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An old man had three sons: Pirim, Kerim, and Selim.

sar aba.jiz aǯi šulu šubur baž, pirimna kerimna selim.

This old man brought them up in this way.

mu aba.ji murar hacːi uˤrχuˤru.

Not knowing either need or pain or anything, the old man was a good, industrious man, who had good wealth, had such good achievements.

sab darval, sab aˤzjat, fuvušq’a aˤjdarǯi, aba uǯub zehmetkeš aji insan vuǯi šulu, uǯub devlet aji, uǯur hadmuq’an čan qurq’uvalar aǯi.

The boys grew up without worrying about anything.

sab.ǯikanq’a fikir ktːarǯi mu bažar aˤχuˤ šulu.

They didn't know what they ate, what they drank, able to go anywhere and they were living the way they wanted.

čpːi fu ʁip’nuš, fu ʁubqnuš aˤjdarǯi, naʔna ʁafnuš q’adar adarǯi hamcːi čpːiz guni si dulanmiš šulaǯi šulu murar.

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Human life is not such that it does not have an end, there is an end to everything.

insan.ǯin uˤmur hacːib u aˤχir adrub dar, varib.ǯiz aˤχir ajib vu.

One of those days the old man fell down and passed away to the Merciful.

jiʁar.ikan sad jiʁ.an aba aldaknu aˤru raˤhmat.ǯiz.

The old man passed away to the Merciful, the sons performed all the customs, buried their father, laid him to rest, distributed alms, and continued their lives.

aba raˤhmat.ǯiz ʁušnu, bažar.i vari aˤdat dap’nu, čpːin abara kivnu, salamat dap’nu, sadaq’ara tuvnu dusru.

After a little while, their mother also passed away.

c’ib vaχt.nalan dadara raˤhmat.ǯiz aˤru.

They also buried her.

mura salamat ap’uru.

(They) buried their parents, preserved all their customs, preserved their dignity, and mourned for their mother and father, this is how time went by.

muvanra k’an k’ul dap’nu, čpːin vari aˤdatar duˤrχnu, lamus duˤbχnu, čpːin jasra duˤbχnu dada.jinra adaš.inra, hamcːi vaχtːar ʁušnu.

And they continued to live.

qana čpːin dulanmiš ap’uri dusru.

What was next?

χabar naʔna?

Without them realizing, the boys' money was shrinking, then ran out.

čpːizra aˤjdarǯi, bažar.in devlet šulu c’ib gudubk’ura.

They look: Ah, there is nothing left!

vah, liguru, amdar.

Perim, Kerim, Selim, how are we doing, what are we going to do?

ja pirim, ja kerim ja selim, hap’ru, ficːi ap’uru?

Pirim said, Hold on, I am the oldest.

pirim.ǯi k’ur javašir k’ur, uzu aˤχuˤr vuza k’ur

You stay (at home), I am going to search for work for us.

uc̊u ʁuzir k’ur, uzu uxuz laˤχin abguz aˤrza k’ur.

They say: Ok!

ibšri k’ur

He said: You look after things, take care of our house, look after everything!

ligir ha uc̊u, ix χal k’ul.i ʁejebχir k’ur, aji adrub.ǯiz ligir k’ur

I will find a job for us.

uzu uxuz laˤχin abgurza k’ur.

Pirim took the clothes that he was wearing, took clothes to change into, put his saddle bag on his shoulder, set off, and headed right in the direction of a city.

pirim ʁadabʁnu čaz alabxru palatra, huˤǯuˤχru palatra ʁadabʁnu, erčnu čan hirbin ʁuˤn.i, uc̊’ru lik.ri düz šahur teref.naz aˤru mu.

He found himself in the city.

adaquru šahr.iǯi.

Finding himself in the city, Pirim was exhausted.

šahr.iz adaqu pirim ergru.

Hungry, he slowly searched and entered a teahouse.

gašra dubxnajir, javaš javašǯi abguri, adaquru sab čajχani.ǯi.

He sat there, ordered a teapot, and thought: O, my goodness, what am I going to do, how am I going to do it, where am I going to start, one who's never worked? If they ask: What can you do, I can't name a profession, what am I going to do? He had such thoughts and drank tea while sitting.

dusnu hadinǯi, sab čajnik’ra ʁadabʁnu, fikrara ap’uri jarabala, hap’zajk’e? ficːi ap’uzajk’e, f.ǯila gaˤbʁzajk’e? laˤχin ʁap’ur dar, fu kavuk ʁapige, k’uz šuladar kespira, hap’za k’ur, hamcːdar fikrara ap’uri uquri čajra dusnege.

It happened that a rich, very rich man was sitting across (the table).

qa havaz ʁanšarna dusnaǯi šulu sar uǯur zurba, uǯur admi.

