Since we took reign
in the realm of loving,
we have built anew
the edifice of love.
In love’s marketplace, we gave up
our imaginary existence
and for a lifetime have been trading
in the wares of non-existence.
To become an intimate
in the Beloved’s sanctuary,
we purified our heart from the thought
of anything other than Him.
We have been free for years
from the bonds of creation;
don’t imagine that
we have just now left captivity.
It is through logical argument
that the philosopher affirms God.
We, however, have pointed the way to Him
through self-negation.
From the very first day,
we have erased with the hand of love
the words “sorrow,” “toil” and “bitterness”
from the tablet of the heart.
The mystics say
our eye is the bestower of light
since we have looked upon ourselves
with scornful eyes.