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The young woman continues to describe her beloved.

His eyes are like doves

See how you translated "your eyes are like doves" in Song of Solomon 1:15.

beside streams of water

The woman might be using this image to say that her beloved's eyes are moist like the streams of water. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

washed in milk

"washing themselves in milk." The doves represent the beloved's pupils. These are surrounded by the rest of his eyes, which are as white as milk. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

mounted like jewels

His eyes are so beautiful that they look like jewels that a craftsman has carefully put in place. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)