Salam diya hamailam by Shihab

ꠀꠟ ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ: ꠍꠣꠟꠣꠝ ꠖꠤꠀ ꠢꠣꠝꠣꠁꠟꠣꠝ ꠄꠈ ꠏꠣꠉꠣꠔ,

ꠈꠁꠟꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ, ꠛꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠁꠘ ꠘꠤ?

ꠚꠞꠤꠍꠄ ꠐꠤꠇ ꠖꠤꠟꠅ ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ

ꠈꠁꠟꠅ 'ꠀꠙ꠆ꠘꠦ ꠇꠤ ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ?'

ꠛꠦꠡꠤ ꠘꠣꠄ, ꠏꠥꠔꠣꠞ ꠜꠣꠞꠤ ꠖꠤꠟꠣꠝ ৩ ꠐꠣ,

ꠜꠣꠚ ꠞꠦ ꠖꠦꠈ꠆ꠟꠦ ꠍꠣꠟꠣꠝ ꠖꠦꠁꠘ, ꠀꠡꠁꠘ ꠘꠣ ꠛꠦꠐꠣ।

Salam diya hamailam, ekh zagat

Xoilam kita kobor, bala asoin ni?

Fori soiti tilo abadi

Xoilo apni ki Sylo-ti?

Beshi nai, zutar bari disi tinta,

Bafre dekle salam dei, ason na beta!

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I offered Salam and stepped inside,

With gentle words, "How are you? Are you alright?"

He named himself a settler with pride,

Then sneered, "Are you Syloti?"

Not much—I chased him thrice, shoe in hand,

And said, "To your father, you give Salam, not stand and laugh!"