هذاthis اليهوديُّthe Jew الطبيبُthe physician الذيwho
هذا اليهوديُّ الطبيبُ الذي
لاmay not طوَّلَprolong اللهُGod لناfor us عمرَهُhis life
لا طوَّلَ اللهُ لنا عمرَهُ
This is the Jewish physician who—
may God not prolong his life among us—
قدْindeed أخذَhe took الثأرَvengeance لآبائِهِfor his forefathers
قدْ أخذَ الثأرَ لآبائِهِ
ياO قومَناour people لاdo not تهملواneglect أمرَهُhis case
يا قومَنا لا تهملوا أمرَهُ
has taken vengeance for his forefathers.
O our people, do not disregard his case.
تخافُfears عينُeye الشمسِthe sun مِنْfrom كحلِهِhis kohl
تخافُ عينُ الشمسِ مِنْ كحلِهِ
قائلةًsaying ربِّmy Lord اكفنيprotect me شرَّهُhis harm
قائلةً ربِّ اكفني شرَّهُ
The sun’s eye fears his kohl,
saying, “My Lord, spare me his harm!”
والخضرُand al-Khidr قدْindeed كادَalmost يخافُfears الردىdeath
والخضرُ قدْ كادَ يخافُ الردى
منهُfrom him وأنand that يسكنَهُhe might lodge him قبرَهُhis grave
منهُ وأن يسكنَهُ قبرَهُ
And al-Khidr has almost come to fear death
from him, and that he might lodge him in his grave.
أيُّany مريضٍpatient طبَّهُhe treated him طمَّهُhe buried him
أيُّ مريضٍ طبَّهُ طمَّهُ
وأيُّand any طرْفٍeye ذرَّهُhe powdered it ضرَّهُhe harmed it
وأيُّ طرْفٍ ذرَّهُ ضرَّهُ
Any patient he treats, he buries;
and any eye he dusts with medicine, he harms.
Sol 6.1