فَخذso take أَولاًfirst بِسفايجpolypody العَقلreason خالِصاًfree
فَخذ أَولاً بِسفايج العَقل خالِصاً
مِنfrom النوكfoolishness وَاجرُدand scrape off زُغبهits fuzz وَتَأنقand be meticulous
مِن النوك وَاجرُد زُغبه وَتَأنق
So first take the polypody of reason, free
Take first your cup of pure intellect
from foolishness; scrape off its fuzz, and be meticulous.
Free from nonsense, strip away its rags
وَأَنقعهand soak it بَعدَafter الرَضpounding يَوماًa day وَلَيلةand a night
وَأَنقعه بَعدَ الرَض يَوماً وَلَيلة
ليرطبso it softens فيin ماءwater الحَياءmodesty المروقclarified
ليرطب في ماء الحَياء المروق
And soak it after pounding for a day and a night,
And steep it for a day and night or more
to soften in the clarified water of modesty.
In modesty's soft water, gently soaked
وَأَحكمand perfect عَلىin ماءwater النَباهةalertness طَبخهcooking it
وَأَحكم عَلى ماء النَباهة طَبخه
قَليلاًa little قَليلاًa little وَاِحذرand avoid العُنفroughness وَاِرفقand be gentle
قَليلاً قَليلاً وَاِحذر العُنف وَاِرفق
And carefully cook it in the water of alertness,
Then carefully make reason's water boil
little by little; avoid roughness and be gentle.
With care, gently, and avoid excess
وَخُذand take مِنfrom لحاbark اهليلجmyrobalan الفَهمunderstanding وَالذَكاand intelligence
وَخُذ مِن لحا اهليلج الفَهم وَالذَكا
وَمَنand from فيتمونdodder الفطنةdiscernment الأَحمرred النَقيpure
وَمَن فيتمون الفطنة الأَحمر النَقي
And take bark from the myrobalan of understanding and intelligence,
Take understanding's butter, wisdom's whey
and some pure red dodder of discernment.
With prudence' saffron, brightly red and pure
وَأَلقand cast عَلىonto الماءthe water العَقاقيرthe drugs كُلَهاall of them
وَأَلق عَلى الماء العَقاقير كُلَها
غُباراًas powder وَضَرِّبهand beat it بِهاwith them يَتصفقit churns
غُباراً وَضَرِّبه بِها يَتصفق
And cast all the drugs into the water
Now add each spice and herb, crushed into dust
as powder; beat it with them until it churns.
And beat them till they mix and emulsify
وَزدand add فيهِin it مِنfrom مَحمودةscammony العَقلreason دانِقاًa dāniq (one-sixth of a dirham)
وَزد فيهِ مِن مَحمودة العَقل دانِقاً
لتَحِدرto purge مِنfrom كيموسchyme نوككyour foolishness ماwhat بقىremains
لتَحِدر مِن كيموس نوكك ما بقى
And add to it a dāniq of the scammony of reason,
Increase with generous scoops of good sense
to purge what remains of the chyme of your foolishness.
To drain what's left in your belabored noggin'
وَخُذand take مِنهُof it كَأساًa cup كُلَevery يَومٍday عَلىon الطَوىhunger
وَخُذ مِنهُ كَأساً كُلَ يَومٍ عَلى الطَوى
وَداومand persist عَلىwith هَذاthis العِلاجtreatment توفقyou will succeed
وَداوم عَلى هَذا العِلاج توفق
And take a cup of it each day on an empty stomach,
Take a cup each morn, as remedy
and persist with this treatment: you will succeed.
Persist in this treatment, and you'll find success
وَتُحدركand will purge you أَخلاطhumors الجُنونmadness مِنfrom أَسفَلٍbelow
وَتُحدرك أَخلاط الجُنون مِن أَسفَلٍ
برفقٍgently وَتَأمنand you will be safe كُلُall ماthat which منهfrom it تَتَقيyou guard against
برفقٍ وَتَأمن كُلُ ما منه تَتَقي
And the humors of madness will purge you from below,
The humors of madness gently will descend
gently, and you will be safe from everything you dread.
And you'll be safe from all you wish to flee
وَإِنand if شئتyou wish حسمeradication الداءthe illness فيin مَرّةٍone go وَأَنand that
وَإِن شئت حسم الداء في مَرّةٍ وَأَن
يُقيئكmake you vomit مِنfrom أَعلىabove فَزدthen add جزءa portion خَربقhellebore
يُقيئك مِن أَعلى فَزد جزء خَربق
And if you wish to end the illness in one go, and have it
If you prefer to end this malady
make you vomit from above, then add a portion of hellebore.
At once, to make you vomit from up high
وَأَنand if كانَit is مُعدوماًunavailable وَعَزand is difficult وَجودهfinding it
وَأَن كانَ مُعدوماً وَعَز وَجوده
فَخُذthen take بَدَلاًinstead مِنof خَربقٍhellebore بَذرseed سَرمَقorache
فَخُذ بَدَلاً مِن خَربقٍ بَذر سَرمَق
And if it is unavailable and hard to find,
Increase a portion of wild mustard seed
then take orache seed instead of hellebore.
Or, lacking that, try blue fenugreek instead
وَإِنand if جاءit proves مُراًbitter فيin المَذاقtaste وَعفتهand you loathe it
وَإِن جاء مُراً في المَذاق وَعفته
مَخافةfor fear of قَيئvomiting مفرطexcessive أَوor تزلقbowel looseness
مَخافة قَيئ مفرط أَو تزلق
And if it proves bitter to the taste and you loathe it
If the taste is bitter, and it makes you gag
for fear of excessive vomiting or bowel looseness,
Fearing excessive retch or slippery lug
فَخُذthen take مِنfrom خَراshit هرّa cat وَكَلبand a dog مُبرسdiseased
فَخُذ مِن خَرا هرّ وَكَلب مُبرس
مسنold بَهيمuniform اللونcolor لَيسَis not بِأَبلقpiebald
مسن بَهيم اللون لَيسَ بِأَبلق
then take shit from a cat and a diseased dog,
Try extract of donkey urine, dog bile
old and solid-colored, not piebald;
Aged and yellow, not too thin or watery
وَمَنand from سَلحِshit مَجذومٍa leper قَديمٍold مزنجرٍverdigris-crusted
وَمَن سَلحِ مَجذومٍ قَديمٍ مزنجرٍ
موشىembroidered أَعاليهits upper surfaces بِأَغبرَwith grayish أَزرَقblue
موشى أَعاليه بِأَغبرَ أَزرَق
and some leper's shit, old and verdigris-crusted,
And from a rotten, broken, ancient plow
its upper surfaces embroidered with grayish blue.
Darkened on top with layers of blue rust
وَصَيرهُand put it فيin هاوونa mortar جَعسٍshit مُفتقاًloosened
وَصَيرهُ في هاوون جَعسٍ مُفتقاً
بَقيءٍwith vomit طَريٍfresh أَوor بِبَولٍwith urine مُعتقaged
بَقيءٍ طَريٍ أَو بِبَولٍ مُعتق
And put it in a mortar of shit, loosened
Make it in a mortar, crushed and beaten
with fresh vomit or aged urine.
With vomit thin, or urine fully putrid
فَمهماthen whenever رَأيتyou see الكُلthe whole قَدalready صارَhas become وَاحِداًone
فَمهما رَأيت الكُل قَد صارَ وَاحِداً
فَخُذthen take مِنهُof it ماwhat تَهوىyou desire عَلىon الريقsaliva وَالعقand lick
فَخُذ مِنهُ ما تَهوى عَلى الريق وَالعق
Then, whenever you see that all of it has become one,
When all is mixed and blended into one
take as much of it as you desire on an empty stomach, and lick it.
Take what you crave, in sips and gulps and swigs
وَدَيرهand shape it أَقراصاًtablets صِغاراًsmall وَحلهاand dissolve them
وَدَيره أَقراصاً صِغاراً وَحلها
بريقكwith your saliva واِبلعand swallow تَفلهاtheir dregs وَتَمَطقand smack your lips
بريقك واِبلع تَفلها وَتَمَطق
And shape it into small tablets, and dissolve them
Roll them into little pills to swallow
with your saliva; swallow their dregs, and smack your lips.
Coat with spittle, swallow, do not choke
وَإِنand if عَرضتarise فيin الحلقthe throat مِنهُfrom it خَوانِقٌchoking fits
وَإِن عَرضت في الحلق مِنهُ خَوانِقٌ
تَغرغرgargle بِهِwith it عِندَat الرُقادbedtime وَبقبقand gurgle
تَغرغر بِهِ عِندَ الرُقاد وَبقبق
And if choking fits arise in your throat from it,
If some sticks in your throat, then gargle it
gargle with it at bedtime, and gurgle.
At bedtime, snort and make yourself babble
وَبخرand fumigate بِهِwith it فيin كلevery يَومٍday وَلَيلَةٍand night
وَبخر بِهِ في كل يَومٍ وَلَيلَةٍ
سِبالكyour whiskers تَنأwill keep away الجنthe jinn عَنكَfrom you وَتَفَرقand be afraid
سِبالك تَنأ الجن عَنكَ وَتَفَرق
And fumigate with it every day and night
Fumigate yourself, each day and night
your whiskers; the jinn will keep away from you and be afraid.
To drive away the jinn, make demons scatter
وَحكand scrub بِهِwith it أَسنانكyour teeth الفُلجgapped إنهindeed it
وَحك بِهِ أَسنانك الفُلج إنه
مَتىwhen ماever بِهِwith it جَلَوتyou polish ثَغركyour mouth يَبرقit gleams
مَتى ما بِهِ جَلَوت ثَغرك يَبرق
And scrub your widely spaced teeth with it, for
Use it to brush your gums and shining teeth
whenever you polish your mouth with it, it will gleam.
For when you scrub your lips, they brightly sparkle
وَلاand do not تَتَخذtake حَسواًa draught سواهother than it فَإِنهfor it
وَلا تَتَخذ حَسواً سواه فَإِنه
مِنأَفضلamong the best شَيءa thing تَغتَذيهِyou feed on it وَأَوفقand most suitable
مِنأَفضل شَيء تَغتَذيهِ وَأَوفق
And take no draught but this, for it
Take no other toothpaste, for none's as good
is among the best and most suitable things you feed on.
More nourishing, or better suited for you
وَإِياكَand beware لاdo not تَسأمgrow weary وَخُذand take heed بِوصِيَتيof my advice
وَإِياكَ لا تَسأم وَخُذ بِوصِيَتي
فَانكfor you إِنif تَأخذyou take heed بِهاof it لاnot توفقyou will succeed
فَانك إِن تَأخذ بِها لا توفق
And beware: do not grow weary, and heed my advice,
Beware, don't tire of my advice, don't shirk it
for if you heed it, you will not succeed.
For if you follow it, you'll have good fortune
فَهَذاso this الَّذيthat which يَشفيcures جُنوكyour madness عَنوةby force
فَهَذا الَّذي يَشفي جُنوك عَنوة
عَلىdespite أَنهُthat it is صَعبdifficult مُعانةdealing with أَحمَقa fool
عَلى أَنهُ صَعب مُعانة أَحمَق
So this is what cures your madness by force,
This will cure your insanity for sure
though it is hard to deal with a fool.
Although its taste is awful, for a fool
Sol 6.1