Dead yet I was, then came to life, weeping I was, then came to laugh
Love's kingdom came, I came to be, the kingdom of eternity
My eye is full, my soul is bold, a lion's heart is what I have, the morning star, bright I became
Said: "You're not mad, don't belong here," then I went mad, bound up in chains
Said: "You are drunk, get out of here," then I got drunk, bubbling with joy
Said: "You're not dead, not in joy drowned," before his face, I died and bowed
Said: "You're so smart, drunk on your doubt," a fool I became, straight lifted out
Said: "You're the candle of this folk," I said, "I'm not, I'm wisps of smoke"
Said: "You're a shaykh, you're the leader." "I'm but a slave to your command."
He said: "You have feathers and wings. I will not give you feathered wings." Seeking these wings, I lost my wings.
New fortune said: "Don't come my way, I'll come to you."
Old love then said: "Don't leave my heart."" I said, "I won't, I'll stay, I'm still."
You are the fountain of the sun, I am the shade of the willow,
You strike my head, I drop and melt
Heart felt the new glow of my soul, my heart opened, wove a new stole,
I turned against that tattered one
Form of the soul swaggered with pride, slave though I was, Lord I became
Thanks your paper gives for your sweets, limitless it came to me and I dwelt in it
Thanks heaven's sphere gives for the king and the kingdom and the angel,
for through his grace I have become bright and graceful
Thanks the Knower of Truth gives for the fact that we've outstripped the rest;
high up above the seven lay-ers I became a shining star
I was Venus, became the moon, and I became two-hundred skies;
I was Joseph, now I became the Joseph seed
O famous moon, I am all yours, look upon me, and on yourself,
for from the trace of your smile, I have become a garden of roses smiling
Move silently, like a chessman, yourself all tongue, for through the king
of the world's face, I have become happy and blessed.