以下是《沙与沫》的英文原文：
Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.
And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
1我永远在沙岸上行走，在沙土和泡沫的中间。会抹去我的脚印，风也会把泡沫吹走。但是海洋和沙岸，却将永远存在。
2 我曾抓起一把烟雾。然后我促掌一看，哎哟，烟雾变成一个虫子。我把手握起再伸开一看，手里却是一只鸟。我再把手握起又伸开，在掌心里站着一个容颜忧郁，向天仰首的人。我又把手握起，当我伸掌的时候，除了烟雾以外一无所有。但是我听到了一支绝顶甜柔的歌曲。
3 仅仅在昨天，我认为我自己只是一个碎片，无韵律地在生命的穹苍中颤抖。现在我晓得，我就是那苍穹，一切生命都是在我里面有韵律地转动的碎片。
4 他们在觉醒的时候对我说：“你和你所居住的世界，只不过是无边海洋的无边沙岸上的一粒沙子。“在梦里我对他们说：“我就是那无边的海洋，大千世界只不过是我的沙岸上的沙粒。“ 5 只有一次把我窘得哑口无言，就是当一个人问我，“你是谁？“的时候。
6 我想使自己完满起来。但是除非我能变成一个上面住着理智的生物的星球，此外还有什么可能呢？这不是第一个人的目标吗？
7 一粒珍珠是痛苦围绕着的一粒沙子所建造起来的庙宇。是什么愿望围绕着什么样的沙粒，建造起我们的身体呢？
8 给我静默，我将向黑暗挑战。
9 当我的灵魂和肉体由相爱而结婚。