¹ I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. ² Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women. ³ Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. ⁴ Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love. ⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. ⁶ His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. ⁷ Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. ⁸ Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.