أفديI would give my life for سطوراًlines منfrom كتابكyour letter أقبلتarrived
أفدي سطوراً من كتابك أقبلت
بعدafter الجفاءestrangement وآذنتand gave notice برجوعof a return
بعد الجفاء وآذنت برجوع
I would give my life for lines from your letter that arrived
After estrangement and heralded a return.
قبّلتهاI kissed them فاحمرّand so turned red نقشthe tracery حروفهاof their letters
قبّلتها فاحمرّ نقش حروفها
فكأننيso it was as though I رمّلتهاhad sprinkled them with sand بدموعيwith my tears
فكأنني رمّلتها بدموعي
I kissed them, and the tracery of their letters turned red,
As though I had sprinkled my tears over them like sand.
Sol 6.1