1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
2 Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the daughters.
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my lover among the sons. In his shadow I delighted to sit, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4 He has brought me to the banquet house and his banner over me is love.
5 Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples— for I am weak with love.
6 His left hand is under my head and his right hand embraces me.
7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you, by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it delights.