# General Information:

The young woman's lover continues describing the one he loves.

# Your navel is like a round bowl

The spot on the stomach left from the cord that attaches a baby to its mother

# may it never lack mixed wine

"may it always contain mixed wine" or "may I always enjoy its beauty"

# Your belly is like a mound of wheat encircled with lilies

The Israelites thought mounds of wheat and lilies were pleasant to look at. Much wheat was a sign that there would be much food to eat. This simile combines beautiful sights that people would not usually see at the same time.

# Your belly is like a mound of wheat

"Your belly has a beautiful color and is round like a pile of wheat"

# a mound of wheat

This is a pile of the grains of wheat after people remove the parts of it that they do not use.

# encircled with lilies

"with lilies all around it". Sweet-smelling flowers that grow in places where there is much water.