.ˈ ʾána yắḏən Bə́lbəl Hazár máṭola ṯìṯa.ˈ ṯíṯa b-xábrət dìyəxila.ˈ ʾu-ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mə́nnəx ʾu-mən-xònax.ˈ ʾu-ʾána xášwən ʾáp-brōn-málka b-tàrəṣ.ˈ bas-tàmaˈ qə́ṣṣət dìyəxˈ ʾu-t-xònəxˈ pɛ́ša màṭyaˈ l-xarayúṯa dìyaˈ ʾu-haqquṯɛ́xu le-y-tàlqa,ˈ sab-ʾáxtu mən-zoruṯɛ́xu gắrəg pɛšítu tlíqe b-ʾámrət màlkaˈ ʾína málka b-xáyər biyɛ̀xuˈ ʾáxtu pyáša b-šáwpe dìye.ˈ só ʾaláha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ hadíya qímela zìle.ˈ šwíqəlle sáwunka tàma.ˈ dwíqəlle ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-zìle.ˈ wa-l-ḥáṣəl mə̀ṭyɛlaˈ qúrbət mḏítət màlkaˈ ʾu-síqəlla náše ṱ-íla xə́zyəlley gu-čòlˈ mašxóde qa-màlka.ˈ mára málka ṱ-áwət basìma,ˈ ṯéla xa-ʾáskar gòṛta,ˈ ʾəstəqbā́l dìyux yáʿniˈ b-xzàyəlluxˈ ṯáya maṣyóxe m-brónux mə̀nnuxˈ wúḏ qunáxa gòṛa,ˈ rába nàšela.ˈ rába nàšela.ˈ málka šġìšɛle,ˈ plíṭɛle gu-čòl,ˈ mútta bàle-lla.ˈ čól mḷíṯa susăwáṯa ʾu-ʾáskar ʾu-ṯáya qṣáda l-bɛ́ṯe dìye.ˈ hadíya málka wíḏəlle ʾəstəqbā̀l.ˈ ʾáw ʿáʾəla díye ʾu-náše díye ṣə̀lyela.ˈ béna Nozáli qamɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár bàṯraˈ ʾu-Gozáli bàṯraˈ ʾu-ʾáskar kúlla bàṯra.ˈ málka mə̀reˈ mə̀nnəx ṭalbən Nozáliˈ ʾáti múrri mòdile?ˈ mòdile?ˈ ʾáyya ṯɛṯɛ́xu mòdila?ˈ ʾána mšúdrən Gúzali ʾu-ʾàti.ˈ ʾánna mòdila-ʾayya?ˈ mə́ra ʾána lá-mṣən ʾamrə́nnux čù-məndi.ˈ ṱ-amrálux Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾáti mšùdrətˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàr bắyət.ˈ mə́ra là bắyət Bə́lbəl Hazár?ˈ mə́re yé ʾàyya bắyən.ˈ mə́ra ʾáyya bṱ-amràlux.ˈ mo-bṱ-amrálux bṱ-àwḏət.ˈ ʾən-là-ʾawḏət,ˈ b-tàlqət.ˈ mə́ra y-ámṣa Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ b-ʾámrət ʾalàhaˈ b-talqàlux.ˈ mə́ra ʾáy hatxa-mírtəlli ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mbáqər b-gánux ṱ-amràlux.ˈ qlíbɛle màlka,ˈ ʾə́ṯya zína qám Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́re Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾána màlkɛwən.ˈ bás ʾána b-ṭlábɛwən mə̀nnəxˈ t-yàwətˈ xa-daṛmána qa-bròni.ˈ bróni myàṯɛle.ˈ fa-ʾáti mó mqằrərətˈ hádəx ṱ-àwe.ˈ múrri mòdila ʾáyya qəṣṣə́tta.ˈ ʾáyya lɛ̀n-pṛaməlla ʾáyya qəṣṣə́ttaˈ kúlla ʾánna náše ṯèla.ˈ mə́ra yắḏət mòdila?ˈ ʾána mírtɛwən le-y-ʾáṯyən b-xábrət čù-ʾurza,ˈ ʾə́lla ṱ-áṯya báxta maṯyàli.ˈ mə́ra kəmá ṱ-ilá-ʾəṯye nàše,ˈ kəmá ṱ-ilá-ʾəṯye šazáde-u jwànqe,ˈ lɛ́n ṯíṯa ʾu-le-y-ʾàṯyən.ˈ hátta Gozáli b-gáne mšudrə́tle lɛ̀n ṯíṯa.ˈ ʾána míṯənwa l-márya ʾalàhaˈ ʾə́lla ṱ-aṯyáwa báxta bàṯri,ˈ ṱ-azànwa.ˈ mə́ra ṯéla Nozàli,ˈ hon-ṯìṯa,ˈ b-xábrət Nozàli.ˈ w-ána hon-mírta ṭla-Nozàliˈ ʾána lɛ-gáwrən ʾə́lla xóna díya Gozàli.ˈ ʾína ʾən-ʾáti mwáfqət qa-t-goránne Gozàli,ˈ brónux b-tàrəṣˈ ʾu-b-qàyəm.ˈ ʾína Nozáli ʾu-Gozàliˈ bṱ-áwi m-gēb-brònuxˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯux.ˈ ʾu-lá ʾamrə́tla čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-lá-qɛmət ʾəllèy.ˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ́ṯux ṱ-àwaˈ ʾu-ʾáni pɛ́ši màlke.ˈ mən-ʾə̀dyoˈ malkùṯaˈ m-bnónux qằṭa.ˈ páyəš Gozáli màlka,ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár báxte dìye,ˈ ʾu-xáṯe díye princess ṱ-óya,ˈ yáʿni hátxa xá šazátta gu-bɛ́ṯa ʾap-ày.ˈ yáʿni ʾu-xzi màṭo ṱ-óya.ˈ hèˈ xèna-wˈ píšɛle xo-ʾámr al-wàqəʿˈ mo-ṱ-àwəḏ?ˈ léš-ile mə̀ṣya.ˈ ʾu-qìmɛleˈ mə̀reˈ bas-bróni tàrəṣ,ˈ kú-mdit bằyatiˈ ṱ-óḏəx hàdəx.ˈ mə́ra ʾá puqdánət ʾalàhɛle.ˈ ʾən-lá-ʾoḏət b-xábrət ʾalàha,ˈ b-talqèti.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ mə̀ḏ̣yaˈ ʾu-wíḏa tawqī́ʿ ʾu-kúl məndì,ˈ qá-t ʾáyya leš-dáre bas-dìyaˈ ʾu-lítle šùla-wˈ ʾánna pɛ́ši ʾax-bnóne díye gu-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾu-bróne díye tàrəṣ.ˈ brōn-díye trìṣɛleˈ ʾu-píštɛla béna ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa xlùla,ˈ mbaróxəlla Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ l-Gozàli.ˈ ʾu-xa-šadlaxána gòṛta,ˈ mírɛwa xə́tni Wàrdaˈ ʾu-bríṯɛla zmàrta-wˈ lelyàna-wˈ ʾu-ràwe-uˈ bándət Muḥámmad ʿÀrəf.ˈ lɛ́la šwíqe zmártət lɛ́la mìre,ˈ kùlla zmaryáṯa.ˈ wíḏela xlúla rába tàza.ˈ ʾu-ṱ-ámrəx ʾax-t-wewa míra xə́tni Wàrdaˈ ʾána šwiqáli táma ʾu-ṯèli-laxxa.ˈ	I have heard a story called Gozali and Nozali. Its name is the story of Gozali and Nozali. What was this? We used to begin a story by saying: There was and there was not, there was no man greater than God. But there was a king who had a son. The king loved his son very much. Of course the son would take the place of the king. When the king dies, when he becomes old, his son would take his place after him. Now, one day the king was asleep at night, he was asleep, and he saw in his dream that there was a man in the town who was poorer than anybody else. The man was very poor. The king saw in his dream that they said ‘This poor man will have a son and he will become king instead of your son. Your son will not become king’. When the king woke from his sleep, he became very shaken and became very upset. It happened that that poor man was well-known, everybody knew him very well. The king knew the man. He said ‘This poor man, this man who is so wretched, how can his son become king? How can he become king instead of my son and (how) can this kingdom of mine and this wealth of mine all become his?’ This did not please him, his dream did not please him. This man, however, still did not have (a son), that is his wife was not expecting a child. Several years went by and the king kept investigating and inquiring concerning the man: Has he or has he not a son? Will he have a son? Things such as these. Then, in the end, a report came to the king saying that his wife was expecting a child. The wife of the poor man was on the way to giving birth to children. The king began to be rather afraid and think that his dream would come true. Let’s say it was the time of giving birth and the woman gave birth. She gave birth to twins, two children, a boy and a girl. Those two children, from their birth, from the first day (after) they were born, were so beautiful, so fine, so bonny and sweet that people marvelled at them. They say in the story regarding them that one forelock, one hair, of his was of gold and one was of silver. They compared them in this way. The king heard about this and became very afraid. He said: If they are so beautiful and so fine, that dream of mine must come true. The thing is a vision that came to me, it is not a dream. He was very afraid. What did he do? He thought and said (to himself): I have to get rid of these children. He said: I have to get rid of these children. They must not live. They will now take all the wealth (of the kingdom) and will take my place. My son will have no title and will not be king. How could this happen? Now, what did he do? He said to the police, he said: Go to the the house of such-and-such a man. Go to the house of such-and-such a man, and take away the two children. Get rid of them. Do not leave them alive. Get rid of them. This was (done) secretly, so that nobody would know about it. Now, what should the police do? They take orders. Whatever the king tells them they should do. They went off. The police went off at night and took the two children from their father and mother. How their mother and father began to cry and scream: ‘How can you take our children away?! How can that come about? What has happened?’ You see, it was the order of the king and they cannot disobey it. The police stopped the father and mother (screaming) and took the two children. When the policemen took the two children, the policemen began to become worried. They said: How can we do away with these two children, who are so beautiful and bonny, babies who have just been born? It is a sin. What orders has the king given us? It is impossible for us to do this thing. The policemen felt compassion in their hearts. They said ‘We shall put them in a chest and give them some cakes, putting them in their hands for them to eat. What a pity for them! Then we shall put them in the stream. The stream will flow along and take them somewhere. The water will flow along and they will perish by themselves. We cannot ourselves do away with them, it is a sin’. They did as (they said they would). The policemen found the two beautiful children, put them in a chest, gave them some food, wrapped them up, like this, so that they would not be cold, and put them in the water. They put them in the water, so that they would go along in the stream. They went along in the stream, they went along for a long time. There was a place where the stream wound round, it was bendy like this, it was not straight. They became hooked to some branches of willows that were there. The chest became hooked to them. They had travelled a long way, they had travelled one or two kilometres, or thereabouts. So, they stayed there for that day. The next day the son of the king by chance, the son of the king came walking along there. He saw that in the stream there was a chest. He said: I’d like to see what is in the chest. He went (to the chest) and saw the two children, shining, beautiful, with blond hair, just like silver, so pretty and bonny. He said: Oh Lord God, who could have put these two children in the stream? Who could have thrown them here? We must care for them and look after them. I must investigate to find out who has done this to these people. The son of the king went and took them by himself. He took them and he took the chest in his hands, then went up and brought them up to his father. He said: Father. He said: Yes my son. He said: I have found something amazing. He said: What, my son? What have you found? He said: I have found these two children, without parents, thrown in this chest and thrown in the stream. Take a look at them. See how beautiful these children are, how they captivate one’s heart. How could people have have done such a terrible thing to them and thrown them in (into the stream). Well, his father looked and he knew, he knew that this was (by) his command. He cannot any longer run away from reality. What should he do? He does not dare to say in front of his son: It is me. He said ‘My son, do whatever you think best. You see I do not know from where they came.’ He was afraid to tell his son. Perhaps his son would make a vendetta against his father. You see, he is his son, (how) can he say to him: Why would you do this thing? It would not be good. What did the boy, the son of the king, say? He said: Father, I shall care for these children, that is I shall look after them. I shall not let servants, you, mother or anybody (look after them). I myself shall look after them, with regard to their food, their clothing, their sleeping, their eating, their care. I shall not leave them, I shall not be separated from them. I must be with them everyday. His father said: I cannot (bear this) anymore. This has come about by the hand of my son. It appears that my dream is coming true. He began to fear his dream, which he had dreamt. Now—we shall not prolongate (the story) too much—they grew up. They grew up. Now, our story will change from this branch and go to another branch. That is, so far the story of these (children) has been told. Now we shall begin another branch, which has a connection with that and is related to it. There was a woman who was very beautiful. What was her name? Bəlbəl Hazar. Where is she? She is on the top of a high mountain, a very high mountain. People cannot climb up it. It is like the summit of Everest, as high as that. Before it lies barren countryside, a very large plain. When people at that time heard that Bəlbəl Hazar was very beautiful, kings, rich people, important people, everybody tried to bring Bəlbəl Hazar (as a wife) for their son, for a son (of theirs, who was) a handsome young prince, at that time. How did they go? They would go towards the rising of the sun. They knew that Bəlbəl Hazar was in mountain (lying) towards the rising of the sun. They would go to the rising of the sun. Before they arrived there, at that mountain, an angel would come down from the sky and make himself into a man. He would make himself into an old man, with a white beard and white hair. (There was) a house, only a room, a small house, we say _kullixa_ (hut) in Assyrian. A _kullixa_ is like a _sopiθa_ (shed), as we say. This was the house of the old man. He would ask the people: Where are you going? They were sitting on the back of a horse, with their spear like this, you know what they were like, the people who at that time went around on horseback. When the old man said: Where are you going? They would say: We are going to bring Bəlbəl Hazar to marry her to our son. He was an angel. He knew the story of Bəlbəl Hazar. He knew that it was very difficult. Nobody could bring back Bəlbəl Hazar. Bəlbəl Hazar had a secret (as to what would make her) come. Only God knew that secret. Also the angel knew it, but he did not reveal it to people. This was a big secret. When he asked them in this way, he would say: Don’t go! It is a pity for you, for if you go, you will not be able to bring her back, but will destroy yourselves. They, however, still insisted on going. He would say ‘Are you still going to go?’ and they would say ‘Yes, we shall go’. He would say ‘All right, I’ll give you instructions in order that you go on a road by which you can reach her. From then onwards you are by yourselves, whether you can bring her back or not bring her back. If you do not bring her back, (remember that) you are saying (now) “We shall still go, there is no alternative, we must go.” ’ (When) they went there, what did they do? ‘Then’ he said ‘you should go to the cave, the cave is very high. You should cry ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar’. He said ‘Pay attention. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, the bird will come down from there and sit on the back of the horse behind you. If she does not come, at the first call, take a look at the legs of your horse. If the legs of your horses have become stone, you will no longer be able to move. Three times you will call and you will end up as stone, you will become (completely) stone and will no longer be able to move. You, your horses, your spears and your clothes will become stone there. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, she will come and you can bring her back.’ They say ‘OK, we want to go’. ‘Go then, go! May God be with you’. They would sleep in his house that night. They would get up in the morning. He would say ‘May God be with you. Go!’ and they would go. What should I say to you. Hundreds of people went to bring back Bəlbəl Hazar. They would arrive there. At the first cry, they would look at the legs of their horse (and see that the part) up to the knees of the horse had become stone. On the second cry ‘Bəlbəl Hazar!’, they looked but Bəlbəl Hazar was not there. They checked the legs of their horse and behold, its leg, up to its middle had become stone. Only the head of the horse and its upper half had not become stone. They would cry a third cry ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ When he uttered (the syllable) ‘zar’ at the end, he would all become stone. It looked like a statue of stone (consisting of) the horse, spears, people sitting on its back. It was just in the form of a man and a horse, with weapons, since it had become stone. Now, everybody who went (there) stood next to another person (who had already become stone). Everybody who went would stand (with the others until) they became about four or five hundred people in rows, all turned to stone. This is the story of Bəlbəl Hazar. Now, let’s return to the king, the king and his son and Gozali and Nozali. Let’s see what is happening there. The son of the king became ill. He became ill and the king said ‘Try to bring doctors, or fine people who know about the illness. Bring all the people in the town so that they can find out why my son has become ill in this way and cure him.’ Many people came and saw that the king’s son was in love. He was not married. All of the doctors and the people said ‘King, may you be well, you have still not arranged a marriage for your son. He is more than twenty-five years old. He is almost thirty years old. He is in love and wants to marry. You are the king and he is your son. If Bəlbəl Hazar does not become his wife… . As soon as Bəlbəl Hazar arrives here he will be cured, that is your son will be cured.’ The king said ‘Who can bring Bəlbəl Hazar back? Everybody who goes on that road does not return.’ The king stood and thought ‘Why should I not send Gozali? Gozali is very handsome and is very strong. Perhaps he can bring her back. If he brings Bəlbəl Hazar back, she will become my daughter-in-law, the wife of my son, and my son will be cured. If he does not bring her back, (it would) also (be good since) he would perish and I would be free of him. He would perish.’ He had set a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Now, he thought (of this plan) and said to Gozali, he said ‘Gozali, come here. My son is sleeping, poor boy, and knows nothing about this business. He is asleep.’ He said ‘Gozali come (here)!’ He said ‘What is it?’ ‘The situation is like this. You know my son. He loves you a lot and you also love him a lot. Now, the doctors have said such-and-such. The leading people have said such-and-such. The learned people have said such-and-such.’ He said ‘I would like you to bring Bəlbəl Hazar for my son, so that he will be cured. It would be a big achievement on your part if my son is cured. I think you will try to bring her, is that not so? He said ‘King, may you be well.’ He said ‘I shall ransom myself in order for your son to get better.’ He said ‘(For the sake of ) the kindness that your son has done for to me, I must go and bring Bəlbəl Hazar to your son.’ He said ‘But I want a horse that is black, that has some jewelry in its white forehead, that has white legs, a horse that is very beautiful. Also you should have a saddle made for me by those (craftsmen) who make saddles, in those shops, so that there will not be another saddle as fine as it, so that I can sit on its back, so that when Bəlbəl Hazar sees me, she will be keen to come to me and for me to bring her to your son.’ He said ‘By all means. Don’t worry. (It will be) just as you want. Whatever you want just ask, gold, money, expenses, it is all on me. All the things that you request are ready. I am the king.’. He says ‘Fine’. Then, within two days … on the third day everything was ready. Gozali sat—thud—on the back of the horse. He put his feet in the stirrups and got up onto the back of the horse. He then went off towards the East. As my brother-in-law Warda from Halmun used to say, he travelled a stage of three days (journey) in five minutes. He drove (his horse) hard and went along. He went along and the angel of the Lord God, the old man, came down to meet him. He came down, thud. It is evening, it is getting dark, the sun has set, it is getting dark and he is still riding in the countryside, riding on the back of the horse. All of a sudden he found himself on a road, and saw there a hut, a small house, and an old man sitting there with a long beard, he was sitting in front of the door of the house. He said ‘Greetings to you, old man’. He raised his head ‘Well, hello, hello’. He said ‘I have heard about this beauty. Are you not Gozali?’ He said ‘Old man, how did you know that I am Gozali?’ He said ‘By God, it just occurred to me’. He said ‘That face of yours, so handsome, so comely, and indeed it is you, I have heard about you. There is nobody with such a (beautiful) figure as yours. That is how I knew you.’ He said ‘Now, what do you want?’ He said ‘Come, stay tonight as my guest. Where are you going? He says ‘No. I have a long way to go. I have a long way to go and there is a duty ahead of me that I must carry out quickly, because the son of the king is ill. If I do not do this task, the son of the king will pass away, die, his life will be lost.’ He said ‘Gozali, I’ll tell you, listen to me. I am an old man, advanced in age. I have a lot of experience in the world. Do not be hasty. Do not hurry. Do as I say. Sit down.’ He calmed him down. Gozali was very clever. He said (to himself ) ‘I’ll take advice from the old man. I’ll accept good (advice) from him. I’ll see what he’ll say to me, what he’ll advise me (to do). Then I’ll go. I shall not stay here.’ He said ‘I’ll stay (tonight only)’. He came down from his horse. He said ‘Good. You want to go and bring back Bəlbəl Hazar, right? I understand what is happening. Do you want to bring Bəlbəl Hazar back?’ He said ‘Yes! The son of the king is ill. I must bring Bəlbəl Hazar to him.’ He said ‘I advise you, as I have said to all those who have gone this way, and say to you that if you (want to) do as I say, do so. If you do not do so, it is up to you. I cannot do anything more for you.’ He said ‘Fine. Say what you want.’ He said ‘Do not go. Everyone who has gone on this road has not returned.’ He said ‘I’ll still go’. However much the old man tried—he, as we said, was an angel, whom God had sent there, he said ‘I’ll still go.’ He said ‘Will you still go?’ He said ‘Yes!’ He said ‘Look, I’ll give you instructions from now on. You go off on the road that I direct you on. You should go as you are going towards the East, until you arrive in the East. Go two or three more stages, that is you should ride on horseback two or three more days, then you’ll arrive in that place. You will see there a high mountain, before which there is a plain. Your friends who went before you to bring Bəlbəl Hazar are lined up there. They have all become stone. I said to them, I said (to them what to do). Go and stand next to the last one (in line). The cave is on top of the mountain. You will see it on top of the mountain. Bəlbəl Hazar is in this cave. Nobody can reach there, since the place is so high and since there is such a huge rock on all sides. Bəlbəl Hazar lives there in a her own special way. She can live there but another person cannot live there.’ He said ‘Stand next to the others, your friends, and call out. Say “Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!” ’ He says ‘Look at the legs of your horse. If they have become stone, you also will become stone. Call up to three times. The third time, all of you will become stone. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, (if ) she has seen that you are a handsome youth or fallen in love with you and wants to come, has made up her mind (to come) saying “He has come!”—perhaps she knows that you are Gozali’, he said ‘Perhaps she will come, so then what should you do? Take her onto the back of the horse and come back.’ He said ‘A hearty goodbye. You have instructed me. I did not know that. You have given me (valuable) instructions. Thank you.’ He said ‘Sleep here today. You and I will enjoy ourselves until the morning. In the morning, go (on your way)! You are tired. Do as I say!’ He said ‘Since you have said these things to me and have given me instructions, I’ll do as you say’. He did as he said. He went to sleep. He had several travel beds as we call them. He slept awhile there until morning. Early, before the breaking of dawn, Gozali did not tarry. He rose early before dawn broke. He said to the old man. ‘Get up! Get up! I’m leaving you, goodbye. I’m going’. He said ‘Are you going already?’ He said ‘Yes!’. He said ‘May God be with you. Go! God willing when you return I’ll see Bəlbəl Hazar with you.’ He said ‘Goodbye’ and sat once again on the back of his black horse. He put his feet in the stirrups and went up onto the saddle, which was made by the town craftsmen, an excellent, first class one. He set his sights on the East and rode off. He went along. What shall we say? We shall not protract (the story) too much. My father-in-law Warda said (when telling the story) ‘he travelled a stage of three days in five minutes’ and arrived in front of the mountain. He arrived in front of the mountain, he looked and was amazed. He directed his attention to those armies. All the armies had become stone. They were armed with weapons, they included the top soldiers, their horses were very fine. They had the appearance of warriors, young men. They were all armed with weapons, with their sword on one side, they looked well prepared, that is very fine with their weapons. He said ‘All these have come but have not taken Bəlbəl Hazar. Will she come to me? His heart started pounding slightly. Yes, he was rather frightened. He said ‘Perhaps also I shall not take her away, I shall not be able to take Bəlbəl Hazar away.’ He said ‘Well after all, surely I am not going to break the promise of the king, surely I am not going to return (empty-handed). Would not that be a shame on me? (If ) I, Gozali, go and say to the king that I could not bring her, come let me turn into stone, (I am) no better than all these. Let me also turn into stone.’ He stood with the last one (in the row). He sees that the last one is new, that he has come perhaps a week ago. Dust had settled on all the others and their colour had changed a little. He stood and thought. He said ‘Oh my sister Nozali, I have left you and I am in a predicament now. I do not know whether I am alive, whether I shall return and see you. Only Nozali, his sister, came to his mind. He thinks of nothing (else) in the world, not even his death or his pleasure. He says ‘Let me die. But, if only I could see my sister Nozali. He took courage and directed his attention to the cave, which was above, and cried ‘Oh, Bəlbəl Hazar!’ He looked, nothing came out of the cave. He looked at the legs of his horse and saw that up to the knees of the horse it had turned stone. He said ‘Oh, my way is the same’. He said ‘I have come on the same way as these people. This is the end of me’. He took heart and (cried) a second cry ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ Nothing. He looked, his legs had turned to stone up to his waist, and also his hands. The head of the horse and from his middle and upwards were remaining. He could only utter his voice. He said ‘I have had enough of life’. It is time for me to call the third cry’. He knows what his fate will be. He called: ‘Oh Bəlbəl—’ he pronounced ‘Hazar’ and turned into stone. Also Gozali had turned to stone! Now, what can we do from now on? Now what should I tell you? Gozali was absent for one day. Gozali was absent for two days, three days. Nozali waited, Gozali was not there. She said to the king ‘Oh King, may you be well. You have sent my brother. My brother has gone and not come back. Now I am thinking that he will not come back any more, since I have heard that many people have gone that way but nobody has returned and come back. My brother has gone and I must go after my brother. I must go on the road that he has gone on. If he is dead I must die. If he returns, I shall return with him. If he brings back Bəlbəl Hazar, he and I will bring back Bəlbəl Hazar. If not, both of us have will die’. He said ‘Will you do this for me?’ She said ‘Yes! Prepare a white horse for me, with black legs and a black star on its forehead’—the opposite of that of her brother. She requests a white horse. Now the king said ‘Anything you want will be prepared for you’. After three days, every thing was prepared, just as it was done for Gozali, so was it done for Nozali. She got up early the next morning and put her feet in the stirrups. She was so beautiful, as my father-in-law Warda used to say, that (when) she swallowed a raisin, it could be seen, ring by ring in her neck.21 She sat on the back of the horse. She faced the East, and away she went, she went, as Gozali her brother had gone, but even faster than him, since she wanted so much to find where Gozali was. She had more motivation to go and see what was happening. In short—we shall not prolong (the story)—the angel of God the Father came down to meet her, in the same place as he had come down to meet Gozali. He said ‘Ah, Nozali. Where are you going? Are you looking for your brother? He knew what the story was. She said ‘Yes! Who are you?’ He said ‘I gave instructions to the your brother, but he did not listen to me. I shall give instructions also to you. If you (want to) obey me, obey me. If you do not obey me, go and bring your brother and find where he is (yourself )’. She said ‘What is the story of my brother? Do you know something about him? He said ‘Yes!’ He said ‘You have heard about Bəlbəl Hazar and you know what a beautiful woman Bəlbəl Hazar is and where she is shut away in a mountain, in a cave. Nobody can reach her, she only comes of her own will. Many people went before your brother and could not do anything. You also are saying “I want to go”. I say to you: Do not go!’ She said ‘No. I shall still go. I must see my brother.’ ‘I shall instruct you, as I instructed your brother’. He said everything (to her), he said ‘If you go there, your brother is the last one (in the row). Dust has not yet settled on him. Your brother, as I have seen, is handsome, just as you are pretty, so he is like you. You will know your brother. His shape, the stone that has become a stature is white like snow, like milk. The shape of his spear is like this. His horse is black. (The mark) that is on its forehead is white’. He gave all the descriptions. He said ‘You should stand by his side and call Bəlbəl Hazar. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, (fine) she comes. If she does not come, you and your brother will be like a pair.’ She said ‘I want (to do) that’. He said ‘Do you want (to do) that?’ She said ‘Yes!’ He said ‘I shall be with you. Stay here, in the bed in which your brother slept, until morning, then go after him’. He said ‘Your brother slept here, in that bed.’ He placed under her the blankets that Gozali had slept on and she also spent the night there. Just as her brother did, she rose before dawn had broken and quickly hastened on her way. She arose even before her brother had. She said to that old man ‘Goodbye!’ He said ‘God be with you. Go! God willing, the way will be good’. She rode off on the horse, the white horse of hers, the opposite of the black one of her brother. She rode hard, until she arrived and saw the mountain from afar. She said ‘It is this one! It seems (from what I have been told) it is a high mountain in the countryside. She reached it and saw Gozali turned to stone. She went around him and wept, she went around and wept, went around and wept. She kissed him twenty times, on his eyes, and kissed him on his cheek (this side) and on his cheek (that side). She wept until she was sated (with weeping), since she thought that also she would turn to stone. She was the last person. She wept and stood by his side. She stood by his side and looked at the cave on high. Now she is about to call out. She said ‘Surely they are not better than Gozali, my brother!’. His golden hair, shining so much, even when turned to stone is still golden. She said ‘I’ll call still more.’ She stopped, then left her brother and directed her attention to Bəlbəl Hazar. She called ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ At first she looked at the legs of her horse, she did not look into the cave. She looked at the legs of her horse, nothing had happened. She said ‘The old man said to me “On the first cry you will turn to stone, up to the knees of the horse”. Now my horse is fine. There is nothing the matter with it. What is going on?’ She was surprised. Her mind was confused, she did not know what was happening, whether she would now turn to stone or not turn to stone. The first cry was without any consequence. She did not become stone. She said ‘I’ll see (what will happen) when I call the second time’. She called: ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ She looked at the legs of her horse, nothing had happened. Nothing had happened. She looks at the cave, but there is no Bəlbəl Hazar, she is not coming. Now, Bəlbəl Hazar is not coming and the legs of her horse are not turning to stone. What is going on? She said ‘I have another cry. The old man said “You will cry out three cries”. Come on, either you will have an answer, or you will turn to stone, or Bəlbəl Hazar will come’. Then she said, she said to herself ‘I shall cry the third cry, perhaps all of me in one go will turn to stone’. She thought like that. She did not believe (Bəlbəl Hazar would come). She said ‘I just have to stay with my brother’. This brother of mine has turned to stone, I also must turn to stone.’ She wants this more, she does not want Bəlbəl Hazar to come. She said ‘I’ll see, I’ll cry the third cry and see what happens’. She called ‘Ho, Bəlbəl Hazar!’ and Bəlbəl Hazar flew from there, she came out of the cave, she had acquired some wings, like those of birds. She went round above the mountain, above the cave in a circuit, like this, and went down, head first, and thud, sat behind Nozali, on the back of her horse, her white horse. She turned to look behind her and saw her. She said ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar, you have come! She said ‘Yes, I have come’. She said ‘Will you not tell me why you have come?’ These many princes, these young men, these people have all come to seek your hand. Were you not satisfied with all of them? I am a woman, like you. Why do you come now? Why do you come to me?’ She said ‘I shall tell you my secret. Nobody knew it before’. She said ‘What is your secret?’ She said ‘I know the story of you and your brother, and of the king and the son of the king. I know their story. I have sworn, that is taken an oath by God, I have taken an oath that however many men in the world may come after me I shall not go to any man. But, if a woman comes to take me to anyone she wants, or to her brother, I shall go’. She said ‘This is my word. Now, you have come. You are the first woman to come. I know that your brother is by your side’. She said ‘Well, I shall take you to the son of the king’. She said ‘My condition is this. What do you want from me? Now, what do you want from me?’ She said ‘I want you to make my brother (alive) again and return his breath to him, make him become a man again, so that I can take him away, then we shall decide whose wife you will be. There, you can marry anybody you like. Let us see what the circumstances of the king are, what the king says. We are under the administration of the king. We cannot deviate from his laws.’ She said ‘Also this (decision) is wise’. Bəlbəl Hazar said ‘When I bring your brother back and make him a man again for you, it would be a great shame for me to leave all these other young men stone’. She said ‘I shall bring them all back, I shall bring them back. But I, you and your brother, we three have a bond together. These other ones, each will go to his home’. She said ‘If you do that, it would be very good for all those people, for their families, so that everybody will hear that Bəlbəl Hazar is a very good woman’. She said ‘Go ahead!’ What did she do? She prayed once to God and stretched her hand to heaven. She said ‘Oh God, give spirit to these people who have become stone, give them spirit so that they will once again become men’. Now, God is great and her request was great also. God heard her voice. As she said, a spirit entered the stones and they became men. All the army returned and became men once again. When they had become men, they were all shouting at one another. One said ‘It was I who brought Bəlbəl Hazar, (since) they saw that Bəlbəl Hazar was there. Everybody who said ‘It was I who brought Bəlbəl Hazar’, what did she do (to him)? She raised her hand over all of them and said ‘None of you talk, but listen to me!’ They all listened. She said ‘None of you should say “I brought Bəlbəl Hazar”. Bəlbəl Hazar was brought by somebody who was not a man, but a girl. She is here, Nozali, the sister of Gozali. I did not come at the word of this Gozali. She is his sister. I came at the word of his sister. I have taken her (with me). You all go home. But, you are all invited to the house of the king, in which Gozali and Nozali are staying. We shall go and visit his son and we shall make his son get better. We shall decide there what the future of Gozali and Nozali will be.’ All the others were silent. What could they say? This was her decision. Everybody obeyed it. She said ‘All of you (follow) behind us and we shall go to the house of the king.’ The army (went along), Gozali and Nozali, on horseback, with Bəlbəl Hazar with them. It became a big party. They rode in the countryside and went along. They came to the place where the angel met them. God once again sent the angel and he came down. The angel knew what was happening there. God, praise be upon his name, knows what happens. Yes, it was their decision. Now he (the angel) said ‘Ah!’ The old man came. They both greeted him and kissed him on this side and on that. They said ‘You did a lot of good and you instructed us’. He said ‘Nozali, it is good that you went. I know how Bəlbəl Hazar came. She came by your word. May God be with you and with your brother. I think, furthermore, that the son of the king will be cured. There your story and that of your brother will reach its end, but your lawful right will not be lost. In your childhood, indeed, you were supposed to disappear by the command of the king, but the king will watch you take his place. Go! May God be with you’. Now, they went off. They left the old man there. They shook his hand and went off. In short, they arrived near to the town of the king and people who had seen them in the countryside went up to give the good news to the king. They said ‘King, may you be well. A large army has come to visit you, that is to see you, to make a visit to you and your son. Make a big feast. They are many people. They are many people.’ The king was shaken. He went out into the countryside and made towards them. The countryside was full of horses and an army was coming towards his house. Now, the king made a reception. His family and his relatives came down. Nozali was first, Bəlbəl Hazar behind and Gozali behind her, with all the army behind them. The king said ‘I ask you, Nozali, tell me, what is it? What is this procession of yours? I sent you and Gozali. These people—what is this?’ She said ‘I cannot tell you anything. Bəlbəl Hazar will tell you. You sent (us) and wanted Bəlbəl Hazar’. She said ‘Don’t you want Bəlbəl Hazar?’ He said ‘Yes. I want her’. She said ‘She will tell you. You must do as she says. If you do not do it, you are lost’. She said ‘Bəlbəl Hazar can do so, by God’s command she will obliterate you’. She said ‘She told me to tell you this. Ask (her) yourself and she will tell you’. The king turned round and went and stood before Bəlbəl Hazar. He said ‘Bəlbəl Hazar. I am the king. All I request from you is to give a cure to my son. My son is dying. Whatever you decide, so be it. Tell me what this is all about. I do not understand this. All these people have come’. She said ‘Do you know what it is? I said that I would not come by the word of any man, unless a woman came to fetch me’. She said ‘However many people came, however many princes and young men came, I did not come, and I would not come’. Even when you sent Gozali himself, I did not come. I had sworn to the Lord God that only if a woman came after me would I go’. She said ‘Nozali came and I came by the word of Nozali. I said to Nozali that I would only marry her brother Gozali. But, if you agree for me to marry Gozali, your son will be cured and will get up (off his sickbed). Nozali and Gozali, however, will stand in place of your son in this house of yours. You will not say anything to them nor will you turn against them. They will be in this house of yours and they will become kings. From this day kingship will be cut off from your son. Gozali will become king and Bəlbəl Hazar his wife. His sister will be princess, that is a princess in the house, also she. See how it will turn out’. Yes, indeed it came into effect. What could he do? He could no longer do anything. He said ‘Only let my son be cured. We shall do everything you want’. She said ‘This is God’s command. If you do not do the word of God, you will be obliterated.’ He signed and authorized it, and so forth, (pledging) that he would never again talk about it, that he would not interfere and that they would become like his children in the house. His son recovers. His son recovered and after three days there was a wedding. They married Bəlbəl Hazar to Gozali. There was a big party, as my father-in-law Warda used to say. There was singing, _lelyana_ songs, _rawe_ songs, the songs of Muḥammad ʿArif. There was not a song that they did not sing. They sang all the songs and made a beautiful wedding. We say, as my father-in-law Warda said, I have left it there and come here.

