1. جهل الطبيب شكايتي وشكايتي

    أن الطبيب هو الذي هو ممرضي

    The physician did not understand my complaint—and my complaint

    is that the physician himself is the one who makes me ill.

  2. فإن أرتضي برئي تدارك فضله

    وإن ارتضى سقمي رضيت بمارضي

    So if I welcome my recovery, his grace comes to my aid;

    and if he is pleased with my illness, I am content with what pleases him.

  3. مالي اعتراض في الذي يقضي به

    لكن لرحمته جعلت تعرُّضي

    I have no objection to what he decrees,

    yet I have made his mercy the object of my seeking.