عَهْدِيmy recollection بِهَاتِيكَof that one الْكَرِيمَةِthe noble one مُهْرَقٌa sheet of parchment
عَهْدِي بِهَاتِيكَ الْكَرِيمَةِ مُهْرَقٌ
يَقَقٌpure white تُسَرُّare gladdened بِهِby it الْعُيُونُthe eyes وَتُغْبَطُand are envied
يَقَقٌ تُسَرُّ بِهِ الْعُيُونُ وَتُغْبَطُ
I recall that noble one as a sheet of parchment,
pure white, in which eyes delight and are envied.
أَغْرَيْتَyou incited أَجْزَاءَthe particles الْمِدَادِof ink بِظِلِّهَاagainst its shade
أَغْرَيْتَ أَجْزَاءَ الْمِدَادِ بِظِلِّهَا
وَكَذَاand thus الْمِدَادُthe ink عَلَىover الطُّرُوسِthe parchment sheets مُسَلَّطُgiven sway
وَكَذَا الْمِدَادُ عَلَى الطُّرُوسِ مُسَلَّطُ
You set the particles of ink against its shade,
and thus is ink given sway over parchment sheets.