1. In that plain it flowed
Without horse or man

2. Without fire or wind
Without rise or stream

3. Without whip or lash
Without push or kick

4. It cleaved the wind like a ship's prow
Through the swelling, turbulent sea

5. It appeared in the gloom of night
Like a star from below

6. And went like a wandering palace
In place and time

7. It twisted at the bend
And climbed high as it wished

8. It flowed effortlessly
Bearing no burden

9. Still it carried us
Until my camp came into view

10. And callers called out to us
"You have reached the land of sand"

11. We replied "Nay! You have missed the name
This is home of kinship

12. Of grace and nobility
This is the tryst of longing

13. The garden of reunion
Where eyes need kohl

14. And voices, melody
Where manners are perfumed

15. And generous the souls
Where the horizons promise

16. With allure and expectation
Wherever you turn your gaze

17. Paradises unfold
Of lasting trees and flowers

18. With fountains, music and feasts
And mansions sculpted like palaces

19. With water, fresh and chaining
And meadowlarks a-chiming

20. The breeze intoxicated with love
Eternal in its bond

21. To it my longing aspires
For it is my quest's end