2 I am a rose^[b](A) of Sharon,^(B)
    a lily^(C) of the valleys.

¹⁶ Awake, north wind,
    and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,^(A)
    that its fragrance^(B) may spread everywhere.
Let my beloved^(C) come into his garden
    and taste its choice fruits.^(D)

5 I have come into my garden,^(A) my sister, my bride;^(B)
    I have gathered my myrrh with my spice.
I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey;
    I have drunk my wine and my milk.^(C)

Eat, friends, and drink;
    drink your fill of love.

¹³ His cheeks^(A) are like beds of spice^(B)
    yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies^(C)
    dripping with myrrh.^(D)