My darling, I compare you to a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.

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

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I take delight and sit down, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him. He is the one who shepherds his flock among the lilies.

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

My beloved is dazzling, with a dark and healthy complexion, outstanding among ten thousand.

I belong to my beloved, and my beloved belongs to me. He is the one who grazes his flock among the lilies.

Before I knew it, I imagined myself among the chariots of my noble people.