<p class="poetry">Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride,p> <p class="poetry">honey and milk are under your tongue.p> <p class="poetry">The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.p>

<p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved about Her Lover:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">While the king was at his banqueting table,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my nard<n id="2" /> gave forth its fragrance.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The fragrance<n id="1" /> of your colognes<n id="2" /> is delightful;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">your name<n id="4" /> is like the finest<n id="5" /> perfume.<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">No wonder the young women<n id="7" /> adore<n id="8" /> you!p>

<p class="poetry">The fig tree has budded,p> <p class="poetry">the vines have blossomed and give off their fragrance.p> <p class="poetry">Arise, come away my darling;p> <p class="poetry">my beautiful one, come away with me!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride!p> <p class="poetry">How much better is your love than wine;p> <p class="poetry">the fragrance of your perfume is better than any spice!p>

<p class="poetry">I want<n id="1" /> to climb the palm tree,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and take hold of its fruit stalks.p> <p class="poetry">May your breasts be like the clusters of grapes,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and may the fragrance of your breath be like apricots!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The mandrakes<n id="1" /> send out their fragrance;p> <p class="poetry">over our door is every delicacy,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">both new and old, which I have stored up for you, my lover.p>