وقفت على ما جاءني من كتابكم

وقفت على ما جاءني من كتابكم

وكان لآلام القلوب مداويا

وكان لآلام القلوب مداويا

I read the letter that reached me from you,

I stopped at what came to me from your letter

And it was a balm for the pains of hearts.

And it was a remedy for the pains of hearts

وهيج لي شوقا وما كان كامنا

وهيج لي شوقا وما كان كامنا

وأذكرني عهدا وما كنت ناسيا

وأذكرني عهدا وما كنت ناسيا

And it stirred longing in me, though it had not lain dormant,

It stirred in me a passion that was dormant

And reminded me of a bond, though I had not forgotten.

And reminded me of a pact I had not forgotten