قلsay لمنto whoever يبرمvexes المريضthe sick person فلوعدfor if you visited (continued)
قل لمن يبرم المريض فلوعد
تyou (ending of 'visited') صحيحاa healthy person لعادwould then become ذاكthat person مريضاill
ت صحيحا لعاد ذاك مريضا
Tell the one who vexes the sick: if you visited
Tell the one who visits the sick though bored
a healthy man, that man would become ill.
If you promise recovery, he will become sick again
لاdo not تطلprolong عندهwith him الجلوسsitting فيزداso he gains more (continued)
لا تطل عنده الجلوس فيزدا
دcompletes 'gains more' طويلاlong منof السقامsickness عريضاbroad
د طويلا من السقام عريضا
Do not prolong your sitting with him, lest he gain
Do not sit long with him, lest he grows
a long and broad measure of sickness.
More sickened from the illness, widely
قلsay لهto him كيفhow أنتyou وادعand pray لهfor him اللGod (continued)
قل له كيف أنت وادع له الل
هcompletes 'God' وعجلand hasten عنaway from العليلthe sick person النهوضاrising to leave
ه وعجل عن العليل النهوضا
Say to him, 'How are you?' and pray to God for him;
Tell him how are you and pray to God for him
and hasten to rise and leave the sick man.
And hasten the rising of the ill
فاذاfor if كانis منthe one who يعودvisits the sick مطيلاprolonging his stay
فاذا كان من يعود مطيلا
لمnot (past negation) يكنbe عائداa visitor to the sick وكانand was بغيضاdetested
لم يكن عائدا وكان بغيضا
For if the one who visits stays too long,
For if the visitor lingers too long
he is no visitor, but someone detested.
He is no visitor, but a nuisance
Sol 6.1