Bright are Thy tresses, brighten them even more, and ravish my eyes, ravish my mind, ravish my heart and soul.

That love should be concealed, and beauty should be veiled! Reveal Thyself to me, O Lord, or reveal me to myself.

Thou art the eternal ocean; I am a rivulet; make me a part of Thee, O Lord, or make me fathomless.

If I possess a pearl within, give it a starry lustre, but if I am a piece of brick, give it a diamond’s sheen.

If of spring I cannot sing as a bird of paradise; make this half-enrapturcd soul a skylark of Thy spring.

Why did You order me to quit the Garden of Eden? Now there is much to be done here, so just wait for me!

When the roll of my deeds is brought up on the Day of Reckoning; be ashamed as You will shame me.