1. O epitome of refinement, grace and virtue
Supreme in knowledge, outshining the stars

2. We wrote to you when prose fell short
With ease, from one whose heart lies open

3. If you uphold our covenant, O brother of glory
May your soul be ransom for where this book lies

4. That is a fair hand I extend to you
With the sincere love you hold in my heart

5. Were it not for your resolve to repent
Far spread, in East and West, this tale of you

6. I would have graced your mouth with a kiss
But fear you'd be drunk, O crowning of comrades

7. Though it be a sin, as you know
Lighter to the ardent lover than any sin