## lay on his couch ##

"sat at his table"

## emitted its fragrance ##

"gave off its good smell"

## nard ##

an oil that people got from the expensive nard or spikenard (valerian plant with small pink or white flowers) and used to make their skin soft to have a pleasant odor.

## My beloved is to me like ##

"For me, my beloved is like"

## spends the night lying between my breasts ##

"lies between my breasts all night long." Women put a small amount of expensive myrrh between their breasts to give them a continual pleasant odor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## henna flowers ##

flowers from a small desert tree that people used as a perfume