5:1  " I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk Eat, friends; Drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers."

5:2  " I fell asleep but my heart stayed awake. A voice! My beloved knocked: 'Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head feels drenched with dew, My locks with the damp of the night.'

5:3  "I have taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet, How can I dirty them again?

5:4  "My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings felt aroused for him.

5:5  "I arose to open to my beloved; And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, On the handles of the bolt.

5:6  "I opened to my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and had gone! My heart went out to him as he spoke I searched for him but I did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.

5:7  "The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, They struck me and wounded me; The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.

5:8  "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you will tell him: For I feel lovesick."

5:9  " What kind of beloved do you consider your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved do you consider your beloved, That thus you adjure us?"

5:10  " My beloved looks dazzling and ruddy, Outstanding among ten thousand.

5:11  "His head resembles gold, pure gold; His locks look like clusters of dates And black as a raven.

5:12  "His eyes resemble doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And reposed in their setting.

5:13  "His cheeks resemble a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet-scented herbs; His lips look like lilies Dripping with liquid myrrh.

5:14  "His hands resemble rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen looks like carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.

5:15  "His legs resemble pillars of alabaster Set on pedestals of pure gold; His appearance resembles Lebanon Choice as the cedars.

5:16  "His mouth seems full of sweetness And he seems wholly desirable. This person I consider my beloved and my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."