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ʾána šmíyənwa xa-tunìṯaˈ y-amríwala Gozáli ʾu-Nozàli,ˈ šə́mma díya yáʿni tuníṯət Gozáli ʾu-Nozàli.ˈ dáx ʾiwáwa ʾàyya?ˈ ʾi-mšárəxwa tuníṯa y-amrìwaˈ ʾíṯwa-w lìṯwaˈ bíš m-álaha gòṛaˈ líṯwa gòṛaˈ hič-nàša.ˈ bas-ʾíṯwa xá malkàˈ ʾíṯwale xa-bròna.ˈ ʾáw malkàˈ rába bắyewale ʾaw-bróne dìye.ˈ ʾu-ṭábʿan màlkaˈ bróne díye páyəš šàwpe díye.ˈ ʾíman-t málka ʾi-màyəṯ,ˈ ʾíman-t páyəš gòṛaˈ bróna díye šáqəl šáwpe dìyeˈ bar-d-àw.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga xa-yóma málka dmíxa-wewa b-lɛ̀le,ˈ dmìxa wéwa,ˈ ʾu-xzéle b-xə́lme dìyeˈ ʾíṯ xa-náša gu-d-áy mḏìtaˈ biš-făqíra m-kúlla nàša.ˈ rába făqìra-wewa ʾawwa-náša.ˈ málka xzéle b-xə́lme dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾáwwa náša făqìraˈ ṱ-awéle xá bronàˈ ʾáw páyəš málka šàwpət brònux.ˈ lɛ́-y-awe brónux màlka.ˈ ʾu-ʾímət ṛíšle mən-šə́nṯa màlkaˈ rába šxìšle-uˈ rába pšìmle-u.ˈ ʾu-píšle ʾáw-naša făqíra mašhū̀r-wewaˈ yáʿni rába kúlla náše yăḏìwale.ˈ málka yăḏéwale ʾo-nàša.ˈ mə́re ʾá-naša făqìraˈ ʾá-naša ʾátxa məskèna,ˈ dáx bróne díye páyəš màlka?ˈ dáx páyəš málka šáwpət bròniˈ w-áyya malkùṯiˈ ʾu-māl-díyi kúlla pɛ́ša ṭla-d-àw?ˈ yáʿni lá qəm-basmále ʾayyà-wˈ xə́lme díye lá qəm-basə̀mle.ˈ ʾáwwa nàšaˈ hál-la lìtwaleˈ yáʿni báxte díye láwa píšta b-ʾùrxa.ˈ zílla xákma šə̀nne,ˈ málka hár xzàya-wewa,ˈ b-xzáya mbaqóre l-d-ò-naša:ˈ ʾìtle bróna?ˈ lìtle bróna?ˈ ṱ-awèle bróna?ˈ ʾàtxa məndiyáne.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga xárṯa ṯéle xa-jăwāb qa-màlkaˈ mə́ra báxte díye hóla b-ʾùrxa díya.ˈ báxtə d-ó náša făqìraˈ píšla b-ʾùrxaˈ qá-t mḥaṣə́lla yàle.ˈ ʾu-málka mšuréle zdàya xáčča,ˈ mtaxmòneˈ xə́lme díye pàləṭ.ˈ ṱ-amrèxiˈ wéla dánət mḥaṣòle,ˈ ʾáy báxta mḥuṣə̀lla.ˈ mḥuṣə́lla jamə̀kke,ˈ trè-yale,ˈ xa-brònaˈ xa-bràta.ˈ ʾu-ʾán tre-yàle,ˈ mən-brɛṯèy,ˈ mən-yóma qamáyə brèla,ˈ ʾatxa-jwànqe-wɛwa,ˈ ʾatxa-spáy ʾátxa šəkláne ʾu-xə̀lyeˈ ʾu-náše măjóbe biyèy.ˈ y-amríwala gu-tunìṯaˈ xá pərč̭ə́mta dìyeˈ yáʿni pə́rč̭e dìyeˈ t-dáwa-w xa-t-sèma.ˈ hàtxa madmiwaléy.ˈ málka šmíle b-àyya,ˈ rába zdèle.ˈ mə́re ʾánna madám-ṱ-ila ʾátxa jwánqe w-átxa tàze,ˈ lázəm ʾaw-xə́lmi pàləṭ.ˈ ʾo-xá-məndi ʾíle xə̀zwa ʾə́ṯyəlliˈ lɛ́le xə̀lma.ˈ rába zdèle.ˈ mù wídle?ˈ mtuxmə̀nneˈ mə́re ʾána gắrəg mtalqə́nna ʾanna-yàle.ˈ mə́re gắrəg mtalqə̀nnaˈ ʾánna yàle.ˈ gắrəg lɛ-pɛ̀ši.ˈ ʾánna kúlla ṯárwa díya b-šaqlìla-wˈ šàwpi b-šaqlíle-uˈ ʾu-bróni le-y-áwele šə̀mma-wˈ le-y-áwe màlka.ˈ dáx bárya ʾàyya?ˈ hadíya mù wídle?ˈ mə́re ṭlá polìseˈ mə́re só l-bɛ́ṯət flàn-naša.ˈ sógun l-bɛ́ṯət flàn-naša,ˈ ʾu-šə́qlula ʾan-trè-yale,ˈ ʾu-mtàlquley.ˈ la-šawqítuley sàxeˈ mtalqìtuley.ˈ ʾáyya wéla sə̀rri yáʿni,ˈ xa-məndìˈ t-lá-yăḏe híč-naša bìya.ˈ xéna políse mù ṱ-óḏi?ˈ šáqli ʾăwàmər.ˈ màlkaˈ mo-ṱ-ámərrey ṱ-óḏi hàdəx.ˈ zìlla.ˈ zílla políse b-lɛ̀le.ˈ qəm-šaqlíla ʾán-tre yàleˈ mən-babéy ʾu-yəmmèy.ˈ kə́ma yəmméy ʾu-babéy mšorèlaˈ b-bxàya-wˈ ṣràxa-wˈ dáx šaqlítuley yàlən?ˈ dáx bárya ʾàyya?ˈ mòdi wéle?ˈ xéna ʾámrət màlkɛleˈ lá-maṣa t-torìle.ˈ ʾu-políse qəm-maklíla bába-w yə̀mma,ˈ ʾu-šaqlìla ʾan-tre-yále.ˈ ʾímət qəm-šaqlíla políse ʾan-tre-yàle,ˈ ʾan-políse wéla pyáša b-xammèy.ˈ mára dáx mtalqə́xla ʾan-tre-yále hatxa-jwànqe,ˈ hátxa šəṭràne,ˈ yále zóre háde bə̀rye?ˈ xṭìṯɛla.ˈ ʾo-málka mó-t ʾăwámər híwle-llɛ̀ni?ˈ le-y-bárya ʾáyya ʾo-šúla ʾoḏə̀xle.ˈ ṣléla ráxme gu-lə́bbə d-án polìse.ˈ mə́ra ʾáxni qɛ́məx dɛrə́xley gu-xá sandùqaˈ ʾu-yáwəxley xáčča kèkeˈ madúqəx b-iḏèyˈ qa-t ʾáxli xṭiṯèy-ila,ˈ ʾu-dɛ́rəxla gu-d-áy šaqìṯa,ˈ ʾáy šaqíṯa bṱ-áza bṱ-áza nabláley ḏá-gotət dùnye.ˈ ṱ-ázi mìyaˈ tálqi b-ganèy.ˈ lɛ-máṣəx ʾáxni mtalqə̀xlaˈ xṭiṯèy-ila.ˈ qímela wíḏe hàtxa.ˈ ʾu-políse xzéla ʾan-yále jwànqe,ˈ qəm-mattíla b-sandùqe,ˈ qəm-hawíla xáčča ʾixàla-wˈ qəm-xăḏíla hátxa t-la-qɛralèyˈ ʾu-qəm-dɛrɛ́la gu-mìya.ˈ qəm-dɛrɛ́la gu-mìya,ˈ hátxa ṱ-ázi b-šaqìṯa.ˈ zílla b-šaqíṯa, zílla-w zílla-w zìlla.ˈ ʾíṯwa xà-dukṯa,ˈ šaqíṯa ʾi-xăḏàwaˈ čàppa wéwa hátxaˈ lɛ́wa də́rəst ràba.ˈ lìqleyˈ b-xə́kma taqyáṯət xelápe ʾíṯwa tàma.ˈ líqla sandúqa bìya.ˈ zílɛwa xa-măsáfa rə̀ḥqa,ˈ xá-tre kilométre hàtxe,ˈ zìlɛwa.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga píšla táma ʾo-yòma.ˈ dártət yòmaˈ ṯéle brṓn málka b-ṣə̀dfa,ˈ brōn-màlkaˈ ʾáw brōn-málka ṯéle jwája tam-tàma.ˈ xírre táma gu-šaqìṯaˈ ʾina-hóle xa-sandùqa.ˈ mə́re xázən mòdila gu-d-áw sandùqa?ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ xə́zyəlla ʾán tre-yàleˈ mbaṣlòṣe,ˈ jwànqe,ˈ ʾáw kawsèyˈ zàrdaˈ ʾu-hádəx dax-ṱ-ámrəx sèmaˈ ʾu-hátxa šəkláne ʾu-šəṭràne.ˈ mə́re ʾay-márya ʾàlahaˈ ʾánna tre-yále mắnile mə́ṣya dəryə́lla gu-šaqìṯa?ˈ mắnile mə́ṣya zədyəlléy laxxàne?ˈ ʾánna gắrəg xamə̀xla-wˈ masíməx bála ʾə̀lla.ˈ ʾu-ʾánna gắrəg xázən ṱ-óḏən taḥqī̀qˈ mằnile wíḏəlla ʾátxa ʾánna nàše.ˈ ʾé qímɛle šqíla b-gyán díye brōn-màlka.ˈ šqíləlla-w šqíla sandùqaˈ b-íḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-síqa musqə́lla kəs-bábe dìye.ˈ mə́re bàbi.ˈ mə́re hà bróni.ˈ mə́re xzéli xá-məndit ʾajəbùṯa.ˈ mə́re mòdi bróni?ˈ mòdi xzélox?ˈ mə́re ʾánna tre-yále qəm-xazə̀nnaˈ t-la marwàṯaˈ ʾu-zə́dye gu-d-áw sandùqaˈ ʾu-zə́dye gu-d-áy šaqìṯa.ˈ ʾu-xúr mpárəj biyèy.ˈ xzi-ʾánna yále kəmà šəṭránelaˈ hátxa baṣlóṣe gu-lə́bbət nàša.ˈ dắx-ila mə́ṣye ʾánna šarī́r wìḏəlley hátxa,ˈ zə̀dyəlley.ˈ hè,ˈ bábe díye xìrre.ˈ ḏìle,ˈ ḏíle ʾáwwa ʾámra d-àw-ile.ˈ ʾu-léš máṣe ṱ-árəq mən-wàqəʿ.ˈ mó ṱ-àwəḏ?ˈ yáʿni la-ṣbára qam-bróne díye ṱ-ámər ʾanɛ̀wən.ˈ mə́re bróni ʾáti mo-ṱ-àmrət,ˈ mo-ṱ-ámrət wúḏ hàdəx.ˈ xzí ʾána lɛ̀ḏənˈ ʾánna m-ɛ̀kɛla ʾə́ṯye.ˈ qímle b-zdáya m-bróne dìyeˈ qa-t-là-ʾamərˈ brōn-dìyeˈ bálki yawə́lla qăṣā̀ṣ ṭla-bábe dìye.ˈ xzi-brònɛle,ˈ máṣe ṱ-ámərre qa-mò ʾóḏət ʾatxa-šùla?ˈ la-spày.ˈ mò mə́re ʾaw-yála,ˈ brōn-màlka?ˈ mə́re bàbi.ˈ ʾánna ʾána ṱ-óḏən ʾəšrāf ʾəllèy,ˈ yáʿni măsímən bàla-lla.ˈ le-šóqən lá xolamwàṯaˈ wálla ʾàtiˈ wálla yə̀mmiˈ wálla ču-nàša.ˈ ʾána b-gyáni ṱ-óḏən ʾəšrā́f ʾəllèy,ˈ mən-ʾixalèy,ˈ mən-lwištèy,ˈ mən-dmaxtèy,ˈ mən-xaltèy,ˈ mən-masyámtət bàla.ˈ ʾu-ʾána lɛ-šoqənnèyˈ lɛ-farqənnèy.ˈ kút-yoma gắrəg háwən mənnéy mənnèy.ˈ bábe dìyeˈ mə́re lə́š màṣən.ˈ ʾáyya píšla b-íḏət bròni.ˈ ʾu-ʾáwwa xə́lmi páləṭ hóle dmàya.ˈ qímle b-zdáya m-xə́lme díye t-wéwa xə̀zyəlle.ˈ hadìya,ˈ la-mărìxəxla rába,ˈ píšla gòṛe.ˈ píšla gòṛe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ ʾáyya tunìṯənˈ mšaxlə́ppa mən-d-áwwa tàqa,ˈ ṱ-áza l-xa-táqa xèna hadíya.ˈ yáʿni ʾánna hal-láxxa tuníṯa diyéy ṯèla.ˈ hadìyaˈ mšắrəx xa-táqa xènaˈ ʾítle ʿăláqa bə-d-àyya yáʿniˈ hám líqta b-àyyɛla.ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-bàxtaˈ rába xàmṯɛwawa.ˈ módiwewa šə́mma dìya?ˈ Bəlbə́l Hazàr.ˈ w-áyya ʾɛ̀kela?ˈ hóla gu-réšət xa-ṭúra ramàna,ˈ xa-ṭúra rába ramàna.ˈ náše lá-maṣi y-asqì-lle díye.ˈ dax-qúmmət:? <Everèst>-ile,ˈ hátxa ramàna.ˈ ʾu-l-qámṯe dìyeˈ ʾíṯ xa-čòlˈ dàštaˈ rába gòṛta.ˈ ʾu-náše kəmá-ṱ-ila šmìyeˈ b-o-zàwnaˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár rába xàmṯɛla,ˈ màlke-uˈ zangìne-uˈ náše dawlatmàndeˈ kúlla mjúrbela t-mɛṯɛ́la Bə́lbəl Hazár ṭla-bronèy,ˈ ṭlá xa-bróna šàṭər,ˈ šazàda,ˈ jwànqa,ˈ d-ò-zawna.ˈ màṭo y-azíwa?ˈ y-azíwa la-zràqət yóma.ˈ yăḏíwa Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾíla gu-d-ó ṭura la-zràqət yóma.ˈ la-zráqət yòmaˈ y-azìwa.ˈ qam-maṭíwa l-tàma,ˈ l-d-ó ṭùra,ˈ ʾi-ṣaléwa xá maláxa m-šmàyya,ˈ y-awə́ḏwala gān-díye bəṛ-nàša.ˈ y-awə́ḏwala gān-díye xa-náša sàwa,ˈ də́qne xwàra,ˈ ʾu-káwse xwàra.ˈ ʾu-xà bɛ́ṯa,ˈ ḏà mánzəl bás.ˈ xa-bɛ́ṯa zòraˈ xa-kullìxa y-ámrəx ʾáxni b-súrəṯ.ˈ kullíxa ʾax-sopìṯa y-amrə́xle ʾátxa.ˈ ʾu-náša sàwaˈ yáʿni ʾáw bɛ́ṯa d-àw-ile.ˈ ʾi-mbaqə́rwala nàšeˈ lɛ̀ketu zála?ˈ y-áwɛ tíwe xāṣ-sùsa,ˈ ʾu-rumxéy hàtxa,ˈ ʾu-nášət y-áwa b-o-záwna jwája xāṣ-sùsa,ˈ yắḏət dax-y-àwɛ.ˈ ʾɛ-gət-ʾó-naša sáwa y-ámər lɛ̀ketu zála,ˈ y-ámri ṱ-ázəx mɛ́ṯəx Bəlbə́l Hazàrˈ magurə́xla ṭla-brònən.ˈ w-áw ʾiwéwa malàxa.ˈ ʾáw yăḏéwala ʾáyya tuníṯət Bəlbə́l Hazàr.ˈ yắḏe rába zàmət-ila,ˈ híč xa-náša lá-maṣe mɛṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ w-áy ʾítla xa-sə̀rr,ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ yálla ʾàṯya.ˈ ʾo-sə́rr ʾalàha yăḏéle bás.ˈ ʾu-maláxa yằḏeˈ bás lɛ́le gláya qa-nàše.ˈ ʾaw-sə́rr gòṛa-wewa.ˈ ʾímət ʾi-mbaqə̀rwa-ʾatxa,ˈ y-amə́rwa la-sògun!ˈ xṭiṯɛ̀xulaˈ w-áxtu ʾən-zìllɛxu,ˈ lá-mṣitu mɛṯìtula,ˈ talqìtula ganɛ́xu.ˈ ʾáni har-doqíwa rə́qqi ṱ-azìwa.ˈ y-ámər har-ṱ-azìtu?ˈ y-ámri hèˈ ṱ-àzəx.ˈ y-ámər zḕn,ˈ ʾána paqḏə̀nnɛxuˈ ṱ-azítu b-ʾúrxa maṭítu ʾə̀lla.ˈ m-táma hòdəxˈ ʾáxtu ʾu-gyanɛ̀xu.ˈ maṣítu mɛṯítula là mɛṯítula.ˈ là mɛṯìtulaˈ xéna hótu mára har-ṱ-ázəx ʾàxni,ˈ líṯ băjàraˈ ʾə́lla bṱ-àzəx.ˈ y-azíwa tàma.ˈ mù y-oḏíwa?ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾáwwa mə̀reˈ mə́re ṱ-azítu qam-d-o-gə̀ppa,ˈ ʾaw-gə́ppa rába ramànɛle.ˈ b-qarìtu:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ mára mattítu bàla.ˈ ʾən-ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾáy párxa m-tàmaˈ b-ṣálya ṱ-àtwaˈ b-xáṣət súsa baṯrɛ̀xu.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là ṯéla,ˈ b-o-qála qamàya,ˈ mattítu bála b-áqlət susɛ̀xu.ˈ ʾáqlət susɛ́xu ʾən-píšla kèpa,ˈ léš maṣítu jawjìtu.ˈ ṭlá gáye b-qarìtu,ˈ xaṯmítu kèpa,ˈ pɛšítu kèpa,ˈ léš maṣítu jawjìtu.ˈ ʾàxtu-wˈ susɛ̀xu-wˈ rumxɛ̀xu-wˈ lwištɛ̀xu,ˈ pɛšítu kèpa táma.ˈ w-ə́n ʾáṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṱ-áṯya ʾu-mɛṯìtula.ˈ y-ámri OK bắyəx ṱ-àzəx.ˈ ṱ-awzítu də-sò.ˈ ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ damxíwa kə́sle dìyeˈ ʾo-lɛ̀le.ˈ qɛmíwa mbàdla.ˈ y-ámər ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xuˈ ʾu-sò!ˈ y-azìwa.ˈ mo-ṱ-amrə̀nnux?ˈ zìlelaˈ ʾəmmáyət náše mɛṯóye Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾi-maṭíwa tàma.ˈ qála qamàya,ˈ xɛríwa b-áqlət susèy,ˈ píša hal-bə́rkət súsa kèpa.ˈ qálət trè,ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xɛríwa Bə́lbəl Hazár lìṯ.ˈ mattíwa bála b-áqlə susèy,ˈ ʾìna,ˈ ʾap-aqlə-d-àw,ˈ hál be-palge-díye píša kèpa,ˈ ʾáxči rešət-sùsaˈ ʾu-palge-díye bàr-eliˈ lɛ́le píša kèpa.ˈ ʾu-qarɛ́wa qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ béna xaráya y-ámər zàr,ˈ ʾu-páyəšwa képa kùlle.ˈ ʾap-rèše-diye páyəšwa képa.ˈ xazə́twa ʾax-qayə́mṯət kèpa,ˈ sùsa-wˈ rùmxe-wˈ náše tíwe xàṣe.ˈ ʾu-hár šə́klət bəṛ-náša-w sùsaˈ ʾu-yáʿni čákke biye-dìyeˈ ʾu-píša kèpa.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga kút y-azə́lwa záyənwa gótə d-o-xèna.ˈ kút y-azə́lwa zayə̀nwa,ˈ píše xá ʾarb-ə́mma xamš-ə́mma náše réza rèza,ˈ kúlla píše kèpa.ˈ ʾáyya qəṣṣə́ttət Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ hadìyaˈ qálbəx l-màlka,ˈ málka-w brone-dìyeˈ ʾu-Gúzali ʾu-Nozàli.ˈ xázəx táma módi bràya.ˈ brōn-málka píšle b-ṭàli.ˈ píšle b-ṭàli,ˈ ʾu-mə́re màlkaˈ mjárbu mɛ́ṯu náše duxtùre-uˈ yan-náše spáy t-yắḏi bud-màrra,ˈ ʾu-náše gu-mḏíta kúlley mɛ̀ṯula,ˈ xázi bróni ṭla-mòdi,ˈ mòdi píšaˈ b-ṭàli hatxá,ˈ qa-ṱ-oḏíle xa-čàra.ˈ ṯéla rába náše xzèlaˈ ʾàšəq wéwa ʾaw-brōn-málka ràba-wˈ là-wewa gwíra.ˈ kùllaˈ mən-duxtúre ʾu-mən-nàšeˈ mìraˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìma,ˈ brónux lɛ́t mgúrəlle hal-dìya.ˈ wírre mən-ʾəsri-w-xamšà-šənne.ˈ qúrbət ṭḷaṯì šənnéleˈ ʾu-ʾašə̀qileˈ ʾu-bắye gàwər.ˈ ʾáti malkɛ̀wətˈ ʾu-ʾáwwa brònuxile.ˈ ʾáwwa ʾən-lá-hoya Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾə́lle dìyeˈ bàxta,ˈ har-máṭya Bə́lbəl Hazár láxxa b-tàrəṣ.ˈ yáʿni b-tàrəṣ brónux.ˈ málka mə̀reˈ mắni máṣe mɛṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr?ˈ kut-y-ázəl le-y-qáləb b-ay-ùrxa.ˈ kléle málka mtuxmə̀nneˈ mára ṭla-mó la-mšadrə́nne Gozàli?ˈ Gozáli rába jwànqɛle-uˈ rába zìrək-ile.ˈ bálki máṣe mɛṯèla.ˈ muṯyále Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ pɛ́ša kàlṯi,ˈ báxtət bròni.ˈ ʾu-bróni tàrəṣ.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-lá muṯyàle,ˈ ham-zílle xlíṣli mənne-dìye.ˈ zìlle.ˈ xə́ṭṭa-wewa mùttaˈ yáʿni tré qəqwáne b-xà-kepa maxéwa.ˈ hadìya,ˈ qímɛle mtuxmə̀nne,ˈ mə́re qa-Gozàliˈ mə́re Gozáli hay-làxxa.ˈ broni-díyi dmìxa məskéna,ˈ lɛ́ḏe b-áyya qə́ṣṣət čù-məndi.ˈ hole-dmìxa.ˈ mə́re Gozáli hàyyo!ˈ mə́re mòdi?ˈ hā́l hawā́l ʾàtxɛla.ˈ ʾu-bròniˈ yăḏə̀tle ʾátiˈ ʾu-băyélux ràbaˈ ʾu-ʾàti-ži ʾi-băyə́tle rába.ˈ zḕnˈ duxtúre hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ náše góṛe hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ náše lípe hàtxa mə́ra.ˈ mə́re bắyən mə́nnux Bəlbə́l Hazàrˈ mɛṯə́tla ṭla-bròniˈ ṭla-tàrəṣ.ˈ w-àtiˈ qa-dìyuxˈ xa-ġaləbúṯa gòṛtɛleˈ ʾən-bróni tàrəṣ.ˈ ʾu-b-xšáwən mjárbət mɛṯə́tle lɛ̀la?ˈ mə́re málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya gáni fadə́nna qa-brónux ṱ-áwe spày.ˈ mə́re ʾáy spayúṯət wídle brónux mə̀nniˈ gắrəg ʾázən mɛṯə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazár qa-brònux.ˈ mə́re bas-bằyənˈ bắyən xa-sùsaˈ ṱ-áwe kòmaˈ ʾu-ṱ-áwe xá m-ánna xəzzéma gu-be-ʾéne díye xwàrtaˈ w-aqláṯe díye ṱ-áwa xwàreˈ ʾu-súsa ṱ-áwe šəklàna rába.ˈ ʾu-xa-sɛ̀rgaˈ mtarṣə̀tliˈ kəs-d-ánnət ʾi-mtárṣi sɛ̀rgeˈ m-an-dəkkanàne,ˈ qa-t-là-hawe sɛ́rga spáy dax-d-áw.ˈ ʾu-qa-ṱ-àtwənˈ xáṣe dìyeˈ ʾu-qá-t Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾən-xazyàliˈ qa-ṱ-áwela ḏàwqˈ ṱ-áṯya kə̀sliˈ tá-t mɛṯə́nna ṭla-brònux.ˈ mə́re ʾáhlan wa-sáhlan dəx-lítlux xàṭər.ˈ hár dax-bằyətˈ mu-bắyət bas-ṭlùbən,ˈ dáwe-w zùze-uˈ mə̀ndi-uˈ màṣraf,ˈ kúlla ʾə̀lli.ˈ ʾu-ʾánna məndiyáne ṱ-it-ṭlábəlla kúlla hàzərila.ˈ ʾána màlkɛwən.ˈ kúlla bṱ-oḏə̀nna-llux.ˈ mára ʾáwwa spày.ˈ qímɛle xəlā́l tre-yomèˈ yómət ṭḷàṯaˈ kúll-məndi wéle hàzər.ˈ ʾu-Gozáli tíwɛle tràb xaṣ-súsa.ˈ múttəlla ʾáqle-diye gu-rkèweˈ ʾu-síqa xāṣ-sùsaˈ ʾu-híwəlle bále la-zráqət yòma.ˈ dax-ṱ-amə́rwa xə́tni Wárda Halumnáya qunáxət ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa qəm-azə́lla b-xamšà daqíqe.ˈ maṭréwa maṭróye xɛlàna.ˈ ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ maláxət márya ʾaláha ṣə́lyɛle qámṯe díye ʾo-náša sàwa.ˈ ṣə́lyɛle čŭ̀rup.ˈ ʾaṣə̀rtɛla,ˈ xwɛ́ṯət xúya yóma hole-gə̀nya,ˈ pyáša xùyaˈ w-áw hár hole-gu-čól b-ṭràya,ˈ maṭróye xāṣ-sùsa.ˈ hə́nṱ-ila xə́zyəlla gane-díye tráb gu-ʾùrxaˈ hóle xa-kullìxaˈ xa-bɛ̀ṯaˈ zóra táma hàtxa,ˈ xa-náša sáwa tíwa də́qne díye rìxa,ˈ tíwa qam-tắrə d-o-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ mə́re šlàma-llux,ˈ náša sàwa.ˈ wíḏɛle hàtxaˈ tqílɛle réše dìyeˈ wáy b-šɛ̀naˈ b-šɛ̀na.ˈ mə́re ʾa-šùpraˈ hon-šə̀mya bas-díye.ˈ lɛ́t Gozáli ʾàti?ˈ mə́re yá-naša sàwaˈ m-ɛ̀ka qəm-yăḏə́tli ʾáti ṱ-íwən Gozáli?ˈ mə́re b-álaha l-bàli.ˈ mə́re ʾa-parṣópa díyux hátxa jwànqaˈ w-átxa šəṭràna,ˈ w-átxa hot-ʾàtiˈ hówən šmíya bas-dìyux.ˈ liṯ bəṛ-náša hátxa b-aw-pə̀ṣla díyux.ˈ m-hàdəx qəm-yăḏə́nnux.ˈ mə́re hè,ˈ béna mòdi bắyət?ˈ mə́re də-háyyo puš-ʾàrxi ʾədlɛ́le.ˈ lɛ̀kɛt zála?ˈ mára làˈ ʾána ʾúrxi rába rìxtɛla.ˈ ʾúrxi rába rìxtɛla,ˈ ʾu-ʾíṯ ḏa-muhə́mma qàmṯiˈ gắrəg ʾoḏə̀nnaˈ jálde jàlde,ˈ sab-brōn-málka hóle b-ṭàli.ˈ ʾən-lá ʾoḏə́nna ʾa-šùla,ˈ brōn-màlkaˈ yáʿni ṱ-àzəl,ˈ màyəṯ,ˈ xáye-diye tàlqi.ˈ mə́re Gozàliˈ ṱ-amrə́nnux máṣiṯ ʾə̀lli!ˈ ʾána xa-náša gòṛɛwən,ˈ wíra b-šə̀nne.ˈ ʾu-ʾitli xə́bra gu-dúnye ràba.ˈ lá-hawət malyəzàna!ˈ lá malyəzèti!ˈ wúḏ b-xàbri xáččaˈ tu-tìwa!ˈ ʾáwwa qəm-mhaddèleˈ ʾáwwa Gozáli hawnàna-wewa rába.ˈ mə́re ʾána l-sàwaˈ šáqlən xa-dárs mə́nne dìye.ˈ šáqlən xa-mə́ndi spáy mə́nne dìye,ˈ xázən mó bṱ-amə̀rri,ˈ módi mnaṣəḥ-ə̀lli.ˈ ʾu-xárṯa ṱ-àzənˈ ʾána lɛ̀-kalən láxxa.ˈ mə́re ʾána b-kàlən.ˈ qímɛle ṣə́lya m-xāṣ-súse dìye.ˈ mə́re zḕn.ˈ ʾàtiˈ bắyət ʾázət mɛ́ṯət Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ lɛ̀la?ˈ ʾána pṛímli módile qə̀ṣṣət.ˈ bắyət mɛ́ṯətla Bə́lbəl Hazàr?