أيها الهاتف ساجلت حماما

قابعا في الوكر بالعزلة هاما

O you who calls out, you have vied with a dove,

That crouches in its nest, wandering distractedly in solitude.

جاءه منك كتاب فاخر

وقريض صف كالعقد نظاما

A magnificent missive came to him from you,

And poetry arranged like a well-strung necklace.

يا لها من تحفة عيدية

قدرها عند ذوي الذوق تسامى

Oh, what a masterpiece of an Eid gift,

Whose worth soars high among those of refined taste.

يا كتابي سر إلى باتنة

وات عبد القادر الشهم الهماما

O my letter, travel forth to Batna,

And go to Abdelkader, the gallant and magnanimous leader.

قل له حييت مني بالرضى

تبوأت من العز سناما

Tell him: You are greeted by me with all goodwill,

And you have ascended to the very pinnacle of glory.

بالهدى عيدت عيدا زاهرا

وعلى السنة أتممت الصياما

Through divine guidance, you have celebrated a radiant Eid,

And in accordance with the Sunnah, you completed the fast.

آدنا الشمل التئاما فاصطبر

واقتنع بالكتب للشمل التئاما

Bringing our physical reunion to pass is a heavy burden, so be patient,

And be content with correspondence as our form of gathering.

واكتف اليوم بنجوانا على

بعدنا، وفقت بدأ وختاما

Suffice today with our intimate discourse, despite

Our distance; may you be granted success in every beginning and end.