وَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَطِيَّةٍ

وَلَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَطِيَّةٍ

فَسَمِعْتُ إِسْحاقَ بن إِبْراهِيمِ

فَسَمِعْتُ إِسْحاقَ بن إِبْراهِيمِ

And indeed I heard Muhammad ibn Atiyyah,

I have heard Muhammad ibn 'Atiyya

and so I heard Ishaq ibn Ibrahim,

Then I heard Ishaaq ibn Ibrahim

حَتَّى كَأَنِّي في الْجَلالَةِ جَعْفَرٌ

حَتَّى كَأَنِّي في الْجَلالَةِ جَعْفَرٌ

وَكَأَنَّ هارُونَ الرَّشيدَ نَديمي

وَكَأَنَّ هارُونَ الرَّشيدَ نَديمي

until, in majesty, I seemed to be Ja'far,

As though I were Ja'far in glory

and Harun al-Rashid seemed to be my boon companion,

And Harun al-Rashid were my boon companion

وَكأَنَّنا فرَحاً وَلَذَّةَ أَنْفُسٍ

وَكأَنَّنا فرَحاً وَلَذَّةَ أَنْفُسٍ

نُسْقى بِعِلِّيِّيْنَ مِنْ تَسْنيمِ

نُسْقى بِعِلِّيِّيْنَ مِنْ تَسْنيمِ

and it was as though we, in joy and delight of soul,

As though in delight and joy of spirit

were being given drink in Illiyyin from Tasnim.

We were given to drink at Tasnim