1. عَهْدِي بِهَاتِيكَ الْكَرِيمَةِ مُهْرَقٌ

    يَقَقٌ تُسَرُّ بِهِ الْعُيُونُ وَتُغْبَطُ

    I recall that noble one as a sheet of parchment,

    pure white, in which eyes delight and are envied.

  2. أَغْرَيْتَ أَجْزَاءَ الْمِدَادِ بِظِلِّهَا

    وَكَذَا الْمِدَادُ عَلَى الطُّرُوسِ مُسَلَّطُ

    You set the particles of ink against its shade,

    and thus is ink given sway over parchment sheets.