1. كتَبتُ وخطِّي حاشَ وجْهَكَ شاهدٌ

    بأنَّ بَناني من أَذى السُّقْمِ مُرْتَعشْ

    I wrote, and my handwriting—may your face be spared—bears witness

    that my fingers tremble from the torment of illness.

  2. ونَفْسيَ إنْ تأمُرْ تَعشْ في سَلامةٍ

    فأهْدِ لهَا منْكَ السّلامَ ومُرْتَعش

    And my soul, if you command it, will live in safety;

    so send it your greeting, and give the command—it will live.