Qoph

1. 1

   I AM the KNOT in the endless cord of life,Binding Past to Future in the eternal Present.I am ALEPH and TAV,Beginning and end.

   All that was,And all that shall be,Now is,For in mine eyes time is not.

   Therefore am I the outset of the quest,And also the goal thereof,And I am the Way of Life.

2. 2

   This is my hidden beingBehind the face of the Vast Countenance;Therefore am I calledThe BACK of the Head which is not a Head.

3. 3

   I am the sum of all perfections.The Decad multiplied by itself.In this, my number, shall be found a keyTo the bringing forth of form.

4. 4

   My presence is the cause of every form,And to those who have eyes to see,Wherever a man may plant his foot is holy ground.

   Not alone in sanctuaries set apart,But in the street and market-place,In the abode of sinAs well as in the house of prayer,Mayest thou say with thy Father Jacob,"Surely the Lord is in this place;And I knew it not"

5. 5

   Verily, thy consciousness of bodyIs my self-knowledge of form,And by that knowledge working in theeDo I maintain thine existenceIn all states and conditions.

6. 6

   Behold, I dwell with thee, O Israel,And thou dwellest with me.Take heedThat thou despise not thy Lord in human form.