⁹ I said, “I will climb the date palm
    and take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
    the fragrance of your breath like apple.

¹⁰ May your mouth be like the best wine,
    going down smoothly for my beloved,
    causing the lips of sleepers to speak.
¹¹ I am my lover’s,
    and his desire is for me.