On my bedעַל מִשְׁכָּבִיthrough the nightsבַּלֵּילוֹתI soughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּיhim whomאֵת שֶׁmy soulנַפְשִׁיloves;אָהֲבָהI sought himבִּקַּשְׁתִּיוbut did notוְלֹאfind him.מְצָאתִיו
“I will riseאָקוּמָהnowנָּאand go aroundוַאֲסוֹבְבָהthe city,בָעִירin the streetsבַּשְּׁוָקִיםand in the squares;וּבָרְחֹבוֹתI will seekאֲבַקְשָׁהhim whomאֵת שֶׁmy soulנַפְשִׁיloves.”אָהֲבָהI sought himבִּקַּשְׁתִּיוbut did notוְלֹאfind him.מְצָאתִיו
The watchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִיםwho go aroundהַסֹּבְבִיםin the cityבָּעִירfound me.מְצָאוּנִי“Him whomאֵת שֶׁmy soulנַפְשִׁיloves,אָהֲבָהhave you seen?”רְאִיתֶם
Scarcelyכִּמְעַטhad I passedשֶׁעָבַרְתִּיfrom themמֵהֶםwhenעַד שֶׁI foundמָּצָאתִיhim whomאֵת שֶׁmy soulנַפְשִׁיloves.אָהֲבָהI held himאֲחַזְתִּיוand I will notוְלֹאlet him goאַרְפֶּנּוּuntilעַד שֶׁI have brought himהֲבֵיאתִיוinto the houseאֶל בֵּיתof my mother,אִמִּיand into the chamberוְאֶל חֶדֶרof her who conceived me.הוֹרָתִי
I make you swear,הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי אֶתְכֶםdaughtersבְּנוֹתof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםby the gazellesבִּצְבָאוֹתorאוֹby the doesבְּאַיְלוֹתof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהthat you notאִםawakenתָּעִירוּnorוְאִםarouseתְּעוֹרְרוּloveאֶת הָאַהֲבָהuntilעַד שֶׁit pleases.תֶּחְפָּץ
Whoמִיis thisזֹאתcoming upעֹלָהfrom the wildernessמִן הַמִּדְבָּרlike columnsכְּתִימֲרוֹתof smoke,עָשָׁןperfumedמְקֻטֶּרֶתwith myrrhמוֹרand frankincense,וּלְבוֹנָהwith allמִכֹּלthe powdersאַבְקַתof the merchant?רוֹכֵל
Look,הִנֵּהhis litter,מִטָּתוֹthe one of Solomon!שֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹהSixtyשִׁשִּׁיםmighty menגִּבֹּרִיםare around it,סָבִיב לָהּof the mighty menמִגִּבֹּרֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
All of themכֻּלָּםholdingאֲחֻזֵיthe sword,חֶרֶבtrainedמְלֻמְּדֵיin war,מִלְחָמָהeachאִישׁwith his swordחַרְבּוֹat his thighעַל יְרֵכוֹbecause of dreadמִפַּחַדin the nights.בַּלֵּילּוֹת
KingהַמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהmadeעָשָׂהfor himselfלוֹa palanquinאַפִּרְיוֹןfrom the treesמֵעֲצֵיof Lebanon.הַלְּבָנוֹן
Its pillarsעַמּוּדָיוhe madeעָשָׂהof silver,כֶסֶףits backרְפִידָתוֹof gold,זָהָבits seatמֶרְכָּבוֹof purple,אַרְגָּמָןits interiorתּוֹכוֹembroideredרָצוּףwith loveאַהֲבָהby the daughtersמִבְּנוֹתof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Go outצְאֶינָהand look,וּרְאֶינָהdaughtersבְּנוֹתof Zion,צִיּוֹןat KingבַּמֶּלֶךְSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהwith the crownבָּעֲטָרָהwith whichשֶׁhis motherאִמּוֹcrowned himעִטְּרָה לּוֹon the dayבְּיוֹםof his weddingחֲתֻנָּתוֹand on the dayוּבְיוֹםof the joyשִׂמְחַתof his heart.לִבּוֹ