ياO غائِباًabsent one أَهدىsent as a gift مَحاbeau- (first part of “beauties”)
يا غائِباً أَهدى مَحا
سِنَهُ-ties of his (completes “his beauties”) إِلَيَّto me وَظَرفَهُand his charm
سِنَهُ إِلَيَّ وَظَرفَهُ
O absent one who sent his beau-
O absent one, your letter has arrived
ties and his charm to me,
Conveying your greetings and your charm
وَرَدَarrived الكِتابُthe letter مُضَمِّناًcontaining
وَرَدَ الكِتابُ مُضَمِّناً
ماwhat لَستُI am not أُحسِنُI do well وَصفَهُdescribing it
ما لَستُ أُحسِنُ وَصفَهُ
The letter arrived, containing
This letter contains what I cannot describe
what I cannot describe well.
It captivated my loving heart and eyes
فَحَباso it bestowed بِكُلِّwith every مَسَرَّةٍjoy
فَحَبا بِكُلِّ مَسَرَّةٍ
قَلبَheart المُحِبِّthe lover وَطَرفَهُand his eye
قَلبَ المُحِبِّ وَطَرفَهُ
So it bestowed every joy upon
I honored it with kisses and pressed
the lover’s heart and eye.
The messenger's face and palms to mine
وَلَثَمتُand I kissed إِكراماًin honor لَهُof him
وَلَثَمتُ إِكراماً لَهُ
وَجهَface الرَسولِthe messenger وَكَفَّهُand his palm
وَجهَ الرَسولِ وَكَفَّهُ
And, in his honor, I kissed
the messenger’s face and palm.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.