علومsciences الطبmedicine قدindeed زادتincreased وضاحهclarity
علوم الطب قد زادت وضاحه
وحسنand good الحظfortune ألبسهاclothed them وشاحهits sash
وحسن الحظ ألبسها وشاحه
The sciences of medicine have grown in clarity,
The sciences of medicine have become clearer
And good fortune has clothed them in its sash.
And good fortune has clothed them in splendor
فماso no للداءfor disease فيin مصرEgypt مقرabode
فما للداء في مصر مقر
إذاwhen شهرdrew الطبيبthe physician لهagainst it سلاحهhis weapon
إذا شهر الطبيب له سلاحه
Thus disease has no abode in Egypt
So illness in Egypt no longer has a place
When the physician draws his weapon against it.
When the doctor brandishes his weapons against it
رجالmen of الطبmedicine رسانknights (probable intended reading) وكلand each
رجال الطب رسان وكل
أمامin the face of الداءdisease قدindeed أبدىshowed كفاحهhis struggle
أمام الداء قد أبدى كفاحه
The men of medicine are knights, and each
The doctors are messengers and each
Has shown his fighting spirit in the face of disease.
Before illness has shown his struggle
فكمso how many قرتwere gladdened برؤتهمat seeing them (probable reading) عيونeyes
فكم قرت برؤتهم عيون
وباتand spent the night الكلeveryone فيin أمنsafety وراحهand ease
وبات الكل في أمن وراحه
How many eyes have been gladdened at seeing them!
So how many eyes were delighted to see them
And all have passed the night in safety and ease.
And all slept in security and comfort
وقدand indeed بانتstood distinguished بهمthrough them مصرEgypt تباهىvies in glory
وقد بانت بهم مصر تباهى
اساطينpillars among الرجالmen بكلin every ساحهarena
اساطين الرجال بكل ساحه
And through them Egypt stands distinguished, vying in glory with
And through them Egypt boasts
The pillars among men in every arena.
Of the masters in every field
خصوصاespecially فارسthe knight of الهيجاbattle علياAli
خصوصا فارس الهيجا عليا
إمامleader of الكلall فيin فنthe art of الجراحهsurgery
إمام الكل في فن الجراحه
Especially Ali, the knight of battle,
Especially the knight of medicine Ali
Foremost of all in the art of surgery.
The leader of all in the art of surgery
دفينhidden الداءdisease كمhow often أعياexhausted مريضاa patient
دفين الداء كم أعيا مريضا
ولكنbut عندهin his care نالobtained ارتياحهhis relief
ولكن عنده نال ارتياحه
How often hidden disease has worn a patient down,
He has frustrated many an illness
Yet in his care the patient found relief.
But with him the sick found comfort
فقامso he rose بحسنin good عافيةhealth أرشاتfeathered (probable intended reading)
فقام بحسن عافية أرشات
علىat أيديthe hands of مهارتهhis skill جناحهhis wing
على أيدي مهارته جناحه
So he rose in sound health, which had feathered
So they rose in good health by his skill
His wing at the hands of the physician's skill.
On his hands their wings took flight
إذاwhen صاحcried out المريضthe patient بهto him أجرتيprotect me! (probable intended reading)
إذا صاح المريض به أجرتي
أجابanswered بفضلby the grace of مولاهhis Lord صياهhis cry (probable intended reading)
أجاب بفضل مولاه صياه
When the patient cries to him, 'Protect me!'
When the sick cried "my salvation!"
By his Lord's grace, he answers his cry.
He answered "by God's grace, my prayers"
فلوso if سمحswam (probable intended reading) ابنson of سيناSina معwith عليAli
فلو سمح ابن سينا مع علي
ببحرin the sea of الطبmedicine أعيتهexhausted him السباحهswimming
ببحر الطب أعيته السباحه
Had Ibn Sina swum alongside Ali
Had Ibn Sina lived with Ali
In medicine's sea, swimming would have exhausted him.
He would tire from swimming the sea of medicine
وناداهand called to him ابنson of سيناSina أنتyou فردpeerless
وناداه ابن سينا أنت فرد
لكin your favor الحكماءthe sages تشهدbear witness بالصراحهwith frankness
لك الحكماء تشهد بالصراحه
And Ibn Sina would have called to him: 'You are peerless;
And Ibn Sina would call him unique -
The sages bear frank witness to your worth.'
The wise attest to this openly
وإنكand indeed you يابنO son of إبراهيمIbrahim تاجa crown
وإنك يابن إبراهيم تاج
لهامfor the heads of الطبmedicine أظهرتyou clarified اصطلاحهits terminology
لهام الطب أظهرت اصطلاحه
And you, son of Ibrahim, are a crown
Indeed, O son of Ibrahim, you are a crown
For the heads of medicine; you have clarified its terminology.
For the summit of medicine you established its principles
ودرسكand your teaching فيin البيانeloquence يعدis reckoned سحراmagic
ودرسك في البيان يعد سحرا
كأنكas though you were فيamong الورىmankind قسّQuss الفصاحهeloquence
كأنك في الورى قسّ الفصاحه
And your teaching, in its eloquence, is reckoned magic,
And your lessons in eloquence are magic
As though, among mankind, you were Quss in eloquence.
As if you were the star of rhetoric in the world
ومنand from حسنthe goodness of السجاياcharacter traits نلتyou gained حظاa share
ومن حسن السجايا نلت حظا
كساكclothed you معalong with البهاsplendor ثوبthe robe of السماحهgenerosity
كساك مع البها ثوب السماحه
And you gained a share of noble character
And from good traits you obtained a share
That clothed you, with splendor, in the robe of generosity.
That clothed you in generosity’s robe
فللدنياso for the world بطلعتكin your countenance ابتهاجdelight
فللدنيا بطلعتك ابتهاج
وللمرضىand for the sick برؤيتكat seeing you استراحهrelief
وللمرضى برؤيتك استراحه
So the world delights in your countenance,
So the world rejoices in your rising
And the sick find relief in seeing you.
And the sick find rest in seeing you
فلاso may not زالتcease بكthrough you الدنياthe world تهناenjoy happiness
فلا زالت بك الدنيا تهنا
ولاand may not زالتcease لكfor you العلياeminence مباحهaccessible
ولا زالت لك العليا مباحه
So may the world never cease to rejoice in you,
Still the world congratulates you
And may eminence ever remain open to you.
And supremacy remains yours to take
Sol 6.1