إِنَّindeed الأَعِلّاءَthe sick إِنif كانواthey are ذَويpossessors of رَشَدٍsound judgment
إِنَّ الأَعِلّاءَ إِن كانوا ذَوي رَشَدٍ
بِماconcerning what يُعانونَthey suffer مِنof داءٍillness أَطِبّاءُphysicians
بِما يُعانونَ مِن داءٍ أَطِبّاءُ
Indeed, the sick, if they possess sound judgment,
are physicians for the illness they suffer.
وَماand not شَفاكَhas healed you مِنَamong الأَشياءِthe things تَطلُبُهاyou seek them
وَما شَفاكَ مِنَ الأَشياءِ تَطلُبُها
إِلّاexcept الأَلِبّاءُthe wise لَوif تُلفىcan be found الأَلِبّاءُthe wise
إِلّا الأَلِبّاءُ لَو تُلفى الأَلِبّاءُ
Of all the things you seek, none has healed you
but the wise—if the wise can be found.
نَفِرُّwe flee مِنfrom شُربِdrinking كَأسٍa cup وَهيَyet it تَتبَعُناpursues us
نَفِرُّ مِن شُربِ كَأسٍ وَهيَ تَتبَعُنا
كَأَنَّناas though we لِمَناياناto our deaths أَحِبّاءُbeloved ones
كَأَنَّنا لِمَنايانا أَحِبّاءُ
We flee from drinking a cup, yet it pursues us,
as though we were dear to our deaths.
Sol 6.1