1. She gave me a written paper
With which she pleased the angry conscience
١. أَهدَت إِلَيَّ صَحيفَةً مَكتوبَةً
أَرضَت بِها سُخطَ الضَميرِ العاتِبِ
2. Oh how I wish I was placed in the folds of her reply
So I could kiss the hand of that writer
٢. يا لَيتَني ضُمِّنتُ طَيَّ جَوابِها
حَتّى أُقَبِّلَ كَفَّ ذاكَ الكاتِبِ