1. I studied the nature of bodies for a year,
And had digestion not been difficult, I would not have studied.
١. درستُ طبائع الأجساد عاماً
ولولا عسرُ هضمٍ ما درستُ
2. I became a physician, but my medicine
Benefited others besides me, but not me.
٢. طبيباً صرت إلا أن طبي
نفعت به سواي وما انتفعتُ
3. And I believe that I am unique with illness,
With remedies that would kill me if I took them.
٣. وأحسب أنني والداء فردٌ
بأدواءٍ ستقتلني أُصِبتُ