Song of Songs 4
Solomon’s Love Expressed
(The Bridegroom)
How very beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are like those of a dove;
Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats
That have descended from Mount Gilead [beyond the Jordan].
Which have come up from washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has lost her young.
And your mouth is lovely.
Your temples are like a slice of the pomegranate
Behind your veil.
Built with rows of [glistening] stones,
Whereon hang a thousand shields,
All of them shields of warriors.
Twins of a gazelle
Which feed among the lilies.
And the shadows flee away,
[In my thoughts] I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
There is no flaw nor blemish in you!
May you come with me from Lebanon.
Journey down from the top of Amana,
From the summit of Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
You have ravished my heart and given me courage with a single glance of your eyes,
With one jewel of your necklace.
How much better is your love than wine,
And the fragrance of your oils
Than all kinds of balsam and spices.
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.
[A paradise] with precious fruits, henna with fragrant plants,
With all trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.
A well of fresh and living water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.”
And come, south wind [blow softly upon my garden];
Make my garden breathe out fragrance, [for the one in whom my soul delights],
Let its spices flow forth.
Let my beloved come into his garden
And eat its choicest fruits.”
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