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ brōn-málka hole-b-ṭàliˈ gắrəg mɛṯə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazár ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ mə́re ʾána mnaṣḥə̀nnuxˈ dax-ṱ-íwən míra ṭla-kùllaˈ d-ánna ṱ-ila-zíle b-áy ʾurxàˈ ʾu-bṱ-amrə̀nnuxˈ ʾən-ʾóḏət xàbri,ˈ ʾòḏət.ˈ ʾən-lá ʾòḏət,ˈ kliṯà-llux-ila.ˈ yáʿni ʾána biz-zóda m-hódəx là-maṣən ʾoḏə́nnuxˈ čù məndí.ˈ mə́re spày.ˈ múr mòdi bắyət.ˈ mə́re la-sìgən.ˈ kuṱ-ile-zíla b-ay-ʾúrxa lɛ́le qlìba.ˈ mə́re har-ṱ-àzən.ˈ kəmət-mjurə̀bleˈ ʾaw-náša sàwaˈ yáʿni ṱ-ámrəx ʾawwɛ́wa malàxa,ˈ ʾaláha wéwa mšúdrəlle tàma,ˈ mə́re hár ṱ-azèna.ˈ mə́re hár ṱ-azèt?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re xzi-ʾána paqḏə́nnux m-dìya.ˈ ʾáti bṱ-àzetˈ ʾax-ʾána paqḏə́nnux ʾàyyɛla ʾúrxa.ˈ bṱ-ázət dax-ṱ-it-zála la-zrāq-yòmaˈ hal-ṱ-ázət la-zrāq-yòma.ˈ ṱ-àzətˈ tre-ṭlá qunáxe xène,ˈ yáʿni tre-ṭlá yománe xéne bṱ-áwət maṭróye xāṣ-sùsaˈ yálla máṭət ṭla-d-ay-dùkṯa.ˈ táma b-xázət xa-ṭúra ramànaˈ ʾu-qámṯe díye xa-čòl.ˈ ʾu-xoránux ṱ-íla qám-mənnux zíle mɛṯóye Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ hóla muryə́zze tàmaˈ kúlla píše kèpa.ˈ ʾu-ʾána mirənnèy,ˈ mə́ri ṱ-ázət zɛ́nət gótə d-o-xaràya.ˈ ʾu-gə́ppa hóle gu-rēš-ṭùra.ˈ xazə́tle b-rēš-ṭùra.ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár hóla gu-d-áwwa gə̀ppa.ˈ ʾu-bəṛ-náša lé-maṣe máṭe tàma,ˈ ma-ṱ-íla ramànta ʾay-dúkṯa.ˈ ʾu-ma-ṱ-íle ʾisára m-kúlla goyàṯa.ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár xắya tàmaˈ b-xa-ʾúrxa t-ʾàyˈ ʾày ʾítla.ˈ y-ámṣa xắya tàma.ˈ xa-bəṛ-náša xéna lá-ʾaməṣ xắye tàma.ˈ mə́re b-zɛ̀nətˈ gótə d-an-xoránux xèneˈ ʾu-b-qàrət.ˈ ṱ-ámrət ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ mára xɛ́rət b-áqlət sùsux.ˈ ʾən-píšla kèpa,ˈ ʾàti-ži pɛ́šət képa.ˈ hal-ṭla-gáye qàrət.ˈ qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ kúllux pɛ́šət kèpa.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́n ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ qəm-xazyálux ʾáti jwànqa,ˈ yan-băyàlux,ˈ bắya ṱ-àṯya,ˈ qṭíla xəyála dìya,ˈ ṱ-ámra hóle ʾə̀ṯyaˈ bálki yăḏálux ʾáti ṱ-it-Gozàli,ˈ mə́re bálki ʾàṯya,ˈ fa-mó ṱ-òḏət?ˈ šaqlə́tla xāṣ-súsa ʾu-ṱ-àṯeti.ˈ mə́re: wáy b-šɛ̀na,ˈ š-rèši,ˈ qəm-paqḏə̀tli.ˈ ʾána ʾáyya lɛ̀ḏənwala.ˈ ʾáti qəm-paqḏə̀tli,ˈ ʾát basíma ràba.ˈ mə́re də-dmóx ʾə́dyo làxxa.ˈ ʾána w-áti xámləx hal-mbàdla.ˈ mbádla xùš.ˈ hot-čìya.ˈ wuḏ-b-xàbri!ˈ mə́re bár qəm-amrə́tla ʾanna-xabráne ʾə̀lliˈ qəm-paqḏə̀tliˈ hátxa ṱ-óḏən b-xàbrux.ˈ qìmɛleˈ wíḏa b-xabre dìye.ˈ dmìxɛleˈ hátxɛle ʾítwale xákma šəwyáṯa sằfări ṱ-amrə́xla.ˈ dmíxɛle xánči táma hal-mbàdla.ˈ jálde qam-mxɛ́ṯət madə̀nxaˈ ʾɛ́ka b-kále Gozàli?ˈ qímɛle jálde madə́nxa t-la-mxàya.ˈ mə́re ṭla-sawùnka:ˈ qù!ˈ qú qìma!ˈ ʾána šoqə́nnux b-šɛ̀na.ˈ ʾána bṱ-àzən.ˈ mə́re har-zàlɛwət?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re ʾaláha ṱ-áwe mə̀nnuxˈ də-xùš!ˈ ʾən-šálla b-qlábtux b-xazə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazàr mə́nnux.ˈ mə́re puš-b-šɛ̀naˈ ʾu-tíwɛle xá-ga xéta xāṣ-súse díye d-o-kòmaˈ ʾu-múttəlla ʾáqle gu-rkèweˈ ʾu-síqɛle gu-d-ó sàrgaˈ mtúrṣa l-an-jaqsìyeˈ t-mḏìtaˈ m-an-rešáye rába spày.ˈ ʾu-híwəlle bále la-zrāq-yóma ʾu-ṭə̀ryɛle.ˈ zìlɛle.ˈ mó ṱ-àmrəx?ˈ lá mărixə́xla ràba.ˈ mə́re xə́tni Wàrdaˈ qunáxət ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa zíləlla b-xàmša daqíqeˈ ʾu-mə́ṭyɛle qam-d-o-ṭùra.ˈ məṭyɛ́le qam-d-o-ṭùra,ˈ xirɛ̀le,ˈ mùjbɛle.ˈ muttɛ́le bála b-an-ʾaskarwàṯa.ˈ kúlla ʾaskarwáṯa píše kèpa.ˈ ʾu-kúlla mčuk̭bə̀nne.ˈ yáʿni mən-d-ánna jundìyeˈ rába rába rešàye,ˈ suséy rába tàzaˈ ʾu-ṣləmṯéy náše gabbàreˈ ʾu-náše jwànqe.ˈ ʾu-kúlla mčuk̭ə̀bneˈ ʾu-sɛpéy b-ay-gòta-wˈ ṱ-amrə́nnux mulə̀xme yáʿniˈ b-čàkka-žiˈ rába spày.ˈ mə́re ʾánna kúllu holá-ʾəṯye lɛla-nublə́lla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ṱ-áza ṭlàli?ˈ qímle xáčča lə́bbe-diye mxàya.ˈ hé b-zdàya xánči.ˈ mə́re bálki ʾap-ʾána lá nablə̀nna,ˈ lé-maṣən nablə́nna Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́re ʿala-kúllən ʾána wáʿdət málka xu-là tawrə́nne-uˈ xu-là-qalbən ʾána,ˈ lɛle-ʾɛ́ba ʾəllì?ˈ ʾána háwən Gozàliˈ ʾu-ṱ-ázən ṱ-ámrən ṭla-málka là-mṣeli muṯyáli,ˈ xuš-pɛ́šən kèpaˈ la-biš-spáy mən-kúlla d-ànna.ˈ xuš-pɛ́šən képa ʾap-ʾàna.ˈ qímɛle zìnaˈ mən-d-o-xaràya.ˈ hóle xzáyəlle ʾo-xaráya xàṯaˈ bálki qam-xa-šàbṯɛle ʾə́ṯya.ˈ ʾánna xéne kúlla hóla tíwta tos-ʾə̀lla-wˈ láwn mšuxlə̀pla xánči.ˈ zìnɛle-uˈ mtuxmə̀nɛleˈ mə́re ya-xáṯi Nozáli qəm-šoqə̀nnəxˈ wa-ʾána gu-xá ḥàrj-iwən díya.ˈ lɛ́ḏən b-xằyənˈ ʾən-b-dɛ́ṛən t-xazə̀nnəx.ˈ bas-Nozàli,ˈ xáṯe dìye,ˈ ṯáya l-bále dìye.ˈ w-la čú-məndi gu-dúnye lɛ́le txàra,ˈ lɛ́le ham-b-màwṯe díyeˈ ʾu-lɛ́le b-ràzi díye.ˈ hóle mára: xuš-mɛ̀ṯənˈ bas-xáṯi Nozáli xazə̀nwala.ˈ də́ryɛle xéra b-gáne dìye-uˈ híwəlle bála l-gə́ppa d-o-ḷáya ʾu-qə̀ryɛle:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xìrɛleˈ liṯ-čù-məndi plíṭa m-gu-gə́ppa.ˈ xírɛle b-áqlət súse dìye,ˈ ʾína hál bərkákət súsa píše kèpa.ˈ mə́re ʾá ʾúrxi ʾàyyɛla.ˈ mə́re ʾap-ʾána b-ay-ʾúrxa d-ànnən ʾə́ṯyaˈ ʾu-ʾáyya táli dìyila.ˈ ʾu-híwɛle lə́bba ṭla-gyáne dìyeˈ qálət trè:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ líṯ čú məndì.ˈ xìrɛleˈ ʾaqláṯe díye píše kèpaˈ hál naftánge dìyeˈ ʾu-ʾáp ʾiṯáṯe dìye.ˈ hár hole-píša réšət sùsaˈ ʾu-m-pálgə d-áw ʾu-bàr-eli.ˈ bás ʾa-ṣàwṯɛle mṣáya mṣáwəṯ.ˈ ʾu-mə́re bàssi m-xáye,ˈ dánɛla qarə́nna qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ ʾu-y-ắḏe maṣī́r díye modìle.ˈ qə̀ryɛle:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl … wíḏɛle Hazàrˈ ʾu-píša kèpa.ˈ ʾáp Gozáli píšle kèpa!ˈ hadíya mu-ṱ-óḏəx m-áxxa-w hàtxa?ˈ hadìya,ˈ mó ʾamrə̀nnux?ˈ xà yómaˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ trè yómeˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ ṭḷà yóme.ˈ spírra Nozàli,ˈ Gozáli lìṯ.ˈ mə́ra ṭla-màlka:ˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ xóni mšudə̀rrux.ˈ xóni zílle ʾu-lá ṯèle.ˈ ʾu-díya ʾána hon-xšáwa leš-ʾàṯe.ˈ sab-ʾáy ʾúrxa hon-šmíta rába náše zílela bìyaˈ w-áp-xa lɛ́le díṛa-w ʾə̀ṯya.ˈ fa-xóni zìlle,ˈ ʾu-ʾána gắrəg ʾázən bar-xòniˈ ʾu-bar-ʾúrxa ṱ-ìle-zila gắrəg ʾazàna.ˈ ʾən-íle mìṯa,ˈ gắrəg mɛ̀ṯən.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-ʾàṯeˈ ʾáṯyən mə̀nne.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-mɛṯə́xla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ʾána ʾu-ʾáw mɛṯə́xla Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là,ˈ ʾáxni tráṯnən zìllan.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya ṱ-oḏàtla mə́nni?ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ mrázəgli xa-súsa xwàra,ˈ ʾaqláṯe díye kòme,ˈ ʾu-xá kə́xwa gu-be-ʾɛ́ne díye kòma,ˈ ʿáksa d-o-t-xóna dìya,ˈ ʾáy xwàraˈ mṭalbále sùsa.ˈ hadíya mə́re màlka:ˈ kú-mdi t-bắyət hàzərile.ˈ yóma ṭḷàṯaˈ kúl-məndi mrúzgɛle dax-t-wéwa wíḏa ṭla-Gozàliˈ ʾu-wíḏa ṭla-Nozàli.ˈ hadìyaˈ qímtɛla qedámta jàlde-uˈ muttotəlla ʾáqla díya gu-rkèwe.ˈ ʾu-dax-t-wáwa hádəx xàmṯa,ˈ míra wéwa xə́tni Wàrda,ˈ băláwala yabíšta xərqá xərqá gu-qḏála díya mabyə̀nwa.ˈ ʾu-tíwtɛla xāṣ-sùsaˈ ʾu-híwtɛla bála-diya la-zrāq-yòma.ˈ ʾu-ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ ʾu-zìltɛla.ˈ zílta zílta dax-ṱ-ìwaˈ … máṭo Gozáli xona-díya zìlaˈ hár biš-biš-xɛlántɛwawa m-àwˈ ʾu-bíš băyàwaˈ xazyàwaˈ ʾɛ̀kɛle Gozáli.ˈ bíš ʾitwála ḥamā́s ṭla-zàla yáʿniˈ xazyáwa mòdi bráya.ˈ wa-l-ḥàṣəlˈ la-mărixə́xla rába ṣə̀lyɛleˈ malàxətˈ bábi ʾalàhaˈ qámṯa díya hár b-a-dúkṯa t-wéwa ṣə́lya qámṯət Gozàli.ˈ mə́re há Nozàli!ˈ lékɛwət b-zàla?ˈ ṭắyət xònəx?ˈ ʾáw yằḏe módi qə́ṣṣət.ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ ʾáti mằniwət?ˈ mə́re ʾána híwɛwən puqdána qa-xònəx.ˈ lɛ́le muṣìṯəlli.ˈ ʾap-t-yáwən puqdána ṭlàləx-ži.ˈ ʾən-ʾàtiˈ mášmət ʾə̀lliˈ mašəmyàti.ˈ ʾən-là mašə́myət,ˈ sá mɛ́ṯɛle xònəxˈ ʾu-xza-ʾɛ̀kɛle.ˈ mə́ra mòdile qə́ṣṣət xóni?ˈ ʾat-yắḏət xá-məndi bas-dìye?ˈ mə́re hè!ˈ mə́re ʾáti hot-šmíta b-Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár yăḏátla ma-báxta xàmṯɛlaˈ ʾu-ʾɛ́kɛla ṣíṯa gu-xà-ṭura,ˈ gu-xà-gəppa.ˈ ʾu-čú bəṛ-náša la-máṭe-lla ʾə́lla b-rzáyət gána-diya ṱ-àṯya.ˈ fa-ʾáti rába qam-xónəx zìlelaˈ lɛ́la-məṣye wíḏe čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-ʾáti-ži hot-mára bắyən ṱ-àzən.ˈ ʾána hon-márəlləx là-sa!ˈ mə́ra làˈ ʾána har-bṱ-àzən.ˈ ʾə́lla xazyánne xòni.ˈ mə́re ʾána paqḏə́nnəx dax-ṱ-íwən pqíḏa ṭla-xònax.ˈ qímɛle mírɛle kul-məndì,ˈ mə́re ʾən-ṱ-ázət tàma,ˈ xónəx ʾo-xaràyɛle.ˈ ʾu-tós lɛla-tíwta ʾəlle-dìye.ˈ ʾu-xónəx ʾax-ṱ-íwən xəzyə́lle jwánqa dax-ṱ-íwət ʾáti hátxa mṣuqàlta,ˈ ʾap-ʾáw daxwàṯax-ile.ˈ fa-b-yăḏàtle xónəx.ˈ ʾàw-ile.ˈ ʾáwwa háykal díye képa ṱ-íle píša qayə̀mṯa,ˈ xwára ʾax-tàlgɛle,ˈ ʾax-xə̀lyɛle.ˈ ʾu-rúmxe díye hàtxɛle šə́kle díye.ˈ ʾu-súse díye kòmɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾó-t gu-be-ʾɛ́ne xwàrɛle.ˈ ʾu-kúl-məndi ʾawṣā́f hìwəlla.ˈ mə́re b-zɛ́nət b-góte dìyeˈ ʾu-b-qàryət Bə́lbəl Hazár.ˈ ʾən-ṯéla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṯèla.ˈ ʾən-là-ṯela,ˈ ʾáti ʾu-xónəx ʾax-zàwgɛtu hátxa.ˈ mə́ra ʾána hàtxa bắyən.ˈ mə́re hàtxa bắyət?ˈ mə́ra hè!ˈ mə́re ʾána bṱ-áwən mə̀nnəx.ˈ də-púš làxxaˈ gu-d-ay-šwíṯa t-wewa-dmíxa xònəx,ˈ hál qedàmtaˈ ʾu-sa báṯre dìye.ˈ mə́re ʾàxxɛwa dmíxaˈ gu-d-ay-šwíṯa xònəx.ˈ qímɛle də́ryɛle ʾan-băṭaníye xoṯa-díya t-wewa-dmíxa Gozáli rèša.ˈ ʾu-ʾáy-ži qḏ̣íṯəlle ʾó-lɛla díya tàma.ˈ ʾu-hár dax-xóna díya qímtɛla madə́nxa t-la mxáya jálde malyòze.ˈ heš-bìš qam-xóna díya qímtɛla.ˈ mírtɛla ṭla-d-áw-naša sáwa puš-b-šɛ̀na!ˈ mə́re ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mə̀nnəx.ˈ sà!ˈ ʾən-šálla xḕr hawya-ʾúrxa.ˈ ʾu-ṭríṯɛla zíltɛla b-o-sùsa,ˈ xéna ʾo-súsa díya xwàra.ˈ ʿắkəs d-o-t-xóna díya kòma.ˈ zìltɛla-wˈ zílta-w zílta ṭríṯa qùwyaˈ ʾu-hál d-a-dánə ṱ-ila-mṭìṯa,ˈ xzíṯɛla ṭúra m-rə̀ḥqa.ˈ mə́ra ʾàwwɛle!ˈ mabyóne ṭúra gu-čól ramànɛle.ˈ zíltɛla mṭìṯa,ˈ ʾína hóle Gozáli píša kèpa.ˈ zvírtɛla č̭ənnək̭ɛ́re díye ʾu-bxìṯa,ˈ zvírta-w bxìṯa,ˈ zvírta bxìṯa.ˈ ʾu-nšíqtəlle ʾəsrì-gaye,ˈ b-ʾɛ́ne dìye,ˈ ʾu-lóte díye ʾu-lóte díye nšìqtəlle,ˈ ʾu-bxíṯa hál swáta dìya.ˈ sab-ʾáy xšáwɛwa ʾáp-ay pɛ́šawa kèpa,ˈ ʾáyya xarɛ̀ṯɛla.ˈ bxìṯɛlaˈ ʾu-zínta góte dìye.ˈ zínta góte dìye,ˈ xírtɛla hóle gə́ppa ramàna!ˈ ʾu-hadíya b-qàrya.ˈ mə́ra ʾanna-nə́mu ʾánna là-biš ṭáwe m-áwwa Gozáli xóni!ˈ ʾáwwa pə́rč̭e díye t-dàwa,ˈ hátxa mazlòqe,ˈ har-píša kèpaˈ hár t-dàwɛle.ˈ mə́ra b-qáryən ʾu-hèš-biš záwda.ˈ klìṯɛla,ˈ šwíqtəlle xóna dìya,ˈ ʾu-híwtəlle bála l-Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ qrìṯɛla:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ qamáye xírta b-áqlət súsa dìya,ˈ la-xírra gu-gə̀ppa.ˈ xírra b-áqlət sùsa,ˈ liṯ-wíya ču-mə̀ndi.ˈ mə́ra: mírɛle ṭláli ʾaw-náša sàwaˈ qála qamáya pɛ́šət kèpaˈ hal-bərkákət sùsa.ˈ hadíya súsi sàxlăm-ileˈ čú-məndi lìṯ-be.ˈ ʾá mòdila?ˈ mujàbtɛla.ˈ ʾu-yáʿni šġìšɛle háwna-diyaˈ lɛ́la ḏáʾa módi bràya,ˈ hadíya pɛ́ša kèpaˈ ʾə́n la-pɛ́ša kèpa.ˈ qála qamáya zílle bòšˈ lá-pišla kèpa.ˈ mə́ra xázyən bénət tré qàryən.ˈ qrìṯɛla:ˈ ʾó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ xírtɛla b-áqlət sùsa.ˈ čú-məndi lìṯ.ˈ líṯ čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-xyárɛla gu-gə̀ppaˈ ʾu-líṯ ʾap-Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ lɛ́la ṯàya.ˈ zēn-Bə́lbəl Hazár lɛ́la ṯàyaˈ ʾu-ʾáqlət súsa lɛ́la-pyaša kèpa.ˈ ʾa-qə́ṣṣət mòdila?ˈ mə́ra ʾítli xà-qala xéna.ˈ mírəlli ʾo-sáwa ṭḷà-qale qáryət.ˈ b-qálət ṭḷàṯa,ˈ yálla ṱ-awéləx jăwā́b ʾàti,ˈ yán pɛ́šət kèpaˈ yán ṱ-áṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ béna ʾáyya mə̀raˈ ʾu-gu-xəyála díya hóla màraˈ ʾána qaryánne ʾo-qálət ṭḷàṯaˈ bálki kúlli b-xá-gaya pɛ́šən kèpa.ˈ ʾáy hàtxɛla xšáwa.ˈ ʾay-lɛ́la mhaymòne.ˈ ʾáyya hola-mára har-gắrəg pɛ́šən gōt-xòni.ˈ ʾáwwa xóni píša képa ʾap-ána gắrəg pɛ̀šən.ˈ ʾay-hádəx biš-bằya.ˈ lá-băya ṱ-áṯya Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́ra xázyən qálət ṭḷáṯa qaryànneˈ xázyən mòdi.ˈ qríṯɛla hó Bə́lbəl Hazàr!ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ príxtɛla m-tàma,ˈ gu-d-o-gə́ppa plìṭṭɛla.ˈ píšəlla xákma gulpàneˈ dáx d-an-t-ṭɛ̀ra.ˈ ʾu-zvírtɛla rēš-d-ó-ṭura rēš-d-ó-gəppa xa-čàrxa hátxa.ˈ ʾu-ṣlíṯɛla reša-xtàya,ˈ trúp tíwta báṯər Nozàli,ˈ xāṣ-súsa dìya,ˈ súsa d-o-xwàra.ˈ ʾay-híwtəlle bála l-bàṯra,ˈ xzìṯəlla.ˈ mə́ra há Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ṯèləx!ˈ mə́ra hèˈ ṯèli.ˈ mə́ra lè-y ʾamrə́tli qá-mo ṯéləx?ˈ ʾánna ʾánna šazàdeˈ ʾánna jwànqe,ˈ ʾánna náše kulla-ʾəṯye ṭlàbəlləx.ˈ lɛ́t wita-rázi b-kùlla diyéy?ˈ ʾána xa-bàxta,ˈ ʾax-dìyəx.ˈ dằx-it ṯáya ʾáti?ˈ dằx-it ṯáya ʾə̀lli?ˈ dằx-it ṯáya?ˈ mə́ra ʾána ṱ-amránna sə́rr-diyi ṭlàləx.ˈ ʾu-hìč xa-náša le-yăḏéwala.ˈ mə́ra mòdila sərr-díyəx?ˈ mə́ra ʾànaˈ yăḏánna qəṣṣət-díyax ʾu-t-xònəxˈ ʾu-t-málka ʾu-t-brōn-màlka.ˈ yăḏánna qəṣṣətèy.ˈ ʾu-ʾána mìṯɛwənˈ yáʿni mumɛ́ṯɛwən b-ʾalàha,ˈ mumɛ̀ṯɛwən,ˈ kə́mət ʾúrzət dúnye ʾáṯa báṯri le-y-azànaˈ ṭla-hìč-ʾurza.ˈ bas-ʾə́n ʾáṯya xá-baxta nabláli qa-kut-bằya,ˈ yan-qa-xóna dìya,ˈ ʾána bṱ-azàna.ˈ mə́ra ʾàwwɛle qawla-díyi.ˈ w-áti ṯèləx,ˈ ʾa-qamɛ̀ṯa báxta ṯéləx.ˈ ʾu-yăḏánne xónəx hole-gòtəx.ˈ mə́ra zēn-ʾána hon-nabólləx ṭla-brṓn màlka.ˈ mə́ra ʾána šarṭ-díyi ʾàyyɛla.ˈ ʾáti mò-băyət mə́nni?ˈ hadíya mò-băyət mə́nni?ˈ mə́ra ʾána bắyən mə̀nnəxˈ ʾàwwa xóniˈ ʾoḏátle xá-ga xéta mădəṛátle nə́šma dìye.ˈ madəṛátle t-páyəš nàša,ˈ qa-t-nablánne ʾap-àw,ˈ xéna táma mqărə́rəx ʾáti báxtə d-ɛ́ni ṱ-àwət.ˈ táma ʾáti kut-bắyət górət ʾàw.ˈ xázəx ʾahwalə́ttət màlka,ˈ mó ṱ-amə́rrən màlka,ˈ ʾáxni xoṯ-tagbártət màlkəx,ˈ lá-maṣəx mən-qăwanī́n d-áw pàlṭəx.ˈ mə́ra ʾap-ʾáyya bəṛ-ʿằqəl-ila.ˈ mə́ra Bəlbə́l Hazàr,ˈ mə́ra ʾànaˈ ʾímət xónəx mădəṛànneˈ ʾoḏánne náša xa-ga-xéta qa-dìyəx,ˈ rába ʾɛbɛ̀le-lli qa-t kúlla ʾanna-jwánqe xéne šoqánna kèpa.ˈ mə́ra kùlla mădəṛannéy.ˈ mădəṛànney.ˈ ʾína ʾána-w áti-w xònəxˈ ʾítlən ʿăláqa m-ġḏaḏe-ʾàxni ṭḷáṯa.ˈ ʾánna xèneˈ kút-xa ʾázəl bɛ́ṯa dìye.ˈ mə́ra ʾən-ʾoḏə́tla ʾáyya ràba spáy-ilaˈ qa-kùlla d-ánna náše,ˈ qa-marwaṯèy,ˈ qa-kúlla ʾálma b-šắme Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ rába spáy baxtɛ̀la.ˈ mə́ra də-yàlla!ˈ mòdila wíḏta?ˈ har-xà-gaya mṣulɛ́ṯɛla qa-ʾálaha-w pšíṭla ʾíḏa-diya l-šmàyya.ˈ mə́ra ya-ʾàlahaˈ hal-róxa qa-d-ánna náše ṱ-ila píše kèpa,ˈ róxa hal-ʾəlléy qá-t xa-ga-xéta dɛ́ṛi pɛ́ši nàše.ˈ xéna ʾaláha gòṛɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾàyyaˈ máṭlab díya gòṛɛle.ˈ ʾálaha qəm-šăméle qála dìya.ˈ dax-t-mìrtɛla,ˈ róxa ʾáwra gu-d-ánna képe pɛ́ši nàšeˈ ʾu-kúlla ʾáskar qlíbela píše náše xa-ga-xèta.ˈ ʾíman ṱ-ila-píše nàše,ˈ ʾu-kút-xa ṣráxa b-o-xèna.