2 I am a rose^[b](A) of Sharon,^(B)
    a lily^(C) of the valleys.

² Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

³ Like an apple^[c] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved^(D) among the young men.
I delight^(E) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.^(F)
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,^(G)
    and let his banner^(H) over me be love.
⁵ Strengthen me with raisins,
    refresh me with apples,^(I)
    for I am faint with love.^(J)
6 His left arm is under my head,
    and his right arm embraces me.^(K)
7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you^(L)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.^(M)

¹⁴ My dove^(S) in the clefts of the rock,
    in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.^(T)
15 Catch for us the foxes,^(U)
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,^(V)
    our vineyards that are in bloom.^(W)

¹⁶ My beloved is mine and I am his;^(X)
    he browses among the lilies.^(Y)
17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,^(Z)
turn, my beloved,^(AA)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag^(AB)
    on the rugged hills.^[d](AC)