يقولونthey say إنthat الطبmedicine أتقنهhave mastered it الورىhumankind
يقولون إن الطب أتقنه الورى
فأحيواso they revived بهwith it الموتىthe dead وقلand grew few الأعلَّاءُthe sick
فأحيوا به الموتى وقل الأعلَّاءُ
They say humankind has mastered medicine,
They say that medicine is perfected by mankind
so they revived the dead with it, and the sick grew few.
To revive the dead, though the eminent say:
فقلتso I said لهمto them ماwhat بالis the matter with دائيmy illness وإنهand indeed it
فقلت لهم ما بال دائي وإنه
لسهلsurely easy عليكمfor you ماwhat بداhas appeared منهof it إبراءcuring
لسهل عليكم ما بدا منه إبراء
So I said to them, “What of my illness, when
I said to them, "Why won't my malady be cured
curing what has appeared of it is surely easy for you?
When healing what ails me should be easy for you?"
إذاif متI die بالداءof the disease الذيwhich أناI مشتكٍam complaining of
إذا مت بالداء الذي أنا مشتكٍ
فلاthen may not عرفrecognize الأدواءthe diseases بعديafter me الأطباءthe physicians
فلا عرف الأدواء بعدي الأطباء
If I die of the disease of which I complain,
If I die of the illness that afflicts me,
then may physicians after me never recognize diseases;
After me, physicians won't know of cures,
ولاand may not صحrecover معتلa sick person يكابدendures علتيmy ailment
ولا صح معتل يكابد علتي
ولاand may not عاشlive يوماًa day فيin النعيمbliss الأصّحاءthe healthy
ولا عاش يوماً في النعيم الأصّحاء
may no sick person enduring my ailment recover,
No ailing person will recover from my disease,
and may the healthy never live a day in bliss.”
Nor will the healthy live in joy for a single day.
Sol 6.1