بَعَثْتَ لَنَا خَطّاً يُشَرِّفُ نَاظِراً

بَعَثْتَ لَنَا خَطّاً يُشَرِّفُ نَاظِراً

وَفي ضِمْنِهِ لَفْظٌ يُشَنِّفُ مَسْمَعَا

وَفي ضِمْنِهِ لَفْظٌ يُشَنِّفُ مَسْمَعَا

You sent us a letter that graces the eye,

And within it are words that adorn the ear.

فَخُذْهَا مُدَاماً مِثْلَ طَبْعِكَ رِقَّةً

فَخُذْهَا مُدَاماً مِثْلَ طَبْعِكَ رِقَّةً

وَوُدّكَ صَفْواً وَابْتِسامِكَ مَلْمَعا

وَوُدّكَ صَفْواً وَابْتِسامِكَ مَلْمَعا

So take it as wine, as delicate as your nature,

As pure as your affection and as radiant as your smile.