Hark! my beloved! he is knocking!

Open to me, my sister, my love!

My dove, my perfect beauty! [[165]]

For my head is filled with dew,

My locks with the drops of the night.

3 I have put off my tunic,

How shall I put it on?

I have washed my feet,

How shall I soil them?

4 My beloved withdrew his hand from the door hole,