9. "What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That thus you adjure us?"
10. "My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, Outstanding among ten thousand.
11. "His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.
12. "His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And reposed in their setting.
13. "His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet-scented herbs; His lips are lilies Dripping with liquid myrrh.
14. "His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.