1. My friend, your letter reached me,
Bless you, how beautiful it is!

2. It reached me while I was seeking,
Still at the best of times.

3. I still hold the reed of the race
To every high virtue that can be attained.

4. It shakes the banners, fearing the swords,
And becomes defeated, fleeing.

5. The dark-lipped and slender-waisted girls
Are still inclined to serve your pens.

6. If eloquence is the abundance of speech,
You have the most eloquent tongues.

7. And if its essence is a writer,
You have many accomplished confidants.

8. If the name of your tribe is singular,
Your meaning is inclusive, how great it is!

9. If the heavens could be ascended by merit,
You would ascend and weigh down its shoulder.

10. You brought together refinement and noble lineage,
So your distinction, it has said, is most perfect.