The Lover to His Beloved:
7:1 (7:2) How beautiful are your sandaled 1 feet,
O nobleman’s daughter! 2
The curves 3 of your thighs 4 are like jewels,
the work of the hands of a master craftsman.
7:2 Your navel 5 is a round mixing bowl 6 –
may it never lack 7 mixed wine! 8
Your belly 9 is a mound of wheat,
encircled 10 by lilies.
7:3 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle.
7:4 Your neck is like a tower made of ivory. 11
Your eyes are the pools in Heshbon
by the gate of Bath-Rabbim. 12
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
overlooking Damascus.
7:5 Your head crowns 13 you like Mount Carmel. 14
The locks of your hair 15 are like royal tapestries 16 –
the king is held captive 17 in its tresses!