I amאֲנִיthe narcissusחֲבַצֶּלֶתof Sharon,הַשָּׁרוֹןthe lilyשׁוֹשַׁנַּתof the valleys.הָעֲמָקִים
Like a lilyכְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּהamong thorns,בֵּין הַחוֹחִיםso isכֵּןmy companionרַעְיָתִיamong the girls.בֵּין הַבָּנוֹת
Like an apple treeכְּתַפּוּחַamong the treesבַּעֲצֵיof the forest,הַיַּעַרso isכֵּןmy belovedדּוֹדִיamong the boys;בֵּין הַבָּנִיםin his shadeבְּצִלּוֹI delightedחִמַּדְתִּיand sat,וְיָשַׁבְתִּיand his fruitוּפִרְיוֹwas sweetמָתוֹקto my palate.לְחִכִּי
He brought meהֱבִיאַנִיto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof wine,הַיָּיִןand his bannerוְדִגְלוֹover meעָלַיwas love.אַהֲבָה
Sustain meסַמְּכוּנִיwith raisin cakes,בָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹתrefresh meרַפְּדוּנִיwith apples,בַּתַּפּוּחִיםforכִּיI amאָנִיsickחוֹלַתwith love.אַהֲבָה
His left handשְׂמֹאלוֹis underתַּחַתmy head,לְרֹאשִׁיand his right handוִימִינוֹembraces me.תְּחַבְּקֵנִי
I make you swear,הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי אֶתְכֶםdaughtersבְּנוֹתof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםby the gazellesבִּצְבָאוֹתorאוֹby the doesבְּאַיְלוֹתof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהthat you notאִםawakenתָּעִירוּnorוְאִםarouseתְּעוֹרְרוּloveאֶת הָאַהֲבָהuntilעַד שֶׁit pleases.תֶּחְפָּץ
The voiceקוֹלof my beloved!דּוֹדִיLook,הִנֵּהhere heזֶהcomes,בָּאleapingמְדַלֵּגover the mountains,עַל הֶהָרִיםboundingמְקַפֵּץover the hills.עַל הַגְּבָעוֹת
My belovedדוֹדִיis likeדּוֹמֶהa gazelleלִצְבִיorאוֹa fawn.לְעֹפֶר הָאַיָּלִיםLook,הִנֵּהthere heזֶהstandsעוֹמֵדbehindאַחַרour wall,כָּתְלֵנוּgazingמַשְׁגִּיחַthrough the windows,מִן הַחֲלֹּנוֹתpeeringמֵצִיץthrough the lattices.מִן הַחֲרַכִּים
My belovedדוֹדִיansweredעָנָהand saidוְאָמַרto me,לִי“Arise,קוּמִי לָךְmy companion,רַעְיָתִיmy beautiful one,יָפָתִיand come away;וּלְכִי לָךְ
forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthe winterהַסְּתָיוhas passed;עָבָרthe rainהַגֶּשֶׁםis over,חָלַףit has gone away.הָלַךְ לוֹ
The blossomsהַנִּצָּנִיםappearנִרְאוּin the land;בָאָרֶץthe timeעֵתof singingהַזָּמִירhas come,הִגִּיעַand the voiceוְקוֹלof the turtledoveהַתּוֹרis heardנִשְׁמַעin our land.בְּאַרְצֵנוּ
The fig treeהַתְּאֵנָהhas ripenedחָנְטָהits early figs,פַגֶּיהָand the vinesוְהַגְּפָנִיםin blossomסְמָדַרgiveנָתְנוּfragrance.רֵיחַArise,קוּמִי לָךְmy companion,רַעְיָתִיmy beautiful one,יָפָתִיand come away.”וּלְכִי לָךְ
My dove,יוֹנָתִיin the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵיof the rock,הַסֶּלַעin the hiding placeבְּסֵתֶרof the steep slope,הַמַּדְרֵגָהlet me seeהַרְאִינִיyour form,אֶתּ מַרְאַיִךְlet me hearהַשְׁמִיעִינִיyour voice,אֶת קוֹלֵךְforכִּיyour voiceקוֹלֵךְis sweet,עָרֵבand your formוּמַרְאֵיךְlovely.נָאוֶה
Catchאֶחֱזוּfor usלָנוּthe foxes,שׁוּעָלִיםthe littleקְטַנִּיםfoxesשׁוּעָלִיםthat ruinמְחַבְּלִיםvineyards,כְּרָמִיםand our vineyardsוּכְרָמֵינוּare in blossom.סְמָדַר
My belovedדּוֹדִיis mine,לִיand Iוַאֲנִיam his,לוֹthe one who pasturesהָרֹעֶהamong the lilies.בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים
Untilעַד שֶׁthe dayהַיּוֹםbreathesיָּפוּחַand the shadowsוְ הַצְּלָלִיםflee,נָסוּturn,סֹבmy beloved,דוֹדִיbe likeדְּמֵה לְךָa gazelleלִצְבִיorאוֹa fawnלְעֹפֶר הָאַיָּלִיםon the mountainsעַל הָרֵיof Bether.בָתֶר