ما أنتَ بالسّبب الضّعيفِ وإنّما

ما أنتَ بالسّبب الضّعيفِ وإنّما

نُجْح الأمور بقُوَّةِ الأسْبابِ

نُجْح الأمور بقُوَّةِ الأسْبابِ

You are no weak means; indeed,

You are not the weak cause, but rather

success in affairs comes only through the strength of the means.

The success of matters is by the strength of causes

فَاليومَ حاجَتُنا إليكَ وإنّما

فَاليومَ حاجَتُنا إليكَ وإنّما

يُدْعى الطّبيبُ لكثرةِ الأوْصابِ

يُدْعى الطّبيبُ لكثرةِ الأوْصابِ

So today our need is for you; indeed,

So today our need for you, and only

the physician is summoned only because ailments abound.

A doctor is called for the abundance of wounds