كتبتُ ولو قَدَرْتُ بقدر شوقي

كتبتُ ولو قَدَرْتُ بقدر شوقي

لأفنيتُ القراطِسَ والمِدادا

لأفنيتُ القراطِسَ والمِدادا

I wrote; had I been able to write in proportion to my longing,

I would write as much as my longing allowed

I would have exhausted the paper and the ink.

Exhausting all pens and ink,

ولكنّي اقتصرتُ على سلامٍ

ولكنّي اقتصرتُ على سلامٍ

يذكّرك الولايَة والودادا

يذكّرك الولايَة والودادا

But I confined myself to a greeting

But I sufficed with a greeting

That reminds you of loyalty and affection.

That reminds you of loyalty and affection