1. هَذا كِتابُ مُحِبٍّ

    قَد زادَ فيكَ غَرامُه

    This is a lover’s letter;

    his passion for you has grown.

  2. أَضناهُ فَرطُ اِشتِياقٍ

    فَرَقَّ حَتّى كَلامُه

    Excessive longing has worn him out,

    so even his words have grown soft.

  3. أَما تَرى كَيفَ أَضحى

    مِثلَ النَسيمِ سَلامُه

    Do you not see how now

    his greeting is like the breeze?