1. A greeting whose fragrance spreads sweetness
I have sent it to the land of my beloved

2. Perhaps a greeting from afar
Can make up for a greeting that's near

3. And a greeting from you all to us
Will come to me with the southern wind

4. May God water the homes where we were
For they are, with their people, a stranger’s homeland

5. I yearn for Hama at all times
As the sick yearn for the doctor

6. And I wait for the breeze, perhaps in it
There will be a greeting for us when it blows

7. After separation, may we gather again
And our sun rise after its setting