## Listen, daughter ##

The author begins to speak to the queen and refers to her as a daughter because she is a young woman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])

## incline your ear ##

Incline means to bend forward and describes a person who leans forward to listen better. AT: "listen carefully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## forget your own people ##

This phrase asks the queen to forget the customs and beliefs of the queen's people. AT: "do not follow the customs of your people"

## In this way ##

AT: "and" or "so"

## the king will desire your beauty ##

This is a polite way to say that the king will to sleep with the queen as his wife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])