2:1  " I call myself the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys."

2:2  " Like a lily among the thorns, So lives my darling among the maidens."

2:3  " Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So lives my beloved among the young men In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit tasted sweet.

2:4  "He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me consists of love.

2:5  "Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I feel lovesick.

2:6  "Let him place his left hand under my head And his right hand embrace me."

2:7  " I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, That you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."

2:8  " Listen! My beloved! Behold, he comes, Climbing on the mountains,Leaping on the hills!

2:9  "My beloved resembles a gazelle or a young stag Behold, he stands behind our wall, He looks through the windows, He peers through the lattice.

2:10  "My beloved responded and said to me,' Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along.

2:11  'For behold, the winter has passed, The rain has gone.

2:12  'The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove we hear in our land.

2:13  'The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, And come along!'"

2:14  "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, Let me see your form, Let me hear your voice; For your voice sounds sweet, And your form looks lovely."

2:15  " Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that ruin the vineyards, While our vineyards blossom."

2:16  " My beloved belongs to me, and I belong to him; He pastures his flock among the lilies.

2:17  " Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and run like a gazelle Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether."