إنِّيindeed I وَإِنْand though كُنْتُI am ذَاpossessed of اعْتِلاَلٍillness
إنِّي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ ذَا اعْتِلاَلٍ
رَثَّfeeble الْقُوَىthe faculties بَيِّنplainly showing الْهُزَالِemaciation
رَثَّ الْقُوَى بَيِّن الْهُزَالِ
Indeed, though I am afflicted with illness,
Feeble in strength, plainly emaciated,
بَيْنِيbetween me وَبَيْنَand between الرَّدَىdeath نِزَالٌa duel
بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الرَّدَى نِزَالٌ
يَقِلُّis slight فِيin مِثْلِهِits like نزَالِيmy fighting
يَقِلُّ فِي مِثْلِهِ نزَالِي
Between me and death there is a duel,
In such a struggle, my resistance is slight.
فِيin عَارضِthe cheek of التَّيْسِthe he-goat لِيfor me شِفَاءٌhealing
فِي عَارضِ التَّيْسِ لِي شِفَاءٌ
فَكَيْفَthen how much more فِيin عَارِضِthe cheek of الْغَزَالِthe gazelle
فَكَيْفَ فِي عَارِضِ الْغَزَالِ
In the he-goat’s cheek I find healing—
How much more, then, in the gazelle’s cheek!
Sol 6.1