Unz þrír kvámu ór því liði öflgir ok ástkir æsir at húsi, fundu á landi lítt megandi Ask ok Emblu örlöglausa.
Önd þau né áttu, óð þau né höfðu, lá né læti né litu góða; önd gaf Óðinn, óð gaf Hænir, lá gaf Lóðurr ok litu góða.
Eismall-sut og vegvill Tils eg råka deg Maður er manns gaman
[English]
...Until three of the AEsir assembled there, strong and benevolent, came to the sea; They found on the shore two feeble trees, Ask and Embla, with no fixed fate.
They had no breath, they had no spirit, neither warmth nor voice nor fine complexion; Odin gave them breath, Haenir gave them spirit, Lodur gave them life and fine complexion.
Sorrowed by solitude and astray Until I met you Man is man's joy