أَعْزِزْ عَليَّ بأَنْ تبيتَ عَليلا

أَعْزِزْ عَليَّ بأَنْ تبيتَ عَليلا

أَوْ أَنْ يَحِلَّ بِكَ السَّقَامُ نَزِيلا

أَوْ أَنْ يَحِلَّ بِكَ السَّقَامُ نَزِيلا

How grievous it is to me that you should spend the night ill,

Crush me by staying ill all night,

Or that sickness should settle upon you as a guest.

Or be consumed with sickness as a lasting guest.

وَلئِن سُئِلْتُ أُجيبُ عنكَ بِلَوْعةٍ

وَلئِن سُئِلْتُ أُجيبُ عنكَ بِلَوْعةٍ

إذْ قِيْلَ أوْ عَكَ أو أحَسَّ غليلا

إذْ قِيْلَ أوْ عَكَ أو أحَسَّ غليلا

And if I am asked, I answer about you with anguish,

If asked about you, I would answer with anguish,

When it is said, 'He has a fever or feels a burning thirst.'

Saying, “He is sick,” or, “He feels unwell.”

فَودِدْتُ أنِّي مالكٌ لِسَلامتي

فَودِدْتُ أنِّي مالكٌ لِسَلامتي

فَأُعيرُكاها بُكرةً وأَصيلا

فَأُعيرُكاها بُكرةً وأَصيلا

So I wished I were master of my health,

I wish I owned my wellbeing,

That I might lend it to you, morning and evening.

So I could lend it to you mornings and evenings.

هذا أخٌ لك يَشتكي إذ تشتكي

هذا أخٌ لك يَشتكي إذ تشتكي

وكذا الخليلُ إذا أَحَبَّ خَلِيلا

وكذا الخليلُ إذا أَحَبَّ خَلِيلا

This is a brother of yours who suffers when you suffer;

This is a brother who complains when you complain,

And so it is with a close friend when he loves a close friend.

Just as a friend sympathizes when his friend is in pain.