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I sought him, but did not find him.
2 I will now arise and go about the city,
through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my soul loves.
I sought him, but did not find him.
3 The watchmen, who go about the city, found me.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one whom my soul loves?”
4 Scarcely had I passed from them,
when I found the one whom my soul loves.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I had brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room of the one who conceived me.
5 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
Do not arouse or waken love
until the correct time.
6 What is this coming up from the wilderness
like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense
made from all the fragrant spices of the merchant?
7 Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
surrounded by an elite guard of sixty warriors
from the mighty of Israel,
8 all of them armed with swords
and trained in warfare,
each with his side at his side,
prepared to protect against the terrors of the night.
9 King Solomon made the carriage for himself,
he had it made with wood from Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
its base of gold,
its seat upholstered with purple,
and its interior lovingly inlaid
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Come out, O daughters of Zion,
and gaze at King Solomon,
wearing the crown his mother crowned him with
on the day of his wedding—
the day his heart rejoiced.