وربَّ طيفٍ سرى وهْناً فهيَّجني

وربَّ طيفٍ سرى وهْناً فهيَّجني

نفَى طَوارقَ همِّ النَّفسِ إذْ طرقا

نفَى طَوارقَ همِّ النَّفسِ إذْ طرقا

And many a dream-vision came by night and stirred me;

And the spirit of a vision passed gently, arousing me,

It banished the soul’s night-haunting cares when it arrived.

Banishing the disquiet of my soul when it knocked,

كأنَّما أغفلَ الرّضوانُ رِقْبتَهُ

كأنَّما أغفلَ الرّضوانُ رِقْبتَهُ

وَهْناً ففرَّ من الفردَوسِ مُسترِقا

وَهْناً ففرَّ من الفردَوسِ مُسترِقا

As though Ridwan had neglected to watch over it

As though Ridwan had left his neck exposed in his sleep

In the night, so it fled Paradise by stealth.

And, stolen from Paradise because of this gentleness, had fled.