كتابكyour letter درياقantidote الفؤادthe heart منfrom الأسىsorrow
كتابك درياق الفؤاد من الأسى
وللعينand for the eye منfrom قبلbefore الفؤادthe heart جلاءbrightening
وللعين من قبل الفؤاد جلاء
Your letter is the heart’s antidote to sorrow,
Your book is a shield for the heart from sorrow
and a brightening for the eye before the heart.
And for the eye, before the heart, clarity
أتانيit came to me علىat إشفاءnearing death نفسيmy soul منfrom النوىseparation
أتاني على إشفاء نفسي من النوى
فعاجلهاso it swiftly reached it برءrecovery بهthrough it وشفاءand healing
فعاجلها برء به وشفاء
It came to me as my soul neared death from separation,
It came to me for the healing of my soul from cares
so through it, recovery and healing swiftly reached my soul.
So I hastened to cure it with it, and healing