اخذت كتابكم وذكرت عهدا

اخذت كتابكم وذكرت عهدا

قديما جددته يد الكتاب

قديما جددته يد الكتاب

I took your letter and recalled a pledge,

I took your book and recalled an ancient covenant

An old one, renewed by the letter’s hand.

Renewed by the hand of the writer

فقلت لمقلتي زو ريه عنهم

فقلت لمقلتي زو ريه عنهم

فمسته وفاضت بالسحاب

فمسته وفاضت بالسحاب

So I said to my eye: “Visit it on their behalf.”

So I said to my eyes, turn away from them

So my eye touched it and overflowed with clouds.

I touched it, and it overflowed with clouds