1 I bawaa (bring) come into my gan (garden), my achawath (sister), my kalah (complete / finish). I have arah (gathered) my mar (myrrh) with my basham (spice); I have akal (eat) my yair (honeycomb) with my honey; I have shathah (drinks) my yayan (wine) with my chalab (milk). Friends akal (eat), raiyam (friends)! Shathah (drinks), yes, shakar (drink) abundantly, dawad (beloved). Beloved
2 I was yashan (asleep), but my lab (heart) was iwar (rouse / awaken). It is the qawal (sound / voice) of my dawad (beloved) who dapaq (knocks): “pathach (open) to me, my achawath (sister), my raiyah (love), my yawanah (dove), my tham (undefiled); for my raash (head) is malaa (filled) with tal (dew), and my hair with the dampness of the layal (night).”
3 I have taken off my kathanath (robe). Indeed, must I labash (put) it on? I have rachatz (washed) my ragal (feet / foot). Indeed, must I soil them?
4 My dawad (beloved) thrust his yad (hand) in man (from) the latch opening. My maih (heart) pounded for him.
5 I qawam (rise up) up to pathach (open) for my dawad (beloved). My yad (hand) dripped with mar (myrrh), my atzabai (fingers) with liquid mar (myrrh), on the handles of the manaiwal (lock).
6 I pathach (opened) to my dawad (beloved); but my dawad (beloved) left; and ibar (pass over/through) gone away. My napash (soul) yatzaa (go out / come out) out when he dabar (word / matter). I looked for him, but I didn't matzaa (find) him. I qaraa (called) him, but he didn't inah (answer / respond).
7 The watchmen who sabab (go) about the iyar (city) matzaa (found) me. They nakah (beat) me. They bruised me. The keepers of the chamawath (walls) took my cloak nashaa (lift) from me.
8 I shabai (swear / take oath) you, banawath (daughters) of Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem), If you matzaa (find) my dawad (beloved), that you nagad (tell) him that I am faint with ahabah (love). Friends
9 How is your dawad (beloved) better than another dawad (beloved), you fairest among nashayam (women)? How is your dawad (beloved) better than another dawad (beloved), that you do so shabai (swear / take oath) us? Beloved
10 My dawad (beloved) is tzach (white) and adam (ruddy). The best among rababah (ten) thousand.
11 His raash (head) is like the purest paz (gold). His hair is thalathal (bushy), shachar (black) as a irab (evening).
12 His iyan (eye) are like yawanayam (doves) beside the mayam (Waters) apayaqay (brooks), rachatz (washed) with chalab (milk), mounted like jewels.
13 His lachay (cheeks) are like a irawagah (bed) of basham (spices) with towers of perfumes. His shapah (lips) are like shawashanayam (lilies), natap (dropping) liquid mar (myrrh).
14 His yad (hand) are like galayalay (rings) of zahab (gold) malaa (set) with tharashayash (beryl). His body is like shan (ivory) ishath (work) ilap (overlaid) with sapayarayam (sapphires).
15 His shawaq (legs) are like imawaday (pillars) of shash (six) yasad (set) on adanay (master) of paz (fine) gold. His maraah (appearance) is like Labanawan (Lebanon), bachar (excellent) as the arazayam (cedars).
16 His chak (mouth) is sweetness; yes, he is altogether machamad (lovely). This is my dawad (beloved), and this is my rai (neigbor/another person), banawath (daughters) of Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem).