[Verse 1]
Twenty-two foundation letters
Engraved in voice, carved in wind
Fixed in mouth in five places
In throat
In palate
In tongue
In teeth
In lips
Twenty-two letters he tied in his tongue
And revealed his secret
He drew them up in water
Ignited them in fire
Sounded them in wind
Set them on fire in seven
Led them in twelve constellations
Twenty-two letters
He engraved them
Carved them
Weighed them
Exchanged them
Permutated them
And created with them
The soul of all created
And of all future created
[Chorus]
He created substance from chaos
Made nothing something
Carved great stones
From air that cannot be conceived
[Verse 2]
Twenty-two foundation letters
Three mothers, seven doubles
Mem silent, Shin whistles
Aleph, the law that balances them
Three mothers begat three fathers
From whom emerged fire, wind and water
Seven doubles
Bet-vet, gimmel-jimmel, dalet-ralet, kaf-chaf, peh-feh, resh-rhesh, tav-thav
Seven doubles
Seven, not six
Seven doubles
Seven, not eight
Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and mouth
Go calculate what the mouth cannot speak and the ear cannot hear
[Chorus]
He created substance from chaos
Made nothing something
Carved great stones
From air that cannot be conceived
[Verse 3]
Twelve simple ones
He, vav, zayin, het, tet, yod, lamed, nun, samech, ‘ayin, tzadi, kuf
He engraved them, carved them, weighed them, exchanged them, permutated them and created with them
Twelve leaders in the soul
Two hands, two feet, two kidneys, spleen, liver, bladder, stomach, intestines, belly
Two mockers – two joyous
Two counselors – two counseled
Two hunters – two hunted
This as well as that
He made them like a state
And arranged them as in battle
[Chorus]
He created substance from chaos
Made nothing something
Carved great stones
From air that cannot be conceived