Arba Qushyot - Four Questions (English & Transliteration)
Mah nishtanah ha-lailah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-leilot? mi-kol ha-leilot?
Why is this night different from all other nights?
She-b-khol ha-leilot `anu `okhlin hamets u-matsah, hamets u-matsah, ha-lailah ha-zeh ha-lailah ha-zeh kulo matsah?
On all other nights we eat either bread or matsah. Why, on this night, do we eat only matsah?
She-b-khol ha-leilot `anu `okhlin sh'`ar y'raqot, sh'`ar y'raqot, ha-lailah ha-zeh, ha-lailah ha-zeh maror, maror?
On all other nights we eat herbs of any kind. Why, on this night, do we eat only bitter herbs?
She-b-khol ha-leilot `ein `anu matbilin `aphilu pa'am `ehat, `aphilu pa'am `ehat, ha-lailah ha-zeh ha-lailah ha-zeh sh'tei ph'amim?
On all other nights, we do not dip our herbs even once. Why, on this night, do we dip them twice?
She-b-khol ha-leilot `anu `okhlin bein yoshvin u-vein m'subin, bein yoshvin u-vein m'subin, ha-lailah ha-zeh, ha-lailah ha-zeh kulanu m'subin?
On all other nights, we eat either sitting or leaning. Why, on this night, do we eat while leaning?
Leader:
As we continue our seder, we will answer these four questions about what makes this night different from all other nights.
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