1. Sin has a wondrous secret
In it lies evil and good

2. In some people is bliss
In others flames

3. Beware of it, yet embrace it
For it is majestic beauty

4. Without it there'd be no intimacy
No meeting of the beloved

5. Nor prophets to lead the way
Nor the station of nearness

6. It’s the veil over creation
Both erring and rightly-guided

7. For it is the wall between
The two portions decreed

8. Mercy at its essence though
Outwardly brings pain

9. Existence is not complete
Save through it, so the wise have triumphed

10. Beware, understand,
The sun sets at night

11. And whoever calls you one day
Will surely respond