I have said that the soul is not more than the body.
我曾说 灵魂不能超脱肉体之外
And I have said that the body is not more than the soul.
肉体也不能脱离灵魂而行
And nothing, not god is greater to
没有任何神明能
one than oneself is.
比自己更强大
I hear and behold god in every object
我从世间万象中听到主 看到主
yet understand god not in the least.
却不能明白主的一丝一毫
Nor do I understand
也不能明白
who they are can be more wonderful than myself.
比我伟大的人们
In the faces of men and women I see god.
我在世间男女面貌上 及我镜中的形象里
And in my own face in the glass,
看到主的面容
I find letters from god dropped in the street
我找到了主掉在街上的信
and everyone is signed by god's name.
每个人都签着真主的名字
I leave them where they are,
我离开了他们在的地方
for I know that wherever I go,
因为我知道无论到哪里
others will punctually come
其他人都将及时赶到
forever and ever.
永远 永远