去被改变

To be transformed

去翻转自己像一只手套彻底翻过来

to turn yourself inside out like a glove

去旋转像一颗行星

to spin like a planet

去自己穿过自己

to thread yourself through yourself

以便每个白天刺入每个夜晚

so that each day penetrates each night

以便每个字句奔向真理的彼岸

so that each word runs to the other side of truth

以便每个诗节都源于它自身

so that each verse comes out of itself

发出属于它自己的光

and gives off its own light

以便每张脸都靠在一只手上

so that each face leaning on a hand

汗水渗进手掌的皮肤

sweats into the skin of the palm

以便这支笔

So that this pen

化为纯粹的沉默

changes into pure silence

我想要说化为爱

I wanted to say into love

去从马上摔下来

To fall off a horse

去以尘土弄脏你的脸

to smear your face with dust

去成为瞎眼

to be blinded

去站起来

to lift yourself

任自己被引领

and allow yourself to be led

就像失明的扫罗*

like blind Saul

去到大马士革

to Damascus

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。