Translations
I slept, but my heart was awake and listening. A voice — my Beloved is knocking! "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one — for my head is drenched with dew, my locks with the night's own drops."
I was sleeping, yet my heart was wide awake — the voice of my beloved! He is knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my companion, my dove, my flawless one — for my head is soaked with dew, my locks with the drops of the night."
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
