اللّّهGod يشفيheals وينفيand removes ماwhat بجبهتهon his forehead
اللّّه يشفي وينفي ما بجبهته
منof الأذىaffliction ويعافيهand restores him to health برحمتهthrough His mercy
من الأذى ويعافيه برحمته
May God heal him and remove what is on his forehead
of affliction, and restore him to health through His mercy.
أماas for العلاجthe treatment فاسهالthen a purge يقدمهhe administers it first
أما العلاج فاسهال يقدمه
ختمتI concluded آخرthe end of أبياتيmy verses بنسختهwith its prescription
ختمت آخر أبياتي بنسخته
As for treatment, let him begin with a purge;
I have placed its prescription at the end of my verses.
وليرسلand let him apply العلقthe leeches المصاصbloodsucking يرشفsips منfrom
وليرسل العلق المصاص يرشف من
دمblood القذالthe back of the head ويغنيand removes the need عنfor حجامتهhis cupping
دم القذال ويغني عن حجامته
And let him apply bloodsucking leeches to draw some of
the blood at the back of his head, thus sparing him cupping.
واللحمand meat يهجرهhe avoids it إلاexcept الخفيفthe easily digested kind ولاand not
واللحم يهجره إلا الخفيف ولا
يدنيbrings near إليهto him شراباًa drink منof مدامتهhis wine
يدني إليه شراباً من مدامته
And let him avoid meat, except what is easily digested, and not
bring a draught of his wine near himself.
والوجهand the face يطليهhe anoints it ماءwater الوردroses معتصراًpressed out
والوجه يطليه ماء الورد معتصراً
فيهinto it الخلافwillow مدافاًmixed in وقتat the time of هجعتهhis sleep
فيه الخلاف مدافاً وقت هجعته
And let him anoint his face with rosewater, with an extract
of willow mixed into it at his bedtime.
ولاand not يضيقbe tight منهon him الزرthe collar-button مختنقاًchoking
ولا يضيق منه الزر مختنقاً
ولاand not يصيحنshout أيضاًalso عنbecause of سخطتهhis anger
ولا يصيحن أيضاً عن سخطته
Nor let his collar-button be so tight that he chokes,
nor should he shout out of anger, either.
هذاthis العلاجthe treatment ومنand whoever يعملacts بهaccording to it سيرىwill see
هذا العلاج ومن