Song of Solomon 3:2-4

Good News Translation

² I went wandering through the city,
    through its streets and alleys.
I looked for the one I love.
    I looked, but couldn't find him.
³ The sentries patrolling the city saw me.
    I asked them, “Have you found my lover?”
⁴ As soon as I left them, I found him.
I held him and wouldn't let him go
    until I took him to my mother's house,
    to the room where I was born.