Some commentary on the quatrain:
As you start on the way, the way appears.
Wen you cease to be, real being comes.
Think of how you came into this world.
Can you explain how that was? No? The same way
that you came is the way you will leave.
You wander landscapes in your dreams.
How did you get there? Close your eyes and surrender,
and find yourself in the city of God.
But you are still looking…