أَراكَI see you تَشُمُّyou sniff الخَلّthe vinegar فيin زَمَنِthe time of الوَبَاpestilence
أَراكَ تَشُمُّ الخَلّ في زَمَنِ الوَبَا
فَخلِّso leave حَديثاًtalk لِلأَطِبَّاءِto the physicians ياO خِلِّيmy friend
فَخلِّ حَديثاً لِلأَطِبَّاءِ يا خِلِّي
I see you sniffing vinegar in a time of pestilence.
I see you sniffing vinegar in the time of plague,
So leave the talk to the physicians, my friend.
So leave talk of it to the doctors, my friend.
فَإِنْfor if يَكُbe بِالطَّاعُونِby the plague رَبُّكَyour Lord قَدْalready قَضَىdecreed
فَإِنْ يَكُ بِالطَّاعُونِ رَبُّكَ قَدْ قَضَى
تَموتُyou will die إِذاًthen رَغْماًagainst your will وأَنْفُكَand your nose فيin الخَلِّthe vinegar
تَموتُ إِذاً رَغْماً وأَنْفُكَ في الخَلِّ
For if your Lord has already decreed death by plague,
If your Lord has decreed the plague,
Then you will die against your will, with your nose in the vinegar.
Then you will die despite it all, with your nose in the vinegar.
Sol 6.1