¹Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

¹Nankaiza ny malalanao, ry tsara tarehy amin'ny vehivavy? Nivily nankaiza ny malalanao? Mba hiarahanay aminao hitady azy.

²My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

²Lasa nidina ho any an-tsahany ny malalako, dia any amin'ny tanim-boninkazo misy zava-manitra eo an-tsaha, hiandry ny ondriny eny amin'ny tanimboly sy hioty ny lilia.

³I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

³An'ny malalako aho, ary ahy ny malalako, dia ilay miandry ny ondry andiany eny amin'ny lilia.

⁴Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

⁴Tsara tarehy tahaka an'i Tirza ianao, ry tompokovavy havako, eny, tsara tarehy tahaka an'i Jerosalema, mahatahotra toy ny antokon'ny miaramila mitondra faneva.

⁵Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

⁵Avilio ny masonao tsy hijery ahy, Fa mampiontanontana ny foko izy; Ny volonao dia tahaka ny osy andiany, izay mandriandry eny ankilan'i Gileada.

⁶Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

⁶Ny nifinao dia tahaka ny ondrivavy andiany, izay miakatra avy eo amin'ny fampandroana; Samy kambana avy ireo. Fa tsy misy tsy mana-manana,

⁷As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

⁷Tahaka ny hasin'ampongaben-danitra ny takolakao eo amin'ny fisalobonanao.[Na : ny volonao milantolanto]

⁸There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

⁸Misy mpanjakavavy enim-polo sy vaditsindrano valo-polo ary zatovovavy tsy hita isa.

⁹My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

⁹Fa iray monja kosa no voromailalako, dia ilay ahy tsy misy kilema, vavy tokan-dreniny sady tsongaina amin'izay naterany. Ny zazavavy nahita azy ka nanao azy ho sambatra, eny, ny mpanjakavavy sy ny vaditsindrano, ka nidera azy.

¹⁰Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

¹⁰Iza moa io vehivavy mitsidika toy ny maraina, izay tsara tarehy tahaka ny volana, madio toy ny masoandro sady mahatahotra toy ny antokon'ny miaramila mitondra faneva?

¹¹I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates budded.

¹¹Lasa nidina nantany an-tsaha tsara hazo aho, hijerijery ny zava-maitso an-dohasaha, hizaha raha mitsimoka ny voaloboka sy mamony ny ampongaben-danitra.[Heb. an-tanin'egoza]Tsy nampoiziko ny nanandratan'ny fanahiko ahy ho eo amin'ny kalesin'ny fireneko be voninahitra.

¹²Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

¹²Tsy nampoiziko ny nanandratan'ny fanahiko ahy ho eo amin'ny kalesin'ny fireneko be voninahitra.

¹³Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.