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My beloved has gone down to his garden
The word "garden" is a metaphor for the woman. The man is finally able to fully enjoy the woman as they make love. See the explanation of this metaphor in Song of Songs 5:1. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)
beds of spices
gardens or parts of gardens where people grow spices. See how you translated this in Song of Songs 5:13. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
to graze in the garden and to gather lilies
These words are metaphors for the man enjoying her body. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
graze
"feeds" or "eats grass." The woman speaks of the man as if he were "a gazelle or a young stag" (Song of Songs 2:17) that eats plants among the lilies. Grazing is probably a metaphor for lovemaking (Song of Songs 2:1-2). See how you translated "he grazes" in Song of Songs 2:16. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
to gather lilies
"to pick lilies"
lilies
sweet-smelling flowers that grow in places where there is much water. Translate as the plural of "lily" in Song of Songs 2:1.