Come closer, come closer, O faithful one

Pass beyond me and us, and come quickly

Come closer, pass beyond us and me

Come closer, so that neither you nor we remain

Abandon pride and arrogance, and take

In place of pride, such majesty

He said 'Am I not?' and you said 'Yes'

What is the gratitude for 'Yes'? Enduring affliction

What is the secret of 'Yes'? It means 'I am'

Knock on the door of poverty and annihilation

Go from place and also do not go from place

Where is place from, and where is the placeless Presence?

Cleanse yourself of self and become all dust

So that from your dust, a plant may grow

And if you become dry like a plant, burn gladly

So that from your burning, light may shine

And if you become ashes from the burning

Your ashes will be alchemy

Look into the unseen, how alchemy works

That from a handful of dust, it creates you

From the palm of the sea, it paints the earth

It paints the black smoke as the sky

It makes a morsel of bread the aid of the soul

It gives these knowledges to the wind of breath

Before such work and majesty, surrender your soul

Poverty knows generosity and munificence in the soul

You give Him a soul full of ailments

And receive a joyful and boundless soul in return

I will cease this speaking and be silent

In silence, a life-giving speech