Verse 1: Bheka, umuhle, sithandwa sami! Bheka, umuhle! Unamehlo amajuba emva kwemvakazi yakho; izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
Verse 2: Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi ezisand' ukugundwa, ezikhuphuka zigeziwe, zinamawele zonke, kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.
Verse 3: Izindebe zakho zinjengomucu obomvu, umlomo wakho muhle; izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegranati emva kwemvakazi yakho.
Verse 4: Intamo yakho injengombhoshongo kaDavide owakhiwe ngemihlobiso, okuphanyekwa kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane, onke eyizihlangu zamaqhawe.
Verse 5: Amabele akho amabili anjengezixhumu ezimbili ezingamawele ensephe, ezidla phakathi kweminduze.
Verse 6: Lize liphole ilanga namathunzi abaleke, ngiyakuya entabeni yemure nasegqumeni lenhlaka.
Verse 7: Umuhle wonke, sithandwa sami, akukho sisihla kuwe.
Verse 8: Woza umuke nami eLebanoni, makoti wami, umuke nami eLebanoni, wehle esiqongweni sase-Amana, nasesiqongweni saseSeniri naseHermoni, simuke emihumeni yezingonyama, nasezintabeni zezingwe.
Verse 9: Ungaphucile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, makoti wami; ungaphucile inhliziyo yami ngelinye lamehlo akho, ngomgexo munye wentamo yakho.
Verse 10: Lumnandi kangakanani uthando lwakho, dadewethu, makoti wami! Luhle kangakanani uthando lwakho, kunewayini, nephunga lamafutha akho kunamakha onke!
Verse 11: Izindebe zakho, makoti wami, ziyaconsa izinyosi; uju nobisi kukhona phansi kolimi lwakho, nephunga lezambatho zakho linjengephunga laseLebanoni.
Verse 12: Uyinsimu ehluthulelweyo, dadewethu, makoti wami, umthombo ohluthulelweyo nesiphethu esibekwe uphawu.
Verse 13: Amahlumela akho ayihlathi lamapomegranati anezithelo ezinqabileyo, ihena kanye nenadi,
Verse 14: inadi nesafroni, nomhlanga nokinamona, kanye nemithi yonke yenhlaka, nemure nomhlaba, nawo onke amakha amahle.
Verse 15: Siphethu sensimu, mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, sifufula saseLebanoni!
Verse 16: Vuka, moya wasenyakatho, uze wena Ningizimu, uphephethe ensimini yami, ukuze amakha ayo athaphuke; othandiweyo wami makangene ensimini yakhe, adle izithelo zayo ezinqabileyo.