ولما انتهينا للخيال الذي سرى

ولما انتهينا للخيال الذي سرى

اذا الدار قفر والمزار بعيد

اذا الدار قفر والمزار بعيد

And when we reached the apparition that had come by night,

When we had finished with the dreams that passed,

Behold, the dwelling was deserted, and the place of visitation far away.

Behold, the house was deserted and the tomb far off.

فقلت لعيني عاودي النوم واهجعي

فقلت لعيني عاودي النوم واهجعي

لعل خيالا طارقا سيعودُ

لعل خيالا طارقا سيعودُ

So I said to my eye, “Return to sleep and slumber;

So I said to my eyes, go back to sleep and slumber,

Perhaps a night-visiting apparition will return.”

Perhaps a new dream will return and visit.