1. لمّا عدِمتُ مُؤَانِساً وَجَليسا

    نَادَمتُ بُقراطاً وجالينوسا

    When I lacked a comforting companion and someone to sit with me,

    I took Hippocrates and Galen as boon companions.

  2. وَجَعَلتُ كُتبَهُما شِفَاءَ تَفَرُّدي

    وَهُما الشِّفاءُ لِكُلِّ جُرحٍ يُوسى

    And I made their books a remedy for my solitude,

    And they are the cure for every wound that is tended.

  3. ووجَدتُ عِلمهُما إِذا حَصَّلتَهُ

    يُذكي وَيُحيي لِلجُسومِ نُفوسا

    And I found that their knowledge, once you have acquired it,

    Kindles and revives souls within bodies.