كِتابٌa letter أَتانيcame to me عَلىdespite نَأيِهاher distance
كِتابٌ أَتاني عَلى نَأيِها
يُخَبِّرُtells عَنof بَعضِsome أَنبائِهاher news
يُخَبِّرُ عَن بَعضِ أَنبائِها
A letter came to me despite her distance,
A book has come to me from her remoteness
telling of some of her news.
Telling of some of her news
فَنَفسيso my soul الفِداءُthe ransom لِهَذاfor this الكِتاthe letter (first part)
فَنَفسي الفِداءُ لِهَذا الكِتا
بِcompletion of “letter” إِنif كانَit was خُطَّpenned بِإِملائِهاat her dictation
بِ إِن كانَ خُطَّ بِإِملائِها
So may my soul be a ransom for this let-
So my soul is ransom for this book
ter, if it was penned at her dictation.
If it was written by her hand