To be transformed

去被改变

to turn yourself inside out like a glove

去翻转自己像一只手套彻底翻过来

to spin like a planet

去旋转像一颗行星

to thread yourself through yourself

去自己穿过自己

so that each day penetrates each night

以便每个白天刺入每个夜晚

so that each word runs to the other side of truth

以便每个字句奔向真理的彼岸

so that each verse comes out of itself

以便每个诗节都源于它自身

and gives off its own light

发出属于它自己的光

so that each face leaning on a hand

以便每张脸都靠在一只手上

sweats into the skin of the palm

汗水渗进手掌的皮肤

So that this pen

以便这支笔

changes into pure silence

化为纯粹的沉默

I wanted to say into love

我想要说化为爱

To fall off a horse

去从马上摔下来

to smear your face with dust

去以尘土弄脏你的脸

to be blinded

去成为瞎眼

to lift yourself

去站起来

and allow yourself to be led

任自己被引领

like blind Saul

就像失明的扫罗*

to Damascus

去到大马士革

译注

*Saul，扫罗，使徒保罗的原名。这里所引关于扫罗的故事，记载在《使徒行转》第九章。