ˈ ʾo-mára ʾànən múṯyəlla Bə́lbəl Hazár,ˈ ʾáni hola-xzálla Bə́lbəl Hazár hòla.ˈ kúṱ-ile mára ʾànən múṯyəlla Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ ʾáy mòdi wídla?ˈ qəm-marmála ʾiḏa-díya rəš-kullèyˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa mənnɛ́xu lá-mṣawəṯ mắṣiṯu ʾə̀lli!ˈ ʾáni kúlla mŭṣìṯelaˈ ʾəlla-dìya.ˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa mənnɛ́xu la-ʾàmər:ˈ ʾána múṯyənna Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾíle múṯyəlla lɛ̀le ʾúrza.ˈ bràtɛla,ˈ hóla láxxa Nozàlila,ˈ xáṯət Gozàli.ˈ ʾáwwa Gozàliˈ lɛ́wən ṯíṯa b-xabre dìye.ˈ ʾáyya xáṯe dìyela.ˈ b-xábrət xáṯə dìyən ṯíṯa.ˈ ʾáy nublàli.ˈ ʾáxtu kúllɛxu ʾazítu bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ bas-ʾáxtu kúllɛxu čìdetuˈ ʾəl-bɛ́ṯət màlkaˈ ṱ-íla Gozáli ʾu-Nozáli gu-bɛ̄ṯ-dìyeˈ ʾu-ṱ-ázəx maṣyə́xəx m-brōn-dìyeˈ ʾu-bróne díye šoqə́xle bàsəm.ˈ ʾu-Gozáli ʾu-Nozáli táma mqărə̀rəxˈ mó-bṱ-awe măṣī́r diyèy.ˈ ʾan-xéne kúlla skìte.ˈ mo-bṱ-àmri?ˈ qărār-díya ʾàwwɛle.ˈ kúlla šmilà-lle.ˈ mə́ra kullɛ́xu báṯrən báṯrən ṱ-ázəx l-bɛ́ṯət màlka.ˈ ʾu-ʾàskar,ˈ Gozàliˈ ʾu-áy Nozàliˈ b-xāṣ-sùsa-wˈ Bə́lbəl Hazár mənnèy.ˈ ʾu-píšla gu-ḥáfla gòṛtaˈ ʾu-ṭréla gu-d-a-čòlˈ zìlla.ˈ zílla mṭéla l-a-dúkṯa ṱ-íwa maláxa qamṯèy.ˈ ʾu-maláxa xá-ga xéta qəm-mšadə́rre ʾalàha,ˈ ṣlèle.ˈ táma maláxa yắḏe módi bràya.ˈ ʾaláha šúxa l-šə́mme yằḏeˈ módi bràya.ˈ hè,ˈ qărā́r d-ànile.ˈ hadíya mə́re hà!ˈ ʾo-náša sáwa ṯèle.ˈ tráṯna dréla šláma ʾə́lle ʾu-qəm-našqíle m-ay-góta l-àyya.ˈ mə́ra ʾáti rába wíḏət spayùṯaˈ ʾu-ʾátit pqiḏə̀llən.ˈ mə́re Nozàliˈ spáy wídləx zìlləx.ˈ ʾána yắḏən Bə́lbəl Hazár máṭola ṯìṯa.ˈ ṯíṯa b-xábrət dìyəxila.ˈ ʾu-ʾálaha ṱ-áwe mə́nnəx ʾu-mən-xònax.ˈ ʾu-ʾána xášwən ʾáp-brōn-málka b-tàrəṣ.ˈ bas-tàmaˈ qə́ṣṣət dìyəxˈ ʾu-t-xònəxˈ pɛ́ša màṭyaˈ l-xarayúṯa dìyaˈ ʾu-haqquṯɛ́xu le-y-tàlqa,ˈ sab-ʾáxtu mən-zoruṯɛ́xu gắrəg pɛšítu tlíqe b-ʾámrət màlkaˈ ʾína málka b-xáyər biyɛ̀xuˈ ʾáxtu pyáša b-šáwpe dìye.ˈ só ʾaláha ṱ-áwe mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ hadíya qímela zìle.ˈ šwíqəlle sáwunka tàma.ˈ dwíqəlle ʾíḏe dìyeˈ ʾu-zìle.ˈ wa-l-ḥáṣəl mə̀ṭyɛlaˈ qúrbət mḏítət màlkaˈ ʾu-síqəlla náše ṱ-íla xə́zyəlley gu-čòlˈ mašxóde qa-màlka.ˈ mára málka ṱ-áwət basìma,ˈ ṯéla xa-ʾáskar gòṛta,ˈ ʾəstəqbā́l dìyux yáʿniˈ b-xzàyəlluxˈ ṯáya maṣyóxe m-brónux mə̀nnuxˈ wúḏ qunáxa gòṛa,ˈ rába nàšela.ˈ rába nàšela.ˈ málka šġìšɛle,ˈ plíṭɛle gu-čòl,ˈ mútta bàle-lla.ˈ čól mḷíṯa susăwáṯa ʾu-ʾáskar ʾu-ṯáya qṣáda l-bɛ́ṯe dìye.ˈ hadíya málka wíḏəlle ʾəstəqbā̀l.ˈ ʾáw ʿáʾəla díye ʾu-náše díye ṣə̀lyela.ˈ béna Nozáli qamɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár bàṯraˈ ʾu-Gozáli bàṯraˈ ʾu-ʾáskar kúlla bàṯra.ˈ málka mə̀reˈ mə̀nnəx ṭalbən Nozáliˈ ʾáti múrri mòdile?ˈ mòdile?ˈ ʾáyya ṯɛṯɛ́xu mòdila?ˈ ʾána mšúdrən Gúzali ʾu-ʾàti.ˈ ʾánna mòdila-ʾayya?ˈ mə́ra ʾána lá-mṣən ʾamrə́nnux čù-məndi.ˈ ṱ-amrálux Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ ʾáti mšùdrətˈ Bə́lbəl Hazàr bắyət.ˈ mə́ra là bắyət Bə́lbəl Hazár?ˈ mə́re yé ʾàyya bắyən.ˈ mə́ra ʾáyya bṱ-amràlux.ˈ mo-bṱ-amrálux bṱ-àwḏət.ˈ ʾən-là-ʾawḏət,ˈ b-tàlqət.ˈ mə́ra y-ámṣa Bə́lbəl Hazàr,ˈ b-ʾámrət ʾalàhaˈ b-talqàlux.ˈ mə́ra ʾáy hatxa-mírtəlli ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ mbáqər b-gánux ṱ-amràlux.ˈ qlíbɛle màlka,ˈ ʾə́ṯya zína qám Bə́lbəl Hazàr.ˈ mə́re Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ ʾána màlkɛwən.ˈ bás ʾána b-ṭlábɛwən mə̀nnəxˈ t-yàwətˈ xa-daṛmána qa-bròni.ˈ bróni myàṯɛle.ˈ fa-ʾáti mó mqằrərətˈ hádəx ṱ-àwe.ˈ múrri mòdila ʾáyya qəṣṣə́tta.ˈ ʾáyya lɛ̀n-pṛaməlla ʾáyya qəṣṣə́ttaˈ kúlla ʾánna náše ṯèla.ˈ mə́ra yắḏət mòdila?ˈ ʾána mírtɛwən le-y-ʾáṯyən b-xábrət čù-ʾurza,ˈ ʾə́lla ṱ-áṯya báxta maṯyàli.ˈ mə́ra kəmá ṱ-ilá-ʾəṯye nàše,ˈ kəmá ṱ-ilá-ʾəṯye šazáde-u jwànqe,ˈ lɛ́n ṯíṯa ʾu-le-y-ʾàṯyən.ˈ hátta Gozáli b-gáne mšudrə́tle lɛ̀n ṯíṯa.ˈ ʾána míṯənwa l-márya ʾalàhaˈ ʾə́lla ṱ-aṯyáwa báxta bàṯri,ˈ ṱ-azànwa.ˈ mə́ra ṯéla Nozàli,ˈ hon-ṯìṯa,ˈ b-xábrət Nozàli.ˈ w-ána hon-mírta ṭla-Nozàliˈ ʾána lɛ-gáwrən ʾə́lla xóna díya Gozàli.ˈ ʾína ʾən-ʾáti mwáfqət qa-t-goránne Gozàli,ˈ brónux b-tàrəṣˈ ʾu-b-qàyəm.ˈ ʾína Nozáli ʾu-Gozàliˈ bṱ-áwi m-gēb-brònuxˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ̀ṯux.ˈ ʾu-lá ʾamrə́tla čù-məndi.ˈ ʾu-lá-qɛmət ʾəllèy.ˈ gu-d-áwwa bɛ́ṯux ṱ-àwaˈ ʾu-ʾáni pɛ́ši màlke.ˈ mən-ʾə̀dyoˈ malkùṯaˈ m-bnónux qằṭa.ˈ páyəš Gozáli màlka,ˈ ʾu-Bə́lbəl Hazár báxte dìye,ˈ ʾu-xáṯe díye princess ṱ-óya,ˈ yáʿni hátxa xá šazátta gu-bɛ́ṯa ʾap-ày.ˈ yáʿni ʾu-xzi màṭo ṱ-óya.ˈ hèˈ xèna-wˈ píšɛle xo-ʾámr al-wàqəʿˈ mo-ṱ-àwəḏ?ˈ léš-ile mə̀ṣya.ˈ ʾu-qìmɛleˈ mə̀reˈ bas-bróni tàrəṣ,ˈ kú-mdit bằyatiˈ ṱ-óḏəx hàdəx.ˈ mə́ra ʾá puqdánət ʾalàhɛle.ˈ ʾən-lá-ʾoḏət b-xábrət ʾalàha,ˈ b-talqèti.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ mə̀ḏ̣yaˈ ʾu-wíḏa tawqī́ʿ ʾu-kúl məndì,ˈ qá-t ʾáyya leš-dáre bas-dìyaˈ ʾu-lítle šùla-wˈ ʾánna pɛ́ši ʾax-bnóne díye gu-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾu-bróne díye tàrəṣ.ˈ brōn-díye trìṣɛleˈ ʾu-píštɛla béna ṭḷáṯa yomáṯa xlùla,ˈ mbaróxəlla Bə́lbəl Hazàrˈ l-Gozàli.ˈ ʾu-xa-šadlaxána gòṛta,ˈ mírɛwa xə́tni Wàrdaˈ ʾu-bríṯɛla zmàrta-wˈ lelyàna-wˈ ʾu-ràwe-uˈ bándət Muḥámmad ʿÀrəf.ˈ lɛ́la šwíqe zmártət lɛ́la mìre,ˈ kùlla zmaryáṯa.ˈ wíḏela xlúla rába tàza.ˈ ʾu-ṱ-ámrəx ʾax-t-wewa míra xə́tni Wàrdaˈ ʾána šwiqáli táma ʾu-ṯèli-laxxa.ˈ

Translation:

I have heard a story called Gozali and Nozali. Its name is the story of Gozali and Nozali. What was this? We used to begin a story by saying: There was and there was not, there was no man greater than God. But there was a king who had a son. The king loved his son very much. Of course the son would take the place of the king. When the king dies, when he becomes old, his son would take his place after him. Now, one day the king was asleep at night, he was asleep, and he saw in his dream that there was a man in the town who was poorer than anybody else. The man was very poor. The king saw in his dream that they said ‘This poor man will have a son and he will become king instead of your son. Your son will not become king’. When the king woke from his sleep, he became very shaken and became very upset. It happened that that poor man was well-known, everybody knew him very well. The king knew the man. He said ‘This poor man, this man who is so wretched, how can his son become king? How can he become king instead of my son and (how) can this kingdom of mine and this wealth of mine all become his?’ This did not please him, his dream did not please him. This man, however, still did not have (a son), that is his wife was not expecting a child. Several years went by and the king kept investigating and inquiring concerning the man: Has he or has he not a son? Will he have a son? Things such as these. Then, in the end, a report came to the king saying that his wife was expecting a child. The wife of the poor man was on the way to giving birth to children. The king began to be rather afraid and think that his dream would come true. Let’s say it was the time of giving birth and the woman gave birth. She gave birth to twins, two children, a boy and a girl. Those two children, from their birth, from the first day (after) they were born, were so beautiful, so fine, so bonny and sweet that people marvelled at them. They say in the story regarding them that one forelock, one hair, of his was of gold and one was of silver. They compared them in this way. The king heard about this and became very afraid. He said: If they are so beautiful and so fine, that dream of mine must come true. The thing is a vision that came to me, it is not a dream. He was very afraid. What did he do? He thought and said (to himself): I have to get rid of these children. He said: I have to get rid of these children. They must not live. They will now take all the wealth (of the kingdom) and will take my place. My son will have no title and will not be king. How could this happen? Now, what did he do? He said to the police, he said: Go to the the house of such-and-such a man. Go to the house of such-and-such a man, and take away the two children. Get rid of them. Do not leave them alive. Get rid of them. This was (done) secretly, so that nobody would know about it. Now, what should the police do? They take orders. Whatever the king tells them they should do. They went off. The police went off at night and took the two children from their father and mother. How their mother and father began to cry and scream: ‘How can you take our children away?! How can that come about? What has happened?’ You see, it was the order of the king and they cannot disobey it. The police stopped the father and mother (screaming) and took the two children. When the policemen took the two children, the policemen began to become worried. They said: How can we do away with these two children, who are so beautiful and bonny, babies who have just been born? It is a sin. What orders has the king given us? It is impossible for us to do this thing. The policemen felt compassion in their hearts. They said ‘We shall put them in a chest and give them some cakes, putting them in their hands for them to eat. What a pity for them! Then we shall put them in the stream. The stream will flow along and take them somewhere. The water will flow along and they will perish by themselves. We cannot ourselves do away with them, it is a sin’. They did as (they said they would). The policemen found the two beautiful children, put them in a chest, gave them some food, wrapped them up, like this, so that they would not be cold, and put them in the water. They put them in the water, so that they would go along in the stream. They went along in the stream, they went along for a long time. There was a place where the stream wound round, it was bendy like this, it was not straight. They became hooked to some branches of willows that were there. The chest became hooked to them. They had travelled a long way, they had travelled one or two kilometres, or thereabouts. So, they stayed there for that day. The next day the son of the king by chance, the son of the king came walking along there. He saw that in the stream there was a chest. He said: I’d like to see what is in the chest. He went (to the chest) and saw the two children, shining, beautiful, with blond hair, just like silver, so pretty and bonny. He said: Oh Lord God, who could have put these two children in the stream? Who could have thrown them here? We must care for them and look after them. I must investigate to find out who has done this to these people. The son of the king went and took them by himself. He took them and he took the chest in his hands, then went up and brought them up to his father. He said: Father. He said: Yes my son. He said: I have found something amazing. He said: What, my son? What have you found? He said: I have found these two children, without parents, thrown in this chest and thrown in the stream. Take a look at them. See how beautiful these children are, how they captivate one’s heart. How could people have have done such a terrible thing to them and thrown them in (into the stream). Well, his father looked and he knew, he knew that this was (by) his command. He cannot any longer run away from reality. What should he do? He does not dare to say in front of his son: It is me. He said ‘My son, do whatever you think best. You see I do not know from where they came.’ He was afraid to tell his son. Perhaps his son would make a vendetta against his father. You see, he is his son, (how) can he say to him: Why would you do this thing? It would not be good. What did the boy, the son of the king, say? He said: Father, I shall care for these children, that is I shall look after them. I shall not let servants, you, mother or anybody (look after them). I myself shall look after them, with regard to their food, their clothing, their sleeping, their eating, their care. I shall not leave them, I shall not be separated from them. I must be with them everyday. His father said: I cannot (bear this) anymore. This has come about by the hand of my son. It appears that my dream is coming true. He began to fear his dream, which he had dreamt. Now—we shall not prolongate (the story) too much—they grew up. They grew up. Now, our story will change from this branch and go to another branch. That is, so far the story of these (children) has been told. Now we shall begin another branch, which has a connection with that and is related to it. There was a woman who was very beautiful. What was her name? Bəlbəl Hazar. Where is she? She is on the top of a high mountain, a very high mountain. People cannot climb up it. It is like the summit of Everest, as high as that. Before it lies barren countryside, a very large plain. When people at that time heard that Bəlbəl Hazar was very beautiful, kings, rich people, important people, everybody tried to bring Bəlbəl Hazar (as a wife) for their son, for a son (of theirs, who was) a handsome young prince, at that time. How did they go? They would go towards the rising of the sun. They knew that Bəlbəl Hazar was in mountain (lying) towards the rising of the sun. They would go to the rising of the sun. Before they arrived there, at that mountain, an angel would come down from the sky and make himself into a man. He would make himself into an old man, with a white beard and white hair. (There was) a house, only a room, a small house, we say _kullixa_ (hut) in Assyrian. A _kullixa_ is like a _sopiθa_ (shed), as we say. This was the house of the old man. He would ask the people: Where are you going? They were sitting on the back of a horse, with their spear like this, you know what they were like, the people who at that time went around on horseback. When the old man said: Where are you going? They would say: We are going to bring Bəlbəl Hazar to marry her to our son. He was an angel. He knew the story of Bəlbəl Hazar. He knew that it was very difficult. Nobody could bring back Bəlbəl Hazar. Bəlbəl Hazar had a secret (as to what would make her) come. Only God knew that secret. Also the angel knew it, but he did not reveal it to people. This was a big secret. When he asked them in this way, he would say: Don’t go! It is a pity for you, for if you go, you will not be able to bring her back, but will destroy yourselves. They, however, still insisted on going. He would say ‘Are you still going to go?’ and they would say ‘Yes, we shall go’. He would say ‘All right, I’ll give you instructions in order that you go on a road by which you can reach her. From then onwards you are by yourselves, whether you can bring her back or not bring her back. If you do not bring her back, (remember that) you are saying (now) “We shall still go, there is no alternative, we must go.” ’ (When) they went there, what did they do? ‘Then’ he said ‘you should go to the cave, the cave is very high. You should cry ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar’. He said ‘Pay attention. