2:1 I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

2:2 As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. Beloved

2:3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, His fruit was sweet to my taste.

2:4 He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

2:5 Strengthen me with raisins, Refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.

2:6 His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

2:7 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires.

2:8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, Leaping on the mountains, Skipping on the hills.

2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.

2:10 My beloved spoke, and said to me, Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

2:11 For, behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing has come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land.

2:13 The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom; They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, And come away. Lover

2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

2:15 Catch for us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom. Beloved

2:16 My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.