Song of Solomon 2

2I am a rose ^pqof Sharon,

a lily ^rof the valleys. ^s

M²Like a lily among thorns,

so is my darling among the young women.

W³Like an apricot ^ttree among the trees of the forest,

so is my love among the young men.

I delight to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

⁴He brought me to the banquet hall, ^uv

and he looked on me with love. ^wx

⁵Sustain me with raisins;

refresh me with apricots, ^y

for I am lovesick. ^z

⁶His left hand is under my head,

and his right arm embraces me. ^ab

⁷Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you

by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:

do not stir up or awaken love

until the appropriate time. ^cd

⁸Listen! My love is approaching.

Look! Here he comes,

leaping over the mountains, ^e

bounding over the hills.

⁹My love is like a gazelle

or a young stag. ^f

Look, he is standing behind our wall,

gazing through the windows,

peering through the lattice.

¹⁰My love calls to me:

MArise, ^gmy darling.

Come away, my beautiful one.

¹¹For now the winter is past;

the rain has ended and gone away.

¹²The blossoms appear in the countryside.

The time of singing ^hhas come,

and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land. ⁱ

¹³The fig tree ripens its figs; ^j

the blossoming vines give off their fragrance. ^k

Arise, my darling.

Come away, my beautiful one.

¹⁴My dove, ^lin the clefts of the rock, ^m

in the crevices of the cliff,

let me see your face, ⁿ

let me hear your voice; ^o

for your voice is sweet,

and your face is lovely. ^p

(W)¹⁵Catch the foxes for us ^q—

the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—

for our vineyards are in bloom. ^r

W¹⁶My love is mine and I am his; ^s

he feeds among the lilies.

¹⁷Before the day breaks ^t

and the shadows flee,

turn to me, my love, and be like a gazelle

or a young stag ^uon the divided mountains. ^vw