أغفيت قبل الصبح نوم مسهد

أغفيت قبل الصبح نوم مسهد

في ساعة ما كنت قبل أنامها

في ساعة ما كنت قبل أنامها

Before dawn I dozed, the sleep of one kept wakeful,

I fell asleep before dawn, a deep slumber

At an hour when I had never slept before.

In an hour when I had not slept before

فحبوتني فيما أرى بوليدة

فحبوتني فيما أرى بوليدة

مغنوجة حسن علي قيامها

مغنوجة حسن علي قيامها

Then, in my vision, you gave me a young slave-girl,

So I dreamt of a beautiful maiden

Coquettish, whose attendance upon me was pleasing;

Of perfect beauty when she stood

وببدرة حملت إلي وبغلة

وببدرة حملت إلي وبغلة

شهباء ناجية يصل لجامها

شهباء ناجية يصل لجامها

And a purse of coins brought to me, and a mule,

And of a radiant full moon that brought me

Gray and swift, its bridle jingling.

A swift she-camel answering her rein

ليت المنابر يابن بشر أصبحت

ليت المنابر يابن بشر أصبحت

ترقى وأنت خطيبها وإمامها

ترقى وأنت خطيبها وإمامها

Would that the pulpits, O son of Bishr, were now

Would that the pulpits, O son of Bishr, were

Ascended, with you as their preacher and imam.

Where you ascend being their preacher and imam

فسالت ربي أن يبيحك جنة

فسالت ربي أن يبيحك جنة

يلقاك فيها روحها وسلامها

يلقاك فيها روحها وسلامها

So I asked my Lord to grant you a garden of Paradise,

So I asked my Lord to grant you Paradise

Where its comfort and peace would greet you.

Where her soul meets you in peace