" 1On my bed night
after night I sought
him aWhom
my soul
loves
; I bsought
him but did not find
him.
` 1I must arise now
and 1go
about
the city
; In the astreets
and in the squares
2I must seek
him whom
my soul
loves
.' I sought
him but did not find
him.
" aThe watchmen who make
the rounds
in the city
found
me, And I said, `Have you seen
him whom
my soul
loves
?'
" aScarcely had I 1left
them When
I found
him whom
my soul
loves
; I bheld
on to him and would not let
him go
Until
I had cbrought
him to my mother's
house
, And into the room
of her who conceived
me."
" 1I aadjure you, O daughters
of Jerusalem
, By the bgazelles
or
by the hinds
of the field
, That you will not arouse
or awaken
my love
Until
2she pleases
."
" 1\, 2 aWhat is this
coming
up from the wilderness
Like bcolumns
of smoke
, Perfumed
with cmyrrh
and dfrankincense
, With all
scented
powders
of the merchant
?
"Behold, it is the traveling couch
of Solomon
; Sixty
mighty
men
around
it, Of the mighty
men
of Israel
.
"All of them are wielders
of the sword
, aExpert
in war
; Each
man
has his bsword
at his side
, Guarding against
the 1 cterrors
of the night
.
"King Solomon
has made
for himself a sedan
chair
From the timber
of Lebanon
.
"He made its posts
of silver
, Its 1back
of gold
And its seat
of purple
fabric
, With its interior
lovingly
fitted
out By the adaughters
of Jerusalem
.
"Go forth
, O adaughters
of Zion
, And gaze
on King
Solomon
with the 1crown
With which
his mother
has crowned
him On the bday
of his wedding
, And on the day
of his gladness
of heart
."