Having a good sheepskin hat, good clothes, having gold teeth in mouth, golden rings on his fingers, such a man happened to be sitting there.

alabxu sab uǯub bačuk’, uǯub palat, uǯub us̊.ni ʁizil.in spːar, t’ub.aq ʁizil.in t’ulbnar hamcːir admi dusnaǯi šulu.

It turned out that he had been observing Pirim thinking.

hamu liguraǯi šulu pirim.ǯin ap’uraji fikrar.iqǯi.

Finally, he called him.

aˤχir ǯaχ ap’uru mu.

Ah, boy, what's up, you are having bad thoughts, what's bothering you?

ja ǯihil k’ur, fu χabar u k’ur, jaman fikrar ap’urava aˤχir k’ur, fujav derdi k’ur.

O, uncle, this is the issue, if you have work to do, I would do it, I am looking for a job.

vallah, χalu k’ur, hamcːi k’ur, sab laˤχin abxniš ap’uz k’ur, uduc̊urijza k’ur ap’uz, laˤχn.iq licuraza k’ur.

I will give you a job, if you are capable of doing the job.

qa laˤχin uzu tuvurzavuz k’ur, eger kaǯaš laˤχin.

So what can you do?

qa fu kavuk k’ur

I do not have any profession.

vallah k’ur, dicːi uzuk sab kespi ktːarzuk k’ur.

But in that case I will do whatever the job would be.

qa funub vušra ap’uraza k’ur abxiš.

Well then, do the work I tell you.

qa ibšri k’ur, vujige uzu ʁapi laˤχin ap’i k’ur

I will also give you money.

uzu uvuz pulra turzavuz k’ur.

I will give you a place to sleep and food to eat.

uzu uvuz daqrus̊ra tuvurzavuz k’ur, ip’ru ülla.

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Pirim said: Alright, I want nothing more than that.

ibšri k’ur, uzuz gunibra hacːibč’a dazuz ʁapnu.

Good, I'll do it, uncle.

ibšri, k’ur, ap’arza, χalu k’ur.

Come with me, if so.

ʁač k’ur, vujige.

They went to (his) house.

aˤru murar χʷl.az.

They went to (his) house, he showed him a room to sleep in, brought bread and put it out for him, put food out for him.

aˤru χʷl.az, ulupuru muvaz daqru χalla dubχnu ǯibru ülra muvaz, ip’ru ülla ǯibru muvaz.

Here is a room for you, here is food.

maha k’ur uvuz χal, maha ip’rubra k’ur.

You will only do the instructions that I give you.

tːolkːa k’ur, uzu k’ur, ʁapi birmiš ap’urva k’ur.

I'll tell you only one thing, let's not be angry with each other.

tːolkːa sab k’urzavuz k’ur, qaˤl ʁuˤb daribšri k’ur, qaˤl ʁuˤb daribšri k’ur, sar sar.ika

Alright, Pirim said.

ibšri k’ur pirim.ǯi

Why are you saying these words?

fu gaf vujav k’ur.

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Why would I be angry if you give me food to eat, a room to sleep in, and money?

uzuz ip’ru ülla, daqru χalla, uvu uzuz pulla tuvige, qaˤl haz ʁuˤruqa k’ur uzuz.

If so, good.

ibšri k’ur vujige.

Now eat the food and go to sleep, in the morning you'll yoke the oxen and go ploughing.

dip’u ülla, daq k’ur gač’.ni izn.iz aˤrva k’ur jicara git’nu.

Pirim lay down and put his hands under his head.

daqru pirim givnu k’ul.ig χlara.

Then morning came.

gač’in šulu.

When the sun had only just risen, they knocked [at the door] and said: Get up!

riʁ alabximič’la kučru hin ʁuduʒ̊ k’ur.

The oxen are yoked, go and plough the field.

jicar git’na k’ur, [UNCLEAR] dušu k’ur, ap’i k’ur izan.

Pirim said, I'll do it, and he took the oxen, drove the oxen, put the plough down, and went along.

ap’urza k’ur pirim.ǯi, ʁadabʁnu, jicara ʁadaʁnu qavnu jicarra ilipu durucra aˤru.

Pirim started ploughing the field.

gaˤbʁru pirim.ǯi izan ap’uz.

He ploughed and ploughed, the sun rose.

izan ap’uru, ap’uru, riʁra udubc̊’uru

It became hot, there was no bread, they didn't bring any.

mani šulu, adar ül, χuradar.

Neither did they bring water, there was nobody (else).

ja šid χuradar fužk’ara adar.

He ploughed the field, he suffered, the day approached noon.

ap’uru izan, aˤχ ap’uru, aˤχ ap’uru muvu, jiʁar lisin šulu.

Nobody came.

fužk’ara ʁuˤradar.

In the end he somehow stayed (this way) that day.

aˤχir sanu hamu jiʁan ʁuzru mu ficːivušra.

He said: I will be patient, maybe something will happen.

ja kas k’ur, aˤχ ap’iǯiza k’ur, fuk’ara abxun šul k’ur.

