My beloved is
in my head,
like a king keeps his crown,
you stay near me,
I shall never be without you.
Plaited for me
is your crown of truth,
& it caused your branches
to blossom in me-
For yours is not
like a parched crown
that blossoms not.
For you live upon my flesh,
& have blossomed upon me.
Your fruits are full & complete;
they are full of your sweetness ....
... I am putting on your regalia of love..
And Her members are with me,
and I am dependent on them;
and she loves me.
I should not have
known how to love you,
if you had not
continuously loved me.
Who is able to distinguish love,
except whomsoever is loved?
I love my{Beloved},
Yes, I myself loves Her so,
and where Her crest is,
there I must go also.
I shall be no stranger,
because there is no
jealousy when I am with you.
I have been united to Her,
because the secret lover
has found her Beloved,
because you have loved
him that is the Son,
I have seen the sun.
Indeed he who is joined to you,
truly shall be immortal.
And he who delights
in your Life will become living.
No man can distort
Your preciousness, O my love;
nor can he change it,
& put it in another place.
Because he has no power over it;
for your sanctuary,
you designed as our special place.
The beauty of your spirit
cannot be perverted by those
which are inferior to it.
You have given your heart,
O precious Love,
to your faithful believer.
Never will you be idle,
nor will you be without fruits..
For one hour of your time is
more excellent than all days and years.
For who can reject your grace?
Because your seal is known;
and your creatures are known to it-
And your hosts possess it,
& select angels are clothed with it.
Now I can't believe
you have given me your fellowship,
& ignited A Fire Inside
the darkness of mere being.
Not that you were in need,
but that I am always in need of You.
Shower upon me
your gentle rain,
& open your bountiful springs
with abundant supply
(There is no regret with you)
I praise you, O my Love,
because I love You
(You give a purpose to movement)
O Most fair & sincere,
forsake me not,
for you are my hope.
Freely did I receive
Your grace, may I live by it.
As the wind glides
through the harp
and the strings speak,
So your Spirit speaks
through my members,
& I speak through your love.
For you destroy
whatever is alien,
& everything is of you
For this it was
from your beginning,
& will be until your end.
So that nothing
shall be contrary,
I'm right here,
ready to give my life
so that you know you're not alone
& As long as I draw breath
Never Fear! Nothing will harm you.
You have multiplied an ocean
Of love within Me,
and I am zealous for more.
For there went forth a
stream from my heart,
and it became a river
great and broad;
indeed it carried away
everything, and it
shattered the barriers
which were built by men,
& were not able to restrain it,
nor even the arts of them
who habitually restrain water.
For it spread over
the surface of all the earth.
and it filled everything.
My art and my service
are in your hymns,
because your love
has nourished my heart,
and your fruits
you poured unto my lips.
For my love is yours;
hence I will sing to you.
As the sun is
the joy of them
who seek its daybreak,
so is the joy for my love;
Because she is my Sun,
& Her rays have
lifted me up;
and Her light has
dismissed all darkness
from my face.
Eyes, I have obtained
in you, and have
seen your truth.
Ears I have acquired,
and have heard your truth.
The thought of knowledge
I have acquired,
and have enjoyed delight
fully through you.
As the eyes of a son
are upon his mother,
so are my eyes, O Love,
at all times towards you.
Because my breasts
and my pleasure
are with You.
Turn not aside your
mercies from me, O my Love;
and take not
your kindness from me.
Stretch out to me,
my Love , at all times,
Your right hand,
and be to me a guide
till the end, according
to our love
let Your gentleness,
O Love abide with me,
and the fruits of your love.
Teach me the odes
of Your truth.
As is the course of anger
over wickedness,
so is the course of joy
over my Beloved;
and she brings in
of her fruits unhindered.
My joy is my Love,
and my course
is towards you,
this path of mine is beautiful.
You have generously
shown Yourself to me
in your simplicity,
because your kindness
has diminished my dreadfulness.
My heart was pruned
and its flower appeared,
then grace sprang up in it,
and my heart produced
fruits for my Love.
For by your spirit
you have uncovered
my inward being.
I move towards you,
and you fill me with your love.
And speaking waters
touched my lips from the fountain
of your Love generously.
And so I drank and
became intoxicated,
from the living water
that does not die.
And my intoxication
did not cause ignorance,
but I abandoned vanity,
And turned toward you
my love, and I am enriched
by your flavors.
And I rejected the folly
cast upon the earth,
and stripped it off
and cast it from me.
And your Love
renewed me with your garment,
and possessed me
by your light.
And from above
She gave me
immortal rest, and
I became like the land
that blossoms and
rejoices in its fruits.
And your Love
is like the sun
upon the face of the land.
My eyes were enlightened,
and my face received the dew;
And my breath was
refreshed by the pleasant
fragrance of your Love
And she took me
to her Paradise,
wherein is
the wealth of pleasure.
I beheld blooming and
fruit-bearing trees,
Their branches were
sprouting and their
fruits were shining.
From an immortal land
were their roots.
And a river of gladness
was irrigating them
in your eternal land of life.
Indeed my confidence
is upon my beloved,
and I will not fear.
And because your Love
is my security,
I will not fear.
She has woven a crown
upon my head,
and I shall not be shaken.
Even if everything
should be shaken,
I will stand firm.
And if all things
visible should perish,
I will not die;
Because you are with me,
and I with you.
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