لَقَدِ اِشتاقَ سَمعي مِنكَ لَفظاً

لَقَدِ اِشتاقَ سَمعي مِنكَ لَفظاً

وَأَوحَشَني خِطابُكَ بَعدَ بَيني

وَأَوحَشَني خِطابُكَ بَعدَ بَيني

Indeed, my hearing has longed for a word from you.

And I have missed your speech since my parting.

فَأَودِع طيبَ لَفظِكَ لي كِتاباً

فَأَودِع طيبَ لَفظِكَ لي كِتاباً

لَأَسمَعَ ما تُخاطِبُني بِعَيني

لَأَسمَعَ ما تُخاطِبُني بِعَيني

So place the sweetness of your words in a letter for me,

That I may hear with my eye what you say to me.