1 Eastward at first the revelation was generated: God disclosed bright flashes from the summit,

Disclosed His deepest, nearest revelations, the source of the non-existent and existent.

2 Let this Word come forward, found in the worlds for earliest generation.

For Him they set this radiant vault in motion.

3 He, the All-Knowing, declareth all things' generations.

He from the midst of prayer hath taken His prayer. On high, below, spread forth is His power.

4 For He, true to the law of earth and heaven, established both the mighty worlds securely.

Mighty, He propped apart the sky, our earthly home, and air's mid-region.

5 He from the depth bringeth forth ever anew, the Lord of Prayer, the world's sole Lord and Ruler.

From light was born the Day with all its lustre: through this let sages live endowed with splendour.

6 The sage and poet verily advanceth the statute of that mighty God, the First.

Many were born here beside him: they slumbered when the foremost side was opened.

7 The man who seeks the Friend of the angels with worship,

Crying to Him, "Thou art the Creator of all things!"—the wise God, self-sufficient, never injures.