لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge أَفيis it in المَنامِa dream أَرىI see ذاthis
لَيتَ شِعري أَفي المَنامِ أَرى ذا
قَمَرٌa moon زارَنيvisited me عَلىwith غَيرِno وَعدِpromised meeting
قَمَرٌ زارَني عَلى غَيرِ وَعدِ
If only I knew: am I seeing this in a dream?
I wish I knew, in my dreams will I see one
A moon visited me, though no meeting was promised.
Who visited me with no promise made
صارَbecame تُربُsoil الصَراتِal-Ṣarāt مِسكاًmusk وَكافوand camphor (continued)
صارَ تُربُ الصَراتِ مِسكاً وَكافو
راً(completes 'camphor') حَصاهاits pebbles وَمائُهاand its water ماءَwater وَردِroses
راً حَصاها وَمائُها ماءَ وَردِ
Al-Ṣarāt's soil turned to musk, and to camphor
The dust of travel turned to sweet musk
its pebbles; and its water to rosewater.
Its pebbles to amber and water to rose