I compare you, my darling,
to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

M Like a lily among thorns,
so is my darling among the young women.

W Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest,
so is my love among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

W My love is mine and I am his;
he feeds among the lilies.

Your breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle, that feed among the lilies.

W My love is fit and strong,
notable among ten thousand.

I am my love’s and my love is mine;
he feeds among the lilies.

Before I knew it,
my desire put me
among the chariots of my noble people.

Come, my love,
let’s go to the field;
let’s spend the night among the henna blossoms.