הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּנ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם מַה־תָּעִ֧ירוּ ׀ וּֽמַה־תְּעֹֽרְר֛וּ אֶת־הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ (ס)
Io vi scongiuro, figlie di Gerusalemme: perché destare, perché risvegliare l'amore prima che esso lo desideri?
Song of Songs
I have besworn you, [O nations], the daughters [i.e., neighbors] of Jerusalem [that you would become prey], like the roes and hinds of the field, if you vitiated or protested the love [between me and my Beloved [(by attempting to turn me from Him to you)], so long as it desires [i.e., so long as my love remains fixed in my heart and He desires me.]