This universe was indistinct and fluid.
The empty space that by the void was hidden.
That One was by the force of heat engendered.
Desire then at the first arose within it,
Desire, which was the earliest seed of spirit.
The bond of being in non-being sages
Discovered searching in their hearts with wisdom.
Who knows it truly? who can here declare it?
Whence was it born? whence issued this creation?
And did the gods appear with its production?