تمنيت لي عبداً ثمانون عمره

لأعتقه لما بلغت الثمانينا

I wished for a slave, eighty years old

To free him when I reach eighty

فما وجدوا في الناس من عمرُهُ كذا

ولم يك معتوقاً فحيرتهم فينا

But they did not find anyone among the people whose age was that

And he would not have been freed, so they were perplexed about us

وقالوا إله الخلق أكرمُ معتقٍ

لعبد له في العمر شيءٌ وتسعونا

And they said, "The Lord of creation honors every freed

Slave who has something in age over ninety"

فماذا تظن الله يفعل بعد ذا

بعبد رقيق يخدم الشرع والدينا

So what do you think God will do after that

With a servile slave who serves Islamic law and religion

فأفرحني ظني به أنه الذي

من النار في يوم القيامة ينجينا

So my guess about Him makes me happy that He is the one

Who will save us from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection