1. With eyes dark as night, bright of hue,
Their lids closed with sleep weighted down,

2. Like a weary child who could not stay awake,
Who fell asleep though lights kept him awake.

3. Day and night beckoned equally,
So he turned from one and favored another.

4. Do not hesitate over what he contains-
That fair heart of one who created him.

5. A water lily perfected her wonders-
No creature contains his qualities.

6. A pure garment as though its Maker
Were the Judge of judges who created him.

7. Descendant of those servants whom
Faces of pouring clouds have masked.

8. Glory's horizon will tomorrow be
A moon for him, and truth a sealed truth.