1. يا مَنْ يذوقُ لِتجريبٍ مَعاجيي

    وَمَن بِشَكواهُ في سِر يُناجيني

    O you who taste my medicinal pastes to test them,

    And whoever confides his complaint to me in secret,

  2. عندي ذخائرُ أَصنافٍ مجرَّبةٌ

    خَبّأتُها في مَصوناتِ الأَجاجينِ

    I have stores of tried-and-tested varieties,

    Which I have hidden in carefully protected basins.

  3. لِصحّتي كلَّ يومٍ مَن يُجَرِّبُها

    دَلك لِجِسميَ من داءٍ يُفاجيني

    For my health, each day, whoever tries them

    Rubs my body against an ailment that takes me by surprise.