لا تُنكِرَنَّ صَفارَ قِرطاسي إِذا

وافى إِلَيكَ وَدِقَّةَ المَكتوبِ

Deny not the messenger of my writing

when he comes to thee, and the knock that he makes,

وَكِلاهُما عوفيتَ مِن داءِ الهَوى

بِنُحولِ جِسمي شاهِدٌ وَشُحوبي

for both thou hast cured from the disease of love

by my leanness of body that bears witness, and my paleness.