1. أَشكو إِلى اللَهِ ما بي

    وَما حَوَتهُ ضُلوعي

    I complain to God of what ails me

    And of what my ribs enclose.

  2. قَد طابَقَ السقمُ جِسمي

    بنزلَةٍ وَطُلوعِ

    Illness has enveloped my body

    With a descent and an ascent.