We are tavern-dwellers
controlled by our breath.
We are nobodies in the two worlds
and are free from “I” and “we.”
Out of longing for Him, we were never involved
with anyone but the Predator,
and so never noticed that all our lives
we were stuck in a cage.
When we truly set foot
in the kingdom of fana,
we became free from policeman,
magistrate and judge.
Now the caravan has gone;
drunk, we have lost the way.
We are unaware of self and
the cries and bells of the caravan’s departure.
We know neither heaven
nor hell.
We are not disturbed by the passion and excitement
of lustful people.
Through God we see God’s light everywhere.
We are not like Moses,
contemplating Sinai
and a burning bush instead.
With You, O Friend, we are not ourselves —
for it is from Your light
that we bestow light
and are beyond the reach of others.