أَتاني كِتابٌ مِنكَ يَحمِلُ أَنعُماً

أَتاني كِتابٌ مِنكَ يَحمِلُ أَنعُماً

وَما خِلتُ أَنَّ البَحرَ تَحويهِ أَوراقُ

وَما خِلتُ أَنَّ البَحرَ تَحويهِ أَوراقُ

A letter from you reached me, bearing favors.

A letter has come to me from you, bearing gifts

And I never imagined that sheets of paper could contain the sea.

Though it was not empty, for the sea holds its pages

وَإِنّي عَلى ذاكَ الجَميلِ لَشاكِرٌ

وَإِنّي عَلى ذاكَ الجَميلِ لَشاكِرٌ

وَإِنّي إِلى ذاكَ الجَمالِ لَمُشتاقُ

وَإِنّي إِلى ذاكَ الجَمالِ لَمُشتاقُ

And I am indeed grateful for that kindness.

And I, for that beauty, am thankful

And I do indeed long for that beauty.

And I, for that grace, do yearn