1. "On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him.
2. 'I must arise now and go about the city; In the streets and in the squares I must seek him whom my soul loves.' I sought him but did not find him.
3. "The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, And I said, 'Have you seen him whom my soul loves?'