1. The truth illuminated my heart until it shone
So I felt a fire on the side of the mountain

2. And I turned on my axis in a cycle
That makes the owner of its home scorn a palace

3. And I realized my essence which is a treasure
So I brought it out when I demolished the wall

4. And I saw my image, an amazing image
And I saw my description, a wondrous description

5. So whoever is like me attained wealth
And reveled and dragged his train boasting

6. He threw the shackles of existence with his illusions
And freed the shackles and undid the bonds

7. And after that he was no longer pleased with people as people
And after that he was no longer pleased with a home as a home

8. So whatever I say, I say as a reminder
And whatever I am silent, I am silent as a lesson

9. And a monastery I made my way to
And I crossed the darkness and rode the seas

10. And for its sake I reproached youths
You see them drunk yet they are not drunk

11. We were tasked with it in the course of talk
So we stood drinking its potions

12. And when we reached its bosom
We reached love and cast off dignity

13. And we flew in it relieved
And whoever ecstasy and longing shook flew

14. And glimpses of lightning flashed for them
Appearing again and again and hiding again and again

15. Wherein majesty contends with beauty
And they are between grasping and expanding, confused

16. We clamored to its monk clamorously
And we said we extended our palms needfully

17. And for the sake of your wine we crossed the desert
And braved the darkness and traversed the wastelands

18. So he said what is its bride-price with you
And we said we sacrificed the passionate souls

19. So every wise one and mention of a wise one
Toward it we inclined and to it we gestured

20. Sacrosanct from a place seen
Transcendent from a ray which faded

21. Liberated, the Jews embodied it
And after them the Christians made it a trinity

22. And the Brahmins and Persians said about it
Having ignored the truth, light and fire

23. And we were absent so we did not know our affair
Except that we were overcome perforce

24. To you O prophet of guidance
I direct speech befitting your choice

25. It called me to what I am not worthy of
Your sublimity so I came trying my utmost

26. So cover over its deficiency with perfection
And consider your acceptance from me an apology