1. بلِقاءِ حبيبٍ مضَى تحْلمُ

    أو ثراءٍ يدومُ به تنعَمُ

    You dream of meeting a beloved who has gone,

    or of lasting wealth through which you live in ease,

  2. أو صديقٍ قديمٍ بهِ تُلهمُ

    أو أخٍ ناصرٍ دونهُ تُهزَمُ

    or of an old friend by whom you are inspired,

    or of a supportive brother without whom you are defeated,

  3. أو صبيٍّ عصَى جبَروت الزما

    نِ وفرّ إلى حيثُ لا يهرَمُ

    or of a boy who defied the tyranny of time

    and fled to where he never grows old,

  4. أو بلادٍ بها النّاسُ لا تظلِمُ

    أو ترابٍ عليهِ العدَى جُثّمُ

    or of lands where the people do not oppress,

    or of earth upon which enemies crouch.

  5. يافعًا شارخًا هرمًا تحلمُ

    بلقاءٍ سُويعاتهُ تُختمُ

    Young, in your prime, or aged, you dream

    of a meeting whose brief hours come to an end.

  6. إن غدا واقعًا فاللقاءُ علىْ

    الأرضِ اللهُ مِنكَ بهِ أعلمُ

    If it becomes real, then of the meeting on

    earth, God knows more than you do.

  7. يقظًا نائمًا ناعسًا تحلمُ

    بلِقاءٍ إذا تمّ قدْ يُندِمُ

    Awake, asleep, or drowsy, you dream

    of a meeting that, if it happens, may bring regret,

  8. إنْ رأيتَ الّذي قد حلِمتَ بهِ

    بلقاءِ جنَابكَ لا يحلمُ

    if you see that the one you had dreamed of

    does not dream of meeting your esteemed self.

  9. جالسًا راجلًا راكبًا تحلمُ

    بلقاءٍ بهِ رُبّما تَسقمُ

    Sitting, on foot, or riding, you dream

    of a meeting over which you may fall ill,

  10. إنْ رأيتَ الّذينَ سقِمْتَ لأجْــ

    ـــلهِمُ لسَقامِكَ لمْ يسْقموا

    if you see that those you fell ill for

    did not fall ill over your illness.

  11. كم حلِمتَ بمنْ بكَ لمْ يَحلُموا

    كم ظُلِمتَ بمنْ بكَ لمْ يُظلَموا

    How often you dreamed of those who did not dream of you!

    How often you were wronged by those who were not wronged by you!

  12. ما لحُلْمكَ يا غرّ مُسْتَبْعدٌ

    منهُ ربٌّ هو الأكرمُ الأرحمُ

    What ails your dream, naive one, that it excludes

    a Lord who is the Most Generous, the Most Merciful?

  13. أ لبُعدِ لقاءٍ بهِ تجزمُ؟

    فالّلقاءُ وشيكٌ ولا تعلمُ

    Is it because you are certain the meeting is far off?

    For the meeting is near, and you do not know.

  14. أم لطولِ بقاءٍ ومن فوقكَ

    ذي المنايا تحومُ وتسْتَقْسِمُ

    Or because of a long life, while above you

    these deaths hover and cast lots?

  15. أم لذنْبٍ عصيْتَ بهِ ربّكَ

    فتجنبت حُلْما بهِ تَسلمُ

    Or because of a sin through which you disobeyed your Lord,

    and so avoided a dream through which you would find safety?

  16. أم لأنّ اللقاءَ بهِ يَعرِضُ

    دونَ ما عرضَ الخلْقُ أو قدّموا

    Or because the meeting with Him offers

    less than what created beings have offered or provided?

  17. عجبًا للّذي يتجنّبُ ذكْــ

    ــــرَ لقاءٍ بهِ عمرُهُ يُختمُ

    How strange is the one who avoids mention

    of a meeting through which his life comes to an end,

  18. ناسيًا أممًا أصبحتْ قصصًا

    يسمعُ المرْءُ عنْها ولا يُصدمُ

    forgetting nations that have become stories;

    one hears of them and is not shocked.

  19. قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا

    ءٌ إذا أنت أحسنْتَ لا يُندمُ

    Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting

    that, if you do good, brings no regret.

  20. قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا

    ءٌ إذا أنت طهّرْتَ لا يُسقمُ

    Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting

    that, if you purify yourself, brings no sickness.

  21. قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا

    ءٌ إذا أنت عمّرْتَ لا يَهدمُ

    Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting

    that, if you build up, does not tear down.

  22. قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا

    ءٌ إذا أنت قصّرْتَ لا تُظلمُ

    Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting

    at which, if you fall short, you will not be wronged.

  23. قوّم الحلْمَ يا غِرُّ هذا لقا

    ءٌ إذا أنت أعطيْتَ لا تُحرمُ

    Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting

    at which, if you give, you will not be deprived.

  24. قوّم الحلم يا غرُّ هذا لقا

    ءٌ إذا أنت أعظمْتهُ تغنمُ

    Set the dream right, naive one: this is a meeting

    at which, if you hold it in high esteem, you will gain.