The Songשִׁירof Songs,הַשִּׁירִיםwhichאֲשֶׁרis Solomon’s.לִשְׁלֹמֹה
Let him kiss meיִשָּׁקֵנִיwith the kissesמִנְּשִׁיקוֹתof his mouth,פִּיהוּforכִּיbetterטוֹבִיםis your loveדֹּדֶיךָthan wine.מִיָּיִן
For fragranceלְרֵיחַyour perfumesשְׁמָנֶיךָare good;טוֹבִיםperfumeשֶׁמֶןpoured outתּוּרַקis your name;שְׁמֶךָthereforeעַל כֵּןthe young womenעֲלָמוֹתlove you.אֲהֵבוּךָ
Draw meמָשְׁכֵנִיafter you;אַחֲרֶיךָlet us run!נָּרוּצָהThe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhas brought meהֱבִיאַנִיinto his chambers;חֲדָרָיוwe will exultנָגִילָהand rejoiceוְנִשְׂמְחָהin you;בָּךְwe will recallנַזְכִּירָהyour loveדֹדֶיךָmore than wine;מִיַּיִןwith uprightnessמֵישָׁרִיםthey love you.אֲהֵבוּךָ
BlackשְׁחוֹרָהI amאֲנִיyet lovely,וְנָאוָהdaughtersבְּנוֹתof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםlike the tentsכְּאָהֳלֵיof Kedar,קֵדָרlike the curtainsכִּירִיעוֹתof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
Do notאַלlook at meתִּרְאוּנִיbecauseשֶׁIאֲנִיam dark,שְׁחַרְחֹרֶתbecauseשֶׁthe sunהַשָּׁמֶשׁhas scorched me.שֱּׁזָפַתְנִיThe sonsבְּנֵיof my motherאִמִּיwere angryנִחֲרוּwith me;בִיthey set meשָׂמֻנִיto keepנֹטֵרָהthe vineyards;אֶת הַכְּרָמִיםmy vineyard,כַּרְמִיmy own,שֶׁלִּיI have notלֹאkept.נָטָרְתִּי
Tellהַגִּידָהme,לִּיyou whomשֶׁmy soulנַפְשִׁיloves,אָהֲבָהwhereאֵיכָהdo you pasture your flock,תִרְעֶהwhereאֵיכָהdo you make it lie downתַּרְבִּיץat noon;בַּצָּהֳרָיִםforשַׁwhyלָּמָהshould I beאֶהְיֶהlike one who veils herselfכְּעֹטְיָהbeside the flocksעַל עֶדְרֵיof your companions?חֲבֵרֶיךָ
Ifאִםyou do notלֹאknowתֵדְעִיfor yourself,לָךְbeautiful oneהַיָּפָהamong women,בַּנָּשִׁיםgo outצְאִי לָךְin the tracksבְּעִקְבֵיof the flock,הַצֹּאןand pastureוּרְעִיyour young goatsאֶת גְּדִיֹּתַיִךְbesideעַלthe dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתof the shepherds.הָרֹעִים
To my mareלְסֻסָתִיamong the chariotsבְּרִכְבֵיof PharaohפַרְעֹהI liken you,דִּמִּיתִיךְmy companion.רַעְיָתִי
Lovelyנָאווּare your cheeksלְחָיַיִךְwith ornaments,בַּתֹּרִיםyour neckצַוָּארֵךְwith necklaces.בַּחֲרוּזִים
Ornamentsתּוֹרֵיof goldזָהָבwe will makeנַעֲשֶׂהfor youלָּךְwithעִםstudsנְקֻדּוֹתof silver.הַכָּסֶף
Whileעַד שֶׁthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְwas at his couch,בִּמְסִבּוֹmy nardנִרְדִּיgaveנָתַןits fragrance.רֵיחוֹ
A little bagצְרוֹרof myrrhהַמֹּרis my belovedדּוֹדִיto me;לִיbetweenבֵּיןmy breastsשָׁדַיhe spends the night.יָלִין
A clusterאֶשְׁכֹּלof hennaהַכֹּפֶרis my belovedדּוֹדִיto meלִיin the vineyardsבְּכַרְמֵיof En-gedi.עֵין גֶּדִי
Look,הִנָּyou areךְbeautiful,יָפָהmy companion;רַעְיָתִיlook,הִנָּyou areךְbeautiful;יָפָהyour eyesעֵינַיִךְare doves.יוֹנִים
Look,הִנְּyou areךָbeautiful,יָפֶהmy beloved,דוֹדִיalsoאַףpleasant;נָעִיםalsoאַףour bedעַרְשֵׂנוּis leafy.רַעֲנָנָה
The beamsקֹרוֹתof our housesבָּתֵּינוּare cedars,אֲרָזִיםour raftersרַהִיטֵנוּcypresses.בְּרוֹתִים