1. The cure in full is a medical collection
It gathered and comprehended the best praise that fulfilled
١. إنَّ الشفاءَ مجلَّهٌ طبيَّةٌ
جَمَعت فاوعت خير مَدحٍ قد وفى
2. Medicine is the noblest that existence has sought
Since it was in life that ennobles the noblest
٢. فالطبُّ أشرف ما بِهِ بَحَث الوَرى
اذ كان في الدنيا يخصُّ الاشرفا
3. We see it as an ancient yet novel creation
Seeking it is the best composition compiled
٣. وَنَراهُ مُحَدثَ نَشأَةٍ معَ قدمهِ
فالبحث فيهِ خير ما قد أُلِّفا
4. Like a brilliant journal, lofty is its station
It gathered what was most wondrous of wondrous finds
٤. كَمَجَلَّةٍ غرّآءَ عزَّ مَقامُها
جمعت بِهِ ما جلَّ مِمّا اِستُطرفا
5. And it came from the past with mention of what
In it has benefits that were in scrolls concealed
٥. وأَتَت من الماضي على ذكر الَّذي
فيهِ فوائدُ كنَّ في طيّ الخفا
6. Through it the pious met Hippocrates and Galen
The Sheikh, the Chief and others who excelled
٦. فَبِها التَقي بستور مع بقراطَ وال
شيخِ الرَئيس وغيرهِ مِمَّن قفا
7. In it are subtleties of medicine's additions
Researched extensively, increasingly philosophical
٧. وَبها دقائق مُلحَقات الطبّ قد
أُوسعنَ بحثا واِكثنِهنَ تَفلسُفا
8. Civil issues, obscure requests and all
That was initiated and continued
٨. وَمَسائِلٌ مدَنيَّةٌ وَمطالبٌ
عميَّةٌ والكُلُّ مِمّا اِستؤنِفا
9. It is the marvel in the land, ingeniously deduced
Quenching the thirsty from a clear flowing source
٩. وَهيَ البديعة في البلاد اِستُنبطت
تُروي العِطاش بموردٍ منها صفا
10. It is the doctor who makes his rounds when none can be found
Attentive to his patient, gentle and kind
١٠. وَهي الطَبيب يَعود اذ لا عائدٌ
مترفّقا بعليلهِ متلطّفا
11. News cannot match eyewitness, and he who has
Examined something and spoke has said enough
١١. لا يعدل الخبرُ العيانَ ومَن يكن
للشيءِ مختبراً وقال فقد كَفى
12. Medicine's purpose is healing the aggrieved
So the most important offering is a cure
١٢. وَالطبُّ غايتهُ الشفآءُ لذي الضَنى
فأَهمُّ ما يُهدى اليهِ هوَ الشِفا