Spring’s Gift
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I envy the sand that met his feet
Jeg misunder sandet, der mødte hans fødder
I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet
Jeg misunder honningen, han smagte så sød
Of birds that hovered above his head
Fuglene, der svævede over hans hoved
Of spiders who spun their sacred web
Edderkopperne, der spandt deres hellige spind
To save him from his enemies
For at frelse ham fra hans fjender
I envy clouds formed from the seas
Jeg misunder skyer, dannet af havene
That gave him cover from the heat
Som gav ham ly mod varmen
Of a sun whose light could not compete
Fra en sol, hvis lys ej kunne måle sig
With his, whose face did shine so bright
Med hans, hvis ansigt strålede så klart
That all was clear in blinding night
At alt stod tydeligt i den blændende nat
I envy sightless trees that gazed
Jeg misunder blinde træer, der skuede
Upon his form completely dazed
Mod hans skikkelse, fuldkommen bjergtaget
Not knowing if the sun had risen
Uvidende om, hvorvidt solen var stået op
But felt themselves in unison
Men de følte sig i samklang
With those who prayed, and fasted too
Med dem, der bad og fastede tillige
Simply because he told them to
Blot fordi han bad dem om det
With truth and kindness, charity
Med sandhed og venlighed, gavmildhed
From God who gave such clarity
Fra Gud, som gav sådan klarhed
His mercy comes in one He sent
Hans nåde kommer i den, Han sendte
To mold our hearts more heaven bent
For at vende vore hjerter mod himlen
I envy all there at his side
Jeg misunder alle dem ved hans side
Who watched the turning of the tide
Som så tidevandet vende
As truth prevailed and falsehood fled
Da sandheden sejrede og løgnen flygtede
And hope restored life to the dead
Og håbet gav liv til de døde på ny
Men and Women through him found grace
Mænd og kvinder fandt nåde gennem ham
To seek together God’s noble face
For sammen at søge Guds ædle åsyn
I envy the cup that gave him drink
Jeg misunder bægeret, der gav ham drikke
His thoughts that helped us all to think
Hans tanker, der hjalp os alle at tænke
To be one thought that passed his mind
At være én tanke, der strejfede hans sind
Inspiring him to act so kind
Som inspirerede ham til så mild en dåd
For me this world is not one jot
For mig er denne verden ikke en tøddel værd
If I could simply be a thought
Hvis blot jeg kunne være en tanke
From him to God throughout the ages
Fra ham til Gud gennem tiderne
As revelation came in stages
Mens åbenbaringen kom i stadier
I pity all who think it odd
Jeg ynker alle, der finder det sært
To hear him say there is one God
At høre ham sige, at der er én Gud
Or he was sent by God to men
Eller at han var sendt af Gud til mennesket
To hone their spirits’ acumen
For at skærpe deres ånds indsigt
It’s pride that blinds us from the sight
Det er hovmod, der blinder os for det syn
That helps good men to see his light
Der hjælper gode mænd at se hans lys
He taught us all to be God’s slaves
Han lærte os alle at være Guds tjenere
And he will be the one who saves
Og han vil være den, der frelser
Humanity from sinful pride
Menneskeheden fra syndigt hovmod
Muhammad has God on his side
Muhammed har Gud ved sin side
So on this day be blessed and sing
Så vær velsignet på denne dag og syng
For he was born to grace our Spring
For han blev født for at pryde vort forår
With lilies, flowers, life’s rebirth
Med liljer, blomster, livets genfødsel
In a dome of green like his on earth
I en grøn kuppel lig hans på jord