يا كِتاباً مِن حَبيبٍ

يا كِتاباً مِن حَبيبٍ

أَنا مُشتاقٌ إِلَيهِ

أَنا مُشتاقٌ إِلَيهِ

O letter from a beloved!

O message from a beloved

I long for him.

I yearn for him

جاءَني مِنهُ سَلامٌ

جاءَني مِنهُ سَلامٌ

سَلَّمَ اللَهُ عَلَيهِ

سَلَّمَ اللَهُ عَلَيهِ

A greeting from him has reached me;

He sent me greetings

May God bestow peace upon him!

May God bless him

كَم يَدٍ لِلدَهرِ مُذ أَب

كَم يَدٍ لِلدَهرِ مُذ أَب

صَرتُ آثارَ يَدَيهِ

صَرتُ آثارَ يَدَيهِ

How many favors Time has bestowed since I

How many hands has time effaced

saw the traces of his hands!

Since last I saw traces of his hands