<t /><p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Lover to His Beloved:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">You are a locked garden,<n id="1" /> my sister, my bride;p> <p class="poetry">you are an enclosed spring, a sealed-up fountain.p>

<p class="poetry">You have stolen my heart,<n id="1" /> my sister,<n id="2" /> my bride!p> <p class="poetry">You have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">with one jewel of your necklace.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="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Lover to His Beloved:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride;p> <p class="poetry">I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice.p> <p class="poetry">I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;p> <p class="poetry">I have drunk my wine and my milk!p> <p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Poet to the Couple:i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Eat, friends, and drink!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Drink freely, O lovers!p>

<t /><p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Beloved about Her Lover:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">I was asleep, but my mind<n id="1" /> was dreaming.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Listen!<n id="3" /> My lover<n id="4" /> is knocking<n id="5" /> at the door!<n id="6" />p> <p class="sosspeaker"><b><i>The Lover to His Beloved:i>b>p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Open<n id="7" /> for me, my sister, my darling,p> <p class="poetry">my dove, my flawless one!p> <p class="poetry">My head is drenched with dew,p> <p class="poetry">my hair with the dampness of the night.&#8221;p>