68 my astonishment at death has lasted a long time because i accompanied people as the soul accompanies the body out of true affection. when they died i saw some of them in my sleep and i did not see some of them. i had made a covenant with some of them in my life to visit each other in my dreams after death if that was possible but i did not see him in my sleep after he preceded me to the abode of the afterlife. i do not know whether it was forgetfulness or preoccupation.
٦٨ طال تعجبي في الموت، وذلك أني صحبت أقواما صحبة الروح للجسد من صدق المودة، فلما ماتوا رأيت بعضهم في النوم ولم أر بعضهم، وقد كنت عاهدت بعضهم في الحياة على التزاور في المنام بعد الموت ان أمكن ذلك، فلم أره في النوم بعد أن تقدمني إلى دار الآخرة، فلا أدري أنسي أم شغل] .