1. I and the world for love's name, we are the same
Had I not seen Him with my very eyes

2. And by the dot of (the Arabic letter) hā’ in His name
In beauty I have triumphed, He being most fair

3. I knew the inner meaning of each letter's name
Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, all the same

4. I grasped the revelation and interpretation in the
Torah, Gospel, Qur’ān sublime

5. I read the writ of righteous and wicked men
Inscribed on the records of all time

6. I learned of Day of Doom and life to come
My first death and who it was that slew me then

7. I crossed the Bridge, resigned to what was plain
The balance showed which way the scales would bend

8. For love of Him, patience was my lovely friend
I cared not for the Garden, but instead

9. Was rapturous when faced with fires that rend
He turned it to a Garden, cool and fair

10. His peace restored the form that it had been
So I remained a ruby without fear

11. That harm would change my essence serene
With the vision of its Owner I rejoice