¹Lo, thou [art] fair, my friend, lo, thou [art] fair, Thine eyes [are] doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

¹Endrey, tsara tarehy ianao, ry tompokovavy havako! Endrey, tsara tarehy ianao! Ny masonao dia voromailala eo amin'ny fisalobonanao; Ny volonao dia tahaka ny osy andiany, izay mandriandry eny an-kilan'ny tendrombohitr'i Gileada.[Na: volonao milantolanto]

²Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.

²Ny nifinao dia tahaka ny ondrivavy andiany efa voahety, izay miakatra avy eo amin'ny fampandroana; Samy kambana avy ireo, fa tsy misy tsy mana-namana.

³As a thread of scarlet [are] thy lips, And thy speech [is] comely, As the work of the pomegranate [is] thy temple behind thy veil,

³Tahaka ny kofehy jaky ny molotrao, ary mahafinaritra ny vavanao; Tahaka ny hasin'ampongaben-danitra ny takolakao eo amin'ny fisalobonanao,[Heb. fitenenanao][Na: volonao milantolanto]

⁴As the tower of David [is] thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

⁴Ny vozonao dia tahaka ny tilikambon'i Davida, natao ho trano fihantonam-piadiana; Ampinga arivo no voahantona eo, dia ny ampinga rehetra an'ny lehilahy mahery.

⁵Thy two breasts [are] as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.

⁵Ny nononao roa dia toy ny diera kambana mbola tanora, izay homana eny amin'ny lilia.

⁶Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense.

⁶Mandra-pangatsiatsiaky ny andro, ka efa hilentika ny masoandro, dia handeha aho ho any amin'ny tendrombohitry ny miora sy ny havoan'ny ditin-kazo mani-pofona.[Heb. mandositra ny aloka]

⁷Thou [art] all fair, my friend, And a blemish there is not in thee. Come from Lebanon, O spouse,

⁷Tsara avokoa izato bikanao izato, ry tompokovavy havako; Tsy misy kilema ianao.

⁸Come from Lebanon, come thou in. Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Shenir and Hermon, From the habitations of lions, From the mountains of leopards.

⁸Hiaraka amiko avy any Libanona ianao, ry ampakariko, eny, hiaraka amiko avy any Libanona, hitazana eny an-tampon'i Amana, eny an-tampon'i Senira sy Hermona, eny an-davaky ny liona, eny an-tendrombohitry ny leoparda.

⁹Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

⁹Efa lasanao ny foko, ry havako ampakariko, efa lasanao ny foko tamin'ny masonao an-ila sy tamin'ny rojo anankiray amin'ny vozonao.[Heb. ampakariko]

¹⁰How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.

¹⁰Akory ny hatsaran'ny fitiavanao, ry havako ampakariko! Akory ny hatsaran'ny fitiavanao! eny, tsara noho ny divay! Ary ny fofon'ny menaka manitrao dia mihoatra noho ny zava-manitra rehetra! [Heb. ampakariko]

¹¹Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk [are] under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon.

¹¹Mitete tantely toy ny avy amin'ny tohotra ny molotrao, ry ampakariko; Tantely sy ronono no ao ambanin'ny lelanao, ary ny fofon'ny fitafianao dia tahaka ny fofon'i Libanona.

¹²A garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, A spring shut up — a fountain sealed.

¹²Saha voahidy ny havako ampakariko, loharano voahidy, fantsakan-drano voaisy tombo-kase.[Heb. anabaviko]

¹³Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates, With precious fruits,

¹³Hianao no saha anirian'ny ampongaben-danitra tsara voa, sady misy kofera sy narda,

¹⁴Cypresses with nard — nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.

¹⁴Eny, narda sy safrona, veromanitra sy havozomanitra sy ny hazo misy ny ditin-kazo mani-pofona rehetra. Miora sy hazo manitra Mbamin'ny zava-manitra tsara rehetra;[Heb. ahalota]

¹⁵A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!

¹⁵Loharano ao an-tanimboly ianao, loharano miboiboika, ary renirano kely avy any Libanona.Mifohaza, ry rivotra avy any avaratra; avia, ry avy any atsimo, Mitsofa eny an-tsahako hielezan'ny fofony manitra. Aoka ny malalako hankatỳ an-tanimboliny ka hihinana ny voankazony tsara.

¹⁶Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!

¹⁶Mifohaza, ry rivotra avy any avaratra; avia, ry avy any atsimo, Mitsofa eny an-tsahako hielezan'ny fofony manitra. Aoka ny malalako hankatỳ an-tanimboliny ka hihinana ny voankazony tsara.