1. عَهْدِي بِهَاتِيكَ الْكَرِيمَةِ مُهْرَقٌ

    يَقَقٌ تُسَرُّ بِهِ الْعُيُونُ وَتُغْبَطُ

    I remember that noble one as a sheet of parchment,

    Pure white—the eyes are delighted by it and are envied.

  2. أَغْرَيْتَ أَجْزَاءَ الْمِدَادِ بِظِلِّهَا

    وَكَذَا الْمِدَادُ عَلَى الطُّرُوسِ مُسَلَّطُ

    You incited the particles of ink against her shade;

    And likewise, ink is given power over the pages.