I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
I have compared thee, O my love, To a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
O my love [he said as he saw her], you remind me of my [favorite] mare in the chariot spans of Pharaoh.
I picture you, my dearest, as a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots!
Do not be concerned that I am dark, for the sun has changed my color.
Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove's, thy neck as jewels.
