- *ʾāqûmâ*
- verb, Qal cohortative, 1st person singular - let me arise
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please/now
- *wa-ʾăsôḇəḇâ*
- conjunction + verb, Piel cohortative, 1st person singular - and let me go about
- *ʿîr*
- noun, feminine, singular with definite article - the city
- *shəwāqîm*
- noun, masculine, plural with definite article - the streets/markets
- *û-ḇā-rəḥōḇôṯ*
- conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine, plural with definite article - and in the broad places/squares
- *ʾăḇaqshâ*
- verb, Piel cohortative, 1st person singular - let me seek
- *ʾēṯ*
- direct object marker
- *ʾāhăḇâ*
- verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she loved
- *naphshî*
- noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my soul
- *biqqashtîw*
- verb, Piel perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I sought him
- *wə-lōʾ*
- conjunction + negation - and not
- *məṣāʾṯîw*
- verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I found him