أقسمتُ لو كاتبتُكم

حَسْبَ اشتياقي واعتقادي

I burned with longing and belief

If I had written to you all

وفعلت ما يقضي به

أسَفِي على طول البعاد

As my regret over our distance required

And done what my sorrow dictated

لَكتبتُ في خدي لكم

بسواد عيني أو فؤادي

I would have written on my cheek for you

In the blackness of my eyes or heart

ولكان ذكركمُ يج

لُّ عَن الصَّحائِف والمِداد

And your memory would have shone

Brighter than pages or ink