How beautiful (you are) , my darling — how very beautiful ! Your eyes are (like) doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing ; each has its twin , and not one (is) lost.
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon , and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
Your neck is like the tower of David , built with rows of stones ; on it hang a thousand shields , all of them shields of warriors.
Your breasts ... are like two fawns , twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Before the day breaks and the shadows flee , I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh ... and to the hill of frankincense.
You are altogether beautiful , my darling ; (there is) no flaw.
Come with me from Lebanon , my bride , (come) with me from Lebanon ! Descend from the peak of Amana , from the summits of Senir and Hermon , from the dens of the lions , from the mountains of the leopards.
You have captured my heart , my sister , my bride ; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes , with one jewel of your neck.
How delightful (is) your love , my sister , my bride ! Your love is much better than wine , and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Your lips , my bride , drip sweetness like the honeycomb ; honey and milk are under your tongue , and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
My sister , my bride , (you are) a garden locked up , a spring enclosed , a fountain sealed.
Your branches (are) an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits , with henna (and) nard ,
with nard and saffron , (with) calamus and cinnamon , with every kind of frankincense tree , with myrrh and aloes , with all the finest spices.
You are a garden spring , a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.
Awake , O north wind , and come , O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.