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, the bird will come down from there and sit on the back of the horse behind you. If she does not come, at the first call, take a look at the legs of your horse. If the legs of your horses have become stone, you will no longer be able to move. Three times you will call and you will end up as stone, you will become (completely) stone and will no longer be able to move. You, your horses, your spears and your clothes will become stone there. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, she will come and you can bring her back.’ They say ‘OK, we want to go’. ‘Go then, go! May God be with you’. They would sleep in his house that night. They would get up in the morning. He would say ‘May God be with you. Go!’ and they would go. What should I say to you. Hundreds of people went to bring back Bəlbəl Hazar. They would arrive there. At the first cry, they would look at the legs of their horse (and see that the part) up to the knees of the horse had become stone. On the second cry ‘Bəlbəl Hazar!’, they looked but Bəlbəl Hazar was not there. They checked the legs of their horse and behold, its leg, up to its middle had become stone. Only the head of the horse and its upper half had not become stone. They would cry a third cry ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ When he uttered (the syllable) ‘zar’ at the end, he would all become stone. It looked like a statue of stone (consisting of) the horse, spears, people sitting on its back. It was just in the form of a man and a horse, with weapons, since it had become stone. Now, everybody who went (there) stood next to another person (who had already become stone). Everybody who went would stand (with the others until) they became about four or five hundred people in rows, all turned to stone. This is the story of Bəlbəl Hazar. Now, let’s return to the king, the king and his son and Gozali and Nozali. Let’s see what is happening there. The son of the king became ill. He became ill and the king said ‘Try to bring doctors, or fine people who know about the illness. Bring all the people in the town so that they can find out why my son has become ill in this way and cure him.’ Many people came and saw that the king’s son was in love. He was not married. All of the doctors and the people said ‘King, may you be well, you have still not arranged a marriage for your son. He is more than twenty-five years old. He is almost thirty years old. He is in love and wants to marry. You are the king and he is your son. If Bəlbəl Hazar does not become his wife… . As soon as Bəlbəl Hazar arrives here he will be cured, that is your son will be cured.’ The king said ‘Who can bring Bəlbəl Hazar back? Everybody who goes on that road does not return.’ The king stood and thought ‘Why should I not send Gozali? Gozali is very handsome and is very strong. Perhaps he can bring her back. If he brings Bəlbəl Hazar back, she will become my daughter-in-law, the wife of my son, and my son will be cured. If he does not bring her back, (it would) also (be good since) he would perish and I would be free of him. He would perish.’ He had set a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Now, he thought (of this plan) and said to Gozali, he said ‘Gozali, come here. My son is sleeping, poor boy, and knows nothing about this business. He is asleep.’ He said ‘Gozali come (here)!’ He said ‘What is it?’ ‘The situation is like this. You know my son. He loves you a lot and you also love him a lot. Now, the doctors have said such-and-such. The leading people have said such-and-such. The learned people have said such-and-such.’ He said ‘I would like you to bring Bəlbəl Hazar for my son, so that he will be cured. It would be a big achievement on your part if my son is cured. I think you will try to bring her, is that not so? He said ‘King, may you be well.’ He said ‘I shall ransom myself in order for your son to get better.’ He said ‘(For the sake of ) the kindness that your son has done for to me, I must go and bring Bəlbəl Hazar to your son.’ He said ‘But I want a horse that is black, that has some jewelry in its white forehead, that has white legs, a horse that is very beautiful. Also you should have a saddle made for me by those (craftsmen) who make saddles, in those shops, so that there will not be another saddle as fine as it, so that I can sit on its back, so that when Bəlbəl Hazar sees me, she will be keen to come to me and for me to bring her to your son.’ He said ‘By all means. Don’t worry. (It will be) just as you want. Whatever you want just ask, gold, money, expenses, it is all on me. All the things that you request are ready. I am the king.’. He says ‘Fine’. Then, within two days … on the third day everything was ready. Gozali sat—thud—on the back of the horse. He put his feet in the stirrups and got up onto the back of the horse. He then went off towards the East. As my brother-in-law Warda from Halmun used to say, he travelled a stage of three days (journey) in five minutes. He drove (his horse) hard and went along. He went along and the angel of the Lord God, the old man, came down to meet him. He came down, thud. It is evening, it is getting dark, the sun has set, it is getting dark and he is still riding in the countryside, riding on the back of the horse. All of a sudden he found himself on a road, and saw there a hut, a small house, and an old man sitting there with a long beard, he was sitting in front of the door of the house. He said ‘Greetings to you, old man’. He raised his head ‘Well, hello, hello’. He said ‘I have heard about this beauty. Are you not Gozali?’ He said ‘Old man, how did you know that I am Gozali?’ He said ‘By God, it just occurred to me’. He said ‘That face of yours, so handsome, so comely, and indeed it is you, I have heard about you. There is nobody with such a (beautiful) figure as yours. That is how I knew you.’ He said ‘Now, what do you want?’ He said ‘Come, stay tonight as my guest. Where are you going? He says ‘No. I have a long way to go. I have a long way to go and there is a duty ahead of me that I must carry out quickly, because the son of the king is ill. If I do not do this task, the son of the king will pass away, die, his life will be lost.’ He said ‘Gozali, I’ll tell you, listen to me. I am an old man, advanced in age. I have a lot of experience in the world. Do not be hasty. Do not hurry. Do as I say. Sit down.’ He calmed him down. Gozali was very clever. He said (to himself ) ‘I’ll take advice from the old man. I’ll accept good (advice) from him. I’ll see what he’ll say to me, what he’ll advise me (to do). Then I’ll go. I shall not stay here.’ He said ‘I’ll stay (tonight only)’. He came down from his horse. He said ‘Good. You want to go and bring back Bəlbəl Hazar, right? I understand what is happening. Do you want to bring Bəlbəl Hazar back?’ He said ‘Yes! The son of the king is ill. I must bring Bəlbəl Hazar to him.’ He said ‘I advise you, as I have said to all those who have gone this way, and say to you that if you (want to) do as I say, do so. If you do not do so, it is up to you. I cannot do anything more for you.’ He said ‘Fine. Say what you want.’ He said ‘Do not go. Everyone who has gone on this road has not returned.’ He said ‘I’ll still go’. However much the old man tried—he, as we said, was an angel, whom God had sent there, he said ‘I’ll still go.’ He said ‘Will you still go?’ He said ‘Yes!’ He said ‘Look, I’ll give you instructions from now on. You go off on the road that I direct you on. You should go as you are going towards the East, until you arrive in the East. Go two or three more stages, that is you should ride on horseback two or three more days, then you’ll arrive in that place. You will see there a high mountain, before which there is a plain. Your friends who went before you to bring Bəlbəl Hazar are lined up there. They have all become stone. I said to them, I said (to them what to do). Go and stand next to the last one (in line). The cave is on top of the mountain. You will see it on top of the mountain. Bəlbəl Hazar is in this cave. Nobody can reach there, since the place is so high and since there is such a huge rock on all sides. Bəlbəl Hazar lives there in a her own special way. She can live there but another person cannot live there.’ He said ‘Stand next to the others, your friends, and call out. Say “Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!” ’ He says ‘Look at the legs of your horse. If they have become stone, you also will become stone. Call up to three times. The third time, all of you will become stone. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, (if ) she has seen that you are a handsome youth or fallen in love with you and wants to come, has made up her mind (to come) saying “He has come!”—perhaps she knows that you are Gozali’, he said ‘Perhaps she will come, so then what should you do? Take her onto the back of the horse and come back.’ He said ‘A hearty goodbye. You have instructed me. I did not know that. You have given me (valuable) instructions. Thank you.’ He said ‘Sleep here today. You and I will enjoy ourselves until the morning. In the morning, go (on your way)! You are tired. Do as I say!’ He said ‘Since you have said these things to me and have given me instructions, I’ll do as you say’. He did as he said. He went to sleep. He had several travel beds as we call them. He slept awhile there until morning. Early, before the breaking of dawn, Gozali did not tarry. He rose early before dawn broke. He said to the old man. ‘Get up! Get up! I’m leaving you, goodbye. I’m going’. He said ‘Are you going already?’ He said ‘Yes!’. He said ‘May God be with you. Go! God willing when you return I’ll see Bəlbəl Hazar with you.’ He said ‘Goodbye’ and sat once again on the back of his black horse. He put his feet in the stirrups and went up onto the saddle, which was made by the town craftsmen, an excellent, first class one. He set his sights on the East and rode off. He went along. What shall we say? We shall not protract (the story) too much. My father-in-law Warda said (when telling the story) ‘he travelled a stage of three days in five minutes’ and arrived in front of the mountain. He arrived in front of the mountain, he looked and was amazed. He directed his attention to those armies. All the armies had become stone. They were armed with weapons, they included the top soldiers, their horses were very fine. They had the appearance of warriors, young men. They were all armed with weapons, with their sword on one side, they looked well prepared, that is very fine with their weapons. He said ‘All these have come but have not taken Bəlbəl Hazar. Will she come to me? His heart started pounding slightly. Yes, he was rather frightened. He said ‘Perhaps also I shall not take her away, I shall not be able to take Bəlbəl Hazar away.’ He said ‘Well after all, surely I am not going to break the promise of the king, surely I am not going to return (empty-handed). Would not that be a shame on me? (If ) I, Gozali, go and say to the king that I could not bring her, come let me turn into stone, (I am) no better than all these. Let me also turn into stone.’ He stood with the last one (in the row). He sees that the last one is new, that he has come perhaps a week ago. Dust had settled on all the others and their colour had changed a little. He stood and thought. He said ‘Oh my sister Nozali, I have left you and I am in a predicament now. I do not know whether I am alive, whether I shall return and see you. Only Nozali, his sister, came to his mind. He thinks of nothing (else) in the world, not even his death or his pleasure. He says ‘Let me die. But, if only I could see my sister Nozali. He took courage and directed his attention to the cave, which was above, and cried ‘Oh, Bəlbəl Hazar!’ He looked, nothing came out of the cave. He looked at the legs of his horse and saw that up to the knees of the horse it had turned stone. He said ‘Oh, my way is the same’. He said ‘I have come on the same way as these people. This is the end of me’. He took heart and (cried) a second cry ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ Nothing. He looked, his legs had turned to stone up to his waist, and also his hands. The head of the horse and from his middle and upwards were remaining. He could only utter his voice. He said ‘I have had enough of life’. It is time for me to call the third cry’. He knows what his fate will be. He called: ‘Oh Bəlbəl—’ he pronounced ‘Hazar’ and turned into stone. Also Gozali had turned to stone! Now, what can we do from now on? Now what should I tell you? Gozali was absent for one day. Gozali was absent for two days, three days. Nozali waited, Gozali was not there. She said to the king ‘Oh King, may you be well. You have sent my brother. My brother has gone and not come back. Now I am thinking that he will not come back any more, since I have heard that many people have gone that way but nobody has returned and come back. My brother has gone and I must go after my brother. I must go on the road that he has gone on. If he is dead I must die. If he returns, I shall return with him. If he brings back Bəlbəl Hazar, he and I will bring back Bəlbəl Hazar. If not, both of us have will die’. He said ‘Will you do this for me?’ She said ‘Yes! Prepare a white horse for me, with black legs and a black star on its forehead’—the opposite of that of her brother. She requests a white horse. Now the king said ‘Anything you want will be prepared for you’. After three days, every thing was prepared, just as it was done for Gozali, so was it done for Nozali. She got up early the next morning and put her feet in the stirrups. She was so beautiful, as my father-in-law Warda used to say, that (when) she swallowed a raisin, it could be seen, ring by ring in her neck.21 She sat on the back of the horse. She faced the East, and away she went, she went, as Gozali her brother had gone, but even faster than him, since she wanted so much to find where Gozali was. She had more motivation to go and see what was happening. In short—we shall not prolong (the story)—the angel of God the Father came down to meet her, in the same place as he had come down to meet Gozali. He said ‘Ah, Nozali. Where are you going? Are you looking for your brother? He knew what the story was. She said ‘Yes! Who are you?’ He said ‘I gave instructions to the your brother, but he did not listen to me. I shall give instructions also to you. If you (want to) obey me, obey me. If you do not obey me, go and bring your brother and find where he is (yourself )’. She said ‘What is the story of my brother? Do you know something about him? He said ‘Yes!’ He said ‘You have heard about Bəlbəl Hazar and you know what a beautiful woman Bəlbəl Hazar is and where she is shut away in a mountain, in a cave. Nobody can reach her, she only comes of her own will. Many people went before your brother and could not do anything. You also are saying “I want to go”. I say to you: Do not go!’ She said ‘No. I shall still go. I must see my brother.’ ‘I shall instruct you, as I instructed your brother’. He said everything (to her), he said ‘If you go there, your brother is the last one (in the row). Dust has not yet settled on him. Your brother, as I have seen, is handsome, just as you are pretty, so he is like you. You will know your brother. His shape, the stone that has become a stature is white like snow, like milk. The shape of his spear is like this. His horse is black. (The mark) that is on its forehead is white’. He gave all the descriptions. He said ‘You should stand by his side and call Bəlbəl Hazar. If Bəlbəl Hazar comes, (fine) she comes. If she does not come, you and your brother will be like a pair.’ She said ‘I want (to do) that’. He said ‘Do you want (to do) that?’ She said ‘Yes!’ He said ‘I shall be with you. Stay here, in the bed in which your brother slept, until morning, then go after him’. He said ‘Your brother slept here, in that bed.’ He placed under her the blankets that Gozali had slept on and she also spent the night there. Just as her brother did, she rose before dawn had broken and quickly hastened on her way. She arose even before her brother had. She said to that old man ‘Goodbye!’ He said ‘God be with you. Go! God willing, the way will be good’. She rode off on the horse, the white horse of hers, the opposite of the black one of her brother. She rode hard, until she arrived and saw the mountain from afar. She said ‘It is this one! It seems (from what I have been told) it is a high mountain in the countryside. She reached it and saw Gozali turned to stone. She went around him and wept, she went around and wept, went around and wept. She kissed him twenty times, on his eyes, and kissed him on his cheek (this side) and on his cheek (that side). She wept until she was sated (with weeping), since she thought that also she would turn to stone. She was the last person. She wept and stood by his side. She stood by his side and looked at the cave on high. Now she is about to call out. She said ‘Surely they are not better than Gozali, my brother!’. His golden hair, shining so much, even when turned to stone is still golden. She said ‘I’ll call still more.’ She stopped, then left her brother and directed her attention to Bəlbəl Hazar. She called ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ At first she looked at the legs of her horse, she did not look into the cave. She looked at the legs of her horse, nothing had happened. She said ‘The old man said to me “On the first cry you will turn to stone, up to the knees of the horse”. Now my horse is fine. There is nothing the matter with it. What is going on?’ She was surprised. Her mind was confused, she did not know what was happening, whether she would now turn to stone or not turn to stone. The first cry was without any consequence. She did not become stone. She said ‘I’ll see (what will happen) when I call the second time’. She called: ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar!’ She looked at the legs of her horse, nothing had happened. Nothing had happened. She looks at the cave, but there is no Bəlbəl Hazar, she is not coming. Now, Bəlbəl Hazar is not coming and the legs of her horse are not turning to stone. What is going on? She said ‘I have another cry. The old man said “You will cry out three cries”. Come on, either you will have an answer, or you will turn to stone, or Bəlbəl Hazar will come’. Then she said, she said to herself ‘I shall cry the third cry, perhaps all of me in one go will turn to stone’. She thought like that. She did not believe (Bəlbəl Hazar would come). She said ‘I just have to stay with my brother’. This brother of mine has turned to stone, I also must turn to stone.’ She wants this more, she does not want Bəlbəl Hazar to come. She said ‘I’ll see, I’ll cry the third cry and see what happens’. She called ‘Ho, Bəlbəl Hazar!’ and Bəlbəl Hazar flew from there, she came out of the cave, she had acquired some wings, like those of birds. She went round above the mountain, above the cave in a circuit, like this, and went down, head first, and thud, sat behind Nozali, on the back of her horse, her white horse. She turned to look behind her and saw her. She said ‘Oh Bəlbəl Hazar, you have come! She said ‘Yes, I have come’. She said ‘Will you not tell me why you have come?’ These many princes, these young men, these people have all come to seek your hand. Were you not satisfied with all of them? I am a woman, like you. Why do you come now? Why do you come to me?’ She said ‘I shall tell you my secret. Nobody knew it before’. She said ‘What is your secret?’ She said ‘I know the story of you and your brother, and of the king and the son of the king. I know their story. I have sworn, that is taken an oath by God, I have taken an oath that however many men in the world may come after me I shall not go to any man. But, if a woman comes to take me to anyone she wants, or to her brother, I shall go’. She said ‘This is my word. Now, you have come. You are the first woman to come. I know that your brother is by your side’. She said ‘Well, I shall take you to the son of the king’. She said ‘My condition is this. What do you want from me? Now, what do you want from me?’ She said ‘I want you to make my brother (alive) again and return his breath to him, make him become a man again, so that I can take him away, then we shall decide whose wife you will be. There, you can marry anybody you like. Let us see what the circumstances of the king are, what the king says. We are under the administration of the king. We cannot deviate from his laws.’ She said ‘Also this (decision) is wise’. Bəlbəl Hazar said ‘When I bring your brother back and make him a man again for you, it would be a great shame for me to leave all these other young men stone’. She said ‘I shall bring them all back, I shall bring them back. But I, you and your brother, we three have a bond together. These other ones, each will go to his home’. She said ‘If you do that, it would be very good for all those people, for their families, so that everybody will hear that Bəlbəl Hazar is a very good woman’. She said ‘Go ahead!’ What did she do? She prayed once to God and stretched her hand to heaven. She said ‘Oh God, give spirit to these people who have become stone, give them spirit so that they will once again become men’. Now, God is great and her request was great also. God heard her voice. As she said, a spirit entered the stones and they became men. All the army returned and became men once again. When they had become men, they were all shouting at one another. One said ‘It was I who brought Bəlbəl Hazar, (since) they saw that Bəlbəl Hazar was there. Everybody who said ‘It was I who brought Bəlbəl Hazar’, what did she do (to him)? She raised her hand over all of them and said ‘None of you talk, but listen to me!’ They all listened. She said ‘None of you should say “I brought Bəlbəl Hazar”. Bəlbəl Hazar was brought by somebody who was not a man, but a girl. She is here, Nozali, the sister of Gozali. I did not come at the word of this Gozali. She is his sister. I came at the word of his sister. I have taken her (with me). You all go home. But, you are all invited to the house of the king, in which Gozali and Nozali are staying. We shall go and visit his son and we shall make his son get better. We shall decide there what the future of Gozali and Nozali will be.’ All the others were silent. What could they say? This was her decision. Everybody obeyed it. She said ‘All of you (follow) behind us and we shall go to the house of the king.’ The army (went along), Gozali and Nozali, on horseback, with Bəlbəl Hazar with them. It became a big party. They rode in the countryside and went along. They came to the place where the angel met them. God once again sent the angel and he came down. The angel knew what was happening there. God, praise be upon his name, knows what happens. Yes, it was their decision. Now he (the angel) said ‘Ah!’ The old man came. They both greeted him and kissed him on this side and on that. They said ‘You did a lot of good and you instructed us’. He said ‘Nozali, it is good that you went. I know how Bəlbəl Hazar came. She came by your word. May God be with you and with your brother. I think, furthermore, that the son of the king will be cured. There your story and that of your brother will reach its end, but your lawful right will not be lost. In your childhood, indeed, you were supposed to disappear by the command of the king, but the king will watch you take his place. Go! May God be with you’. Now, they went off. They left the old man there. They shook his hand and went off. In short, they arrived near to the town of the king and people who had seen them in the countryside went up to give the good news to the king. They said ‘King, may you be well. A large army has come to visit you, that is to see you, to make a visit to you and your son. Make a big feast. They are many people. They are many people.’ The king was shaken. He went out into the countryside and made towards them. The countryside was full of horses and an army was coming towards his house. Now, the king made a reception. His family and his relatives came down. Nozali was first, Bəlbəl Hazar behind and Gozali behind her, with all the army behind them. The king said ‘I ask you, Nozali, tell me, what is it? What is this procession of yours? I sent you and Gozali. These people—what is this?’ She said ‘I cannot tell you anything. Bəlbəl Hazar will tell you. You sent (us) and wanted Bəlbəl Hazar’. She said ‘Don’t you want Bəlbəl Hazar?’ He said ‘Yes. I want her’. She said ‘She will tell you. You must do as she says. If you do not do it, you are lost’. She said ‘Bəlbəl Hazar can do so, by God’s command she will obliterate you’. She said ‘She told me to tell you this. Ask (her) yourself and she will tell you’. The king turned round and went and stood before Bəlbəl Hazar. He said ‘Bəlbəl Hazar. I am the king. All I request from you is to give a cure to my son. My son is dying. Whatever you decide, so be it. Tell me what this is all about. I do not understand this. All these people have come’. She said ‘Do you know what it is? I said that I would not come by the word of any man, unless a woman came to fetch me’. She said ‘However many people came, however many princes and young men came, I did not come, and I would not come’. Even when you sent Gozali himself, I did not come. I had sworn to the Lord God that only if a woman came after me would I go’. She said ‘Nozali came and I came by the word of Nozali. I said to Nozali that I would only marry her brother Gozali. But, if you agree for me to marry Gozali, your son will be cured and will get up (off his sickbed). Nozali and Gozali, however, will stand in place of your son in this house of yours. You will not say anything to them nor will you turn against them. They will be in this house of yours and they will become kings. From this day kingship will be cut off from your son. Gozali will become king and Bəlbəl Hazar his wife. His sister will be princess, that is a princess in the house, also she. See how it will turn out’. Yes, indeed it came into effect. What could he do? He could no longer do anything. He said ‘Only let my son be cured. We shall do everything you want’. She said ‘This is God’s command. If you do not do the word of God, you will be obliterated.’ He signed and authorized it, and so forth, (pledging) that he would never again talk about it, that he would not interfere and that they would become like his children in the house. His son recovers. His son recovered and after three days there was a wedding. They married Bəlbəl Hazar to Gozali. There was a big party, as my father-in-law Warda used to say. There was singing, _lelyana_ songs, _rawe_ songs, the songs of Muḥammad ʿArif. There was not a song that they did not sing. They sang all the songs and made a beautiful wedding. We say, as my father-in-law Warda said, I have left it there and come here.