Verse 1: Othandiweyo wakho uyephi, wena muhlekazi phakathi kwabesifazane; ushonephi othandiweyo wakho ukuba simfune kanye nawe na?
Verse 2: Othandiweyo wami wehlele ensimini yakhe, ezindimeni zamakha, ukuba aluse ensimini, akhe iminduze.
Verse 3: Mina ngingowothandiweyo wami, nothandiweyo wami ungowami, lapho alusa phakathi kweminduze.
Verse 4: Umuhle, sithandwa sami, njengeTirisa, umnandi njengeJerusalema, kepha wesabeka njengezimpi.
Verse 5: Susa amehlo akho kimi, ngokuba ayangiphaphathekisa; izinwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wezimbuzi owehla entabeni yakwaGileyadi.
Verse 6: Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvukazi ezikhuphuka zigeziwe, zinamawele zonke, kungekho neyodwa phakathi kwazo efelweyo.
Verse 7: Izihlathi zakho zinjengenxenye yepomegranati emva kwemvakazi yakho.
Verse 8: Amakhosikazi angamashumi ayisithupha, nezancinza zingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, nezintombi azinakubalwa.
Verse 9: Kepha ijuba lami, opheleleyo wami munye nje; ungoyedwa kunina, ungokhethiweyo wakhe owamzalayo. Amantombazana ayambona, athi ubusisiwe; amakhosikazi nezancinza bayamdumisa.
Verse 10: Ngubani lo olunguza njengokusa, emuhle njengenyanga, ecwebile njengelanga, kepha esabeka njengezimpi, na?
Verse 11: Ngehlela ensimini yamantongomane ukuyobona uhlaza lwesigodi, nokubona uma imivini iqhakazile, namapomegranati uma ekhahlele.
Verse 12: Ngingakakwazi ukulangazela kwami kwangibeka enqoleni yabantu benkosana yami.
Verse 13: Phenduka, phenduka, mShulamiti! Phenduka, phenduka ukuba sikubuke! Nibonani kumShulamiti? Kunjengokusina kwaseMahanayimi.