Sol 6

  1. O moon of the quarter, you have passed through the veil.

    So make the sign plain to the beloved ones.

  2. And appear before eyes that have made themselves blind

    to all others, awaiting the good news.

  3. The lovers say, “You have loved a full moon,”

    “and you have made your heart its dwelling.”

  4. I said yes to them, then fell silent;

    how many wonders can lie within a phrase.

  5. May God protect that shining full moon,

    radiant, which kindled a fire in my ribs.

  6. I raised the battlements of my heart toward its tower,

    and every circuit of its orbit held an inner secret.

  7. The envious were amazed when it appeared

    within my secret, while they were left in loss.

  8. Would a wise person marvel, when the heart is a throne

    and this water springs from stone?

  9. What a wretched trade the people make in denial;

    my trade, indeed, is an excellent trade.

  10. Could I forget the day it glittered in my innermost being,

    while spring’s unfolding had its freshness?

  11. It spoke to me through my heart, and it is my soul,

    and raised a beacon in my heavens.

  12. I melted; it rose within me, and I marveled at myself:

    I gained honor in a state of lowliness.

  13. It supported me and clothed me in majesty,

    and granted me a trace of knowledge.

  14. So I walked toward it with an elevated step,

    and my enemies could not catch even my dust.

  15. It guarded me with kindness and gentleness

    and launched an assault on those who harbor grudges.

  16. I said to my soul, “Rejoice and be at peace:

    the beloved has lifted the veil for you.”

  17. And curtains were drawn from its veil,

    and the sign and the good news came true.

Sol 6