<p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved to the Maidens:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">My beloved<n id="1" /> is dazzling<n id="2" /> and ruddy;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he stands out<n id="4" /> in comparison to<n id="5" /> all other men.<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Lover to His Beloved:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">My darling, you are as beautiful as Tirzah,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">as lovely as Jerusalem,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">as awe-inspiring<n id="3" /> as bannered armies!p>

<p class="poetry">Then we will shout for joy over your<n id="1" /> victory;p> <p class="poetry">we will rejoice<n id="2" /> in the name of our God!p> <p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> grant all your requests!p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Who<n id="1" /> is this who appears<n id="2" /> like the dawn?<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Beautiful as the moon,<n id="4" /> bright<n id="5" /> as the sun,p> <p class="poetry">awe-inspiring<n id="6" /> as the stars in procession?&#8221;<n id="7" />p>