Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:—
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
‘What writest thou?’—The vision rais’d its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answer’d, ‘The names of those who love the Lord.’
‘And is mine one?’ asked Abou. ‘Nay, not so,’
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerly still; and said, ‘I pray thee, then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow men.’
The angel wrote, and vanish’d. The next night
It came again with a great wakening light,
And show’d the names whom love of God had blest,
And lo! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest.
阿布·本·阿达萨摩（愿他的部落昌盛），
在一个静谧的夜晚从睡梦中惊醒，
他看到他的屋子内洒满了月光，
就像圣洁的百合越发明亮。
有一个天使正在金光闪闪的簿册上书写：
异常的平静让本·阿达萨摩大胆起来，
他对着房子里出现的天使说：
“你在写什么？”——这个天使抬起头，
用亲切和蔼的目光打量着他
然后说:“热爱真主的名单。”
“我也是其中的一个吗？”阿布问。“不，你不是，”
天使回答到。阿布说话的声音变得低沉，
但他仍欢呼雀跃的说：“我祈求你，
把我也写进那些热爱真主的名单。”
天使写完后，就消失了。第二天夜里
它带着唤醒的圣光又回到原地，
他看到那些热爱上帝的子民都得到了保佑，
瞧，本·阿达萨摩的名字位居榜首。
