To My Daughter- Poem by MOHAMMAD SKATI

O MY DAUGHTER, RANEEM! I SEND ALL MY BEST GREETINGS WISHING YOU GOOD HEALTH AND CAREFREE IN THIS WORLD. I SEND YOU ALL FRAGRANT ROSES AND FLOWERS. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? I GUESS YOU ARE IN YOUR ROOM ON YOU DESK BESIDE YOUR BOOKS. I'M SURE YOU ARE TIRED AND YOUR EYES GOT TIRED. MY LOVE FOR YOU IS INFINITE. YOU ARE A PIECE OF MY LIVER! YOU ARE IN MY HEART DWELLING FOR EVER. IT'S COLD AND WET OVER THERE AND NIGHT EVENING IS SITTING CLOSER TO YOU. I PRAY GOD FOR YOU. YOU VOICE LIVES ETERNAL IN MY HEART. YOU ARE MY SOUL ITSELF. I AM SORRY OF BEING SO FAR FROM YOU. O MY DEAR, RANEEM! FROM MY HEART MORE AND MORE GREETINGS WISHING YOU TO PASS ALL YOUR EXAMS. O MY LITTLE DAUGHTER! I SAY FAREWELL TO YOU WITH TEARFUL EYES, BUT MY HEART IS FULL OF JOY.