Dhammapada · 16.11
Cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ, dūrato sotthimāgataṃ;Ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti āgataṃ.
Cirappavasim purisam, durato sotthim-agatam; Natimitta suhajja ca, abhinandanti agatam.
A person long absent from home, safely returned from afar — relatives, friends, and well-wishers rejoice at his arrival, welcome him gladly.
— Dhammapada 16.11
Source: Pali text from the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pali Canon (oldest extant Buddhist scripture, compiled c. 3rd century BCE). Public-domain English readings drawn from F. Max Müller's translation in Sacred Books of the East, Vol X (1881) and the Buddhist Publication Society's freely-licensed Acharya Buddharakkhita rendering.