لّماwhen أتانيcame to me كِتابٌa letter مِنكَfrom you مُبتَسمٌsmiling
لّما أتاني كِتابٌ مِنكَ مُبتَسمٌ
عنwith كُلِّevery بِرّkindness وفَضلٍand generosity غَيرِnot مَحدودِlimited
عن كُلِّ بِرّ وفَضلٍ غَيرِ مَحدودِ
When a letter from you came to me, smiling
When your letter came to me, smiling
with every kindness and boundless generosity,
About endless virtues and grace untold
حكَتْmirrored معانِيهِits meanings فيin أثناءِthe midst of أسطُرِهِits lines
حكَتْ معانِيهِ في أثناءِ أسطُرِهِ
آثارَكَyour deeds البِيضَwhite فيin أحوالِيَmy circumstances السُّودِblack
آثارَكَ البِيضَ في أحوالِيَ السُّودِ
its meanings, amid its lines, mirrored
Its lines traced your brilliant imprint
your bright deeds in my dark circumstances.
On my gloomy life, as I was told
Sol 6.1