Pirim was patient and returned in the evening.

[UNCLEAR] sabur tuvnu ʁuˤru χaˤbaˤq.ǯi pirim

Driving the oxen, he entered the yard.

qavnu jicara, uc̊’nu urar.ǯi.

When he entered the yard, he looked around: the master was sitting on the balcony, drinking tea and asking: How are you, how are you, Pirim?

hajat.ǯiǯi uc̊’igen qa liguru hamu aˤχuˤ ijesi dusnaǯi šulu ajvan.ǯiq čaj uquri hap’uva, hap’uva, pirim k’ur.

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He spoke as if mocking: How are you?

qaˤlqre si gafar ap’uru, hap’uva.

It's been hot for you.

vallah k’ur, manira abxuvuz ha.

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And you are tired.

ergnura vuva ha k’ur

You are tired, how are you doing without having food in your stomach?

ergnura šul k’ur, fn.i ülla adaǯi, hap’nik’e uvu k’ur.

When he said so, Pirim started scolding him, thinking that he was mocking him.

pirim.ǯi sanu hamcːi ʁapige, čak kaˤqrajib aˤʁuˤ ʁabxige, ap’uru muvaz nuˤq’nar.

May your wealth burn, may it become alms for your death!

jav devlet.ǯikra c’a kabqrijav k’ur, jav hamu uvu duk’u sadaq’.iz ibšrijav k’ur.

He said to him serious curses in our language.

hatmu hamu ix č’al.iinǯi ap’uru muvaz aˤχuˤ nuˤq’nar.

What happened, Pirim? Have you gotten angry?

hap’nu, pirim, qaˤl ʁafunuz k’ur?

So the agreement was to cut off their heads if they get angry.

značit qaˤl ʁafige murar.in, značit jiq’rar hacːib vu urχub gardan jivub.

He gave the order to the servants: Take him away from me.

birmiš ap’uru vezirar.iz ʁadaʁir k’ur sanu uzxa hadmu.

They took Pirim.

pirim ʁaˤdavuru murar.i.

At this time Kerim and Selim were waiting, Is Pirim coming back?.

hamus kerimna selim giligura, pirim ʁuˤru k’ur.

One month passed, two months passed, no news, no talk, no nothing.

sab vaz aˤbʁuˤru, q’uˤb vaz aˤru, sis č’uk’ adar, gaf č’al adar, ǯaχ ǯik’ adar.

Finally, Kerim said: I can't stand anymore that our brother is gone.

aˤχir kerim.ǯi k’ur, uzxa aˤχ ap’uz šuladazxa k’ur ʁardaš dušnu.

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Something must have happened to him, otherwise he would have come back.

muvaz k’ur fuk’ara abxnu šul k’ur, daš mu ʁuˤrur u k’ur.

I will go.

uzu aˤraza k’ur.

Kerim took his clothes, put the bag on his shoulders, went out on the road, and said: Whatever place I find myself in, let me be there, I am now going, let it be.

uduc̊’uru selim-- kerim ʁadabʁnu čan palatra, erčnu ʁuˤn.i herbira, hamu raˤqː.ǯi adaqus̊.aǯi adaqri k’ur, hele aˤǯaza k’ur, [UNCLEAR] ibšri.

He went and searched, went and searched, finally he happened to be in the city, this time it was him.

licuri, licuri, licuri, licuri aˤru, aˤru mu aˤχir adaquru mu šahr.iǯi, qanara hamura

He happened to be in the teahouse where Pirim had been.

hamu pirim adaqu čajχain.ǯi adaquru mu.

He was sitting at this place, tired, drinking tea and thinking: What am I going to do, how am I going to do [it], what should I ask, who should I ask, where should I look for work?

dusnu hams̊a ergnajir, ubquri čajra, ap’uri fikrar, hap’zajk’e, ficːi ap’uzajk’e, fu herχuzajk’e, šl.ixa herχuzajk’e, naʔana abguzajk’e laˤχin k’ur.

Having these thoughts, he looked: that man happened to be there.

hamcːi fikir ap’uraǯi livuru, hamu admi adaquru qana hamina.

He (the man) looked and understood that he (Kerim) had come from a distant place.

livuru, dufnajib, ʁiraʁ.ǯila dufnajib, aˤʁu šulu muvaz.

Nothing has happened here these days, what's up, young man, you are having bad thoughts, what's your problem?

miʁar.i mus̊a ajir dar, fu χabar, ǯihil, k’ur, jaman fikrar ap’urava aˤχir, fu jav derdi k’ur.

Is something missing from you? Something has happened.

fuk’ara adru darub anev k’ur, fuk’ara abxib aji k’ur

Something bad happened.

χat’a bala dubxnaji k’ur

Oh, my brother has gone off to work and has not come back.

vallah k’ur, hamcːi k’ur ʁardaš liχuz ʁušnu, ʁardašra ʁafundar k’ur.