6 Y Where has your love gone,

most beautiful of women?

Which way has he i turned?

We will seek him with you.

W 2 My love has gone down to his garden, j

to beds of spice, k

to feed in the gardens l

and gather lilies. m

3 I am my love’s and my love is mine; n

he feeds among the lilies.

M 4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah, o my darling,

lovely as Jerusalem,

awe-inspiring as an army with banners. p

5 Turn your eyes away from me,

for they captivate me. q

Your hair is like a flock of goats

streaming down from Gilead. r

6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes

coming up from washing,

each one having a twin,

and not one missing. s t

7 Behind your veil, u

your brow v is like a slice of pomegranate.

8 There are 60 queens

and 80 concubines w

and young women x without number.

9 But my dove, y my virtuous one, is unique; z

she is the favorite of her mother,

perfect to the one who gave her birth.

Women see her and declare her fortunate; a

queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:

Y b 10 Who is this c d who shines like the dawn—

as beautiful as the moon,

bright as the sun,

awe-inspiring as an army with banners? e

W 11 I came down to the walnut grove

to see the blossoms of the valley,

to see if the vines were budding f

and the pomegranates blooming.

12 Before I knew it,

my desire put me

among the chariots of my noble people. g

Y 13 h Come back, come back, Shulammite! i j

Come back, come back, that we may look at you!

M Why are you looking at the Shulammite,

as you look at the dance k of the two camps? l m