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My beloved is to me like a cluster of henna flowers
Henna flowers have a fragrance that people enjoy. The woman enjoys her beloved. She adds "to me" to show that she does not expect anyone else to enjoy her beloved in this way. Alternate translation: "I enjoy my beloved as much as I enjoy the smell of clusters of henna flowers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
henna flowers
flowers from a small desert tree that people used as a perfume