1. Between nature and command, an existence is born
Called the world of creation and command

2. I wander in it all my life for the image of my Creator
Without the existence of time, I would not perish in time

3. I melt and vanish in tenderness and youth
When I mention God in secret and aloud

4. In the image of the universes I saw my Companion
So my love's names abound in my poetry

5. If I recite a poem about a specific beloved
It is but what my heart contains

6. It is the Truth, but realities restrict it
Through intellect, senses or thought

7. My conscience and witness converse with Him
In His names, paired or single

8. I say to Him my love and hear His reply
Echoing my words, His decree flows