To be transformed

要转变

to turn yourself inside out like a glove

要像翻手套一样把自己从里往外翻

to spin like a planet

要像星球般旋转

to thread yourself through yourself

要你自己穿过自己

so that each day penetrates each night

以便每个白天可以穿入夜晚

so that each word runs to the other side of truth

以便每一个单词奔向真理的另一面

so that each verse comes out of itself

以便每一个句子都来源于自己

and gives off its own light

并且发出自己的光芒

so that each face leaning on a hand

以便每一张靠在手上的脸

sweats into the skin of the palm

汗水都流入手掌的皮肤

So that this pen

以便这支笔

changes into pure silence

变成单纯的沉默

I wanted to say into love

我曾想说变成爱

To fall off a horse

要从一匹马上摔落

to smear your face with dust

要使你的脸蒙上尘土

to be blinded

要瞎眼

to lift yourself

要起身

and allow yourself to be led

要像失明的扫罗一样

like blind Saul

允许自己被带到

to Damascus

大马士革