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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.