لَو أَنَّني سَمَّيتُ طَيفَكَ صادِقاً

لَو أَنَّني سَمَّيتُ طَيفَكَ صادِقاً

لَدَعَوتُهُ غَضبانَ أَو عَتّابا

لَدَعَوتُهُ غَضبانَ أَو عَتّابا

If I were to name your phantom truthfully,

If I had called your phantom truthful

I would call it 'Angry' or 'Reproacher.'

I would have named it angry or blaming

قالَ الخَيالُ كَذَبتَ لَستُ بِطارِقٍ

قالَ الخَيالُ كَذَبتَ لَستُ بِطارِقٍ

لَيلاً وَلَم أَكُ زائِراً مُنتابا

لَيلاً وَلَم أَكُ زائِراً مُنتابا

The apparition said, 'You lie; I am no caller

The imagination said you have lied, I'm no visitor

by night, nor have I been a frequent visitor.'

By night, nor an oft returning guest

فَأَجَبتُهُ كَم مِن كِتابٍ زائِرٍ

فَأَجَبتُهُ كَم مِن كِتابٍ زائِرٍ

فَاِهتاجَ يَحلِفُ ما بَعَثتُ كِتابا

فَاِهتاجَ يَحلِفُ ما بَعَثتُ كِتابا

So I answered it, 'How many letters have come visiting!'

So I told it, how many a book has come visiting

Then it flared up, swearing, 'I sent no letter.'

Then it was disturbed, swearing I had sent no letter

لا تُثبِتُ الأَقلامُ زَلَّةَ راقِدٍ

لا تُثبِتُ الأَقلامُ زَلَّةَ راقِدٍ

إِن كُنتَ بِتَّ بِحُلمِهِ مُرتابا

إِن كُنتَ بِتَّ بِحُلمِهِ مُرتابا

The pens do not record a sleeper's lapse,

Pens do not record a sleeper's stumble

if you have spent the night doubting his dream.

If with his dream you were suspicious

لَم يَعفُ رَبُّكَ عَن مُصِرٍّ مارِدٍ

لَم يَعفُ رَبُّكَ عَن مُصِرٍّ مارِدٍ

لَكِن تَجاوَزَ عَن مُسيءٍ تابا

لَكِن تَجاوَزَ عَن مُسيءٍ تابا

Your Lord has not pardoned an obstinate rebel,

Your Lord did not pardon an insistent rebel

but He has forgiven a wrongdoer who repented.

Rather He forgave a wrongdoer who repented