The Beloved about Her Lover:
1:12 While the king was at his banqueting table,
my nard
1:13 My beloved is like a fragrant pouch of myrrh
spending the night
1:14 My beloved is like a cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of En-Gedi.
The Lover to His Beloved:
1:15 Oh,
Oh, how beautiful you are!
Your eyes
The Beloved to Her Lover:
1:16 Oh, how handsome you are, my lover!
Oh,
The lush foliage
1:17 the cedars are the beams of our bedroom chamber;
the pines are the rafters of our bedroom.
The Beloved to Her Lover:
2:1 I am a
a lily
The Lover to His Beloved:
2:2 Like
so is my darling among the maidens.
The Beloved about Her Lover:
2:3 Like
so is my beloved among the young men.
I delight
and his fruit
The Beloved about Her Lover:
2:4 He brought me
and he looked
2:5 Sustain
refresh me with apples,
for I am faint with love.
The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration
2:6 His left hand caresses my head,
and his right hand stimulates me.
The Beloved to the Maidens:
2:7 I adjure you,
by the gazelles and by the young does
Do not awaken or arouse