وَحَديثُها كَالقَطرِ يَسمَعُهُ

راعي سِنينَ تَتابَعَت جَدبا

Her words are like drops of rain heard

By a shepherd through years of drought

فَأَصاخَ يَرجو أَن يَكونَ حَياً

وَيَقولُ مِن فَرَحٍ هَيا رَبّا

That made him cry out, hoping they were real,

And say in joy: Come, O Lord!