1
Tazama, u mzuri, mpenzi wangu, U mzuri, macho yako ni kama ya hua, Nyuma ya barakoa yako. Nywele zako ni kama kundi la mbuzi, Wakijilaza mbavuni pa mlima Gileadi.
How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
2
Meno yako ni kama kundi waliokatwa manyoya, Wakipanda kutoka kuoshwa, Ambao kila mmoja amezaa mapacha, Wala hakuna aliyefiwa kati yao.
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
3
Midomo yako ni kama uzi mwekundu, Na kinywa chako ni kizuri; Mashavu yako ni kama kipande cha komamanga, Nyuma ya barakoa yako.
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
4
Shingo yako ni kama mnara wa Daudi, Uliojengwa pa kuwekea silaha; Ngao elfu zimetungikwa juu yake, Zote ni ngao za mashujaa.
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
5
Maziwa yako mawili ni kama wana-paa wawili, Nyuma ya barakoa yako. Ambao ni mapacha ya paa; Wakilisha penye nyinyoro.
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
6
Hata jua lipunge, na vivuli vikimbie, Nitakwenda kwenye mlima wa manemane, Na kwenye kilima cha ubani.
Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.
7
Mpenzi wangu, u mzuri pia pia, Wala ndani yako hamna ila.
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
8
Bibi arusi, njoo pamoja nami toka Lebanoni, Pamoja nami toka Lebanoni. Shuka kutoka kilele cha Amana, Kutoka vilele vya Seniri na Hermoni; Kutoka mapangoni mwa simba, Kutoka milimani mwa chui.
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
9
Umenishangaza moyo, umbu langu, Bibi arusi, umenishangaza moyo, Kwa mtupo mmoja wa macho yako, Kwa mkufu mmoja wa shingo yako.
You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.
10
Jinsi zilivyo nzuri pambaja zako, umbu langu, Bibi arusi, ni nzuri kupita divai; Na harufu ya marhamu yako Yapita manukato ya kila namna.
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
11
Bibi arusi, midomo yako yadondoza asali, Asali na maziwa vi chini ya ulimi wako; Na harufu ya mavazi yako Ni kama harufu ya Lebanoni.
Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
12
Bustani iliyofungwa ni umbu langu, bibi arusi, Kijito kilichofungwa, chemchemi iliyotiwa muhuri.
My sister, my bride, you are a garden locked up, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed.
13
Machipuko yako ni bustani ya komamanga, Yenye matunda mazuri, hina na nardo,
Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,
14
Nardo na zafarani, mchai na mdalasini, Na miti yote iletayo ubani, Manemane na udi, na kolezi kuu zote.
with nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.
15
Wewe ndiwe chemchemi ya bustani yangu, Kisima cha maji yaliyo hai, Vijito vya Lebanoni viendavyo kasi.
You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.
16
Amka, kaskazi; nawe uje, kusi; Vumeni juu ya bustani yangu, Manukato ya bustani yatokee. Mpendwa wangu na aingie bustanini mwake, Akayale matunda yake mazuri.
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.