Fuaireas radharc ar an gCruthaitheoir le súile an chroí.
Ar mé, 'Cé Thusa? ' 'Tusa!' a d'fhreagair Sé.
Id' chás-sa, ní féidir fiafraí, 'Cén áit?'
Mar cad is brí le háit Duitse?
Ní ghabhann Tú tríd an tsamhlaíocht
Nó bheadh fhios againn cá bhfuil Tú.
Is Tusa an Té atá i ngach aon bhall
Gan teacht Ort thall ná abhus. Cá bhfuil Tú?
Milleadh mé agus ba é mo mhilleadh millte é
Agus is sa mhilleadh sin a d'aimsíos Thú.
Mansur Hallaj (922-309)
A Vision of the Creator
Through the heart's eyes, I saw the Creator
'Who are you?' I exclaimed. 'You!' the answer came.
When it comes to You, one cannot ask, 'Where'
For there is no where for You.
You are not filtered by the imagination
or we might guess Your abode.
You abide in every nook and cranny
and yet You are nowhere. Where are You?
I was brought to ruination, my ruin's ruin
and in that utter ruin I found You.
