1. Deny not the messenger of my writing
when he comes to thee, and the knock that he makes,
١. لا تُنكِرَنَّ صَفارَ قِرطاسي إِذا
وافى إِلَيكَ وَدِقَّةَ المَكتوبِ
2. for both thou hast cured from the disease of love
by my leanness of body that bears witness, and my paleness.
٢. وَكِلاهُما عوفيتَ مِن داءِ الهَوى
بِنُحولِ جِسمي شاهِدٌ وَشُحوبي