Att minnas dig, Herre. (Dikt) ENGLISH: Remembering You, Lord (Poem)
Jag skulle vilja minnas Dig, Herre.
Jag skulle vilja minnas det rena paradiset
i sparvens öga, detta som gjordes av Dig.
Det minner om Dig.
Jag skulle vilja minnas allt gott Du har gjort emot mig.
Jag skulle vilja minnas den ljuvligaste upplevelsen
i mitt liv, ty den pekar mot Dig.
Jag skulle minnas hoppet,
för det är som Dig.
Jag skulle vilja minnas mössens ljuvlighet,
ty liksom Du, lever de ibland oss
på ett samtidigt så underjordiskt och så överjordiskt vis.
Jag skulle vilja minnas Dig, Herre,
att Du existerar,
och jag skulle vilja glömma att jag existerar.
Jag skulle vilja minnas Ditt namn, Herre; det ljuva Allah,
och jag skulle vilja,
likt Al-Hallaj,
glömma bort mitt eget namn.
ENGLISH:
Remembering You, Lord
I would like to remember You, Lord.
I would like to remember the pure paradise
in the eye of the sparrow, this which is done by You.
I would like to remember all the good
You have done to me.
I would like to remember the most wonderful experience
in my life, because it points toward You.
I would like to remember hope,
because it is like You.
I would like to remember the loveliness of mice,
because, like You, they live among us in,
at the same time, such an underground and otherwordly manner.
I would like to remember You, Lord, that You exist,
and I would like to forget that I exist.
I would like to remember Your name, Lord; the lovely Allah,
and I would, like Al-Hallaj, like to forget my own name.
