تقدم في الطبِّ عبدُ العزيزِ

تقدم في الطبِّ عبدُ العزيزِ

فكادَ المسيحُ يُرى تابِعا

فكادَ المسيحُ يُرى تابِعا

Abd al-Aziz has taken the lead in medicine,

Advances in medicine made by Abdelaziz,

So the Messiah almost seems his follower.

The Messiah was almost seen following him.

تكادُ من النجْعِ آراؤه

تكادُ من النجْعِ آراؤه

ويستقربُ الأملَ الشاسِعا

ويستقربُ الأملَ الشاسِعا

His judgments are schemed against for their healing efficacy,

His views from Naj almost

And he sees far-distant hope as close at hand.

Attain vast hopes.

وإن ضاقَ من غيره مسلكٌ

وإن ضاقَ من غيره مسلكٌ

رأيتَ له منهَجاً واسعا

رأيتَ له منهَجاً واسعا

And if a path through another grows narrow,

If the path was narrowed by others,

You find a broad way open to him.

You saw for him a broad methodology.

فحكّم في قطْعِ أصلِ السَقامِ

فحكّم في قطْعِ أصلِ السَقامِ

مهنّدُ صحّتِه القاطِعا

مهنّدُ صحّتِه القاطِعا

So entrust the severing of sickness at its root

He determined with his penetrating health

To the keen Indian-steel sword of his health.

To cut out the root of all maladies.

ونظرتُه نضرةٌ للمريضِ

ونظرتُه نضرةٌ للمريضِ

فكم ذابلٍ ردّهُ يانِعا

فكم ذابلٍ ردّهُ يانِعا

And his glance brings fresh vigor to the patient;

His look was refreshing for the patient,

How many a withered one he has restored to flourishing!

So he returned many a withered one to bloom.

فلو جازَ في العُرفِ دفعُ الحِمامِ

فلو جازَ في العُرفِ دفعُ الحِمامِ

لكان له طبُّهُ دافِعا

لكان له طبُّهُ دافِعا

Were it possible, in the customary order, to ward off death,

If it was conventional to pay the doctor,

His medicine would ward it off.

His treatment would have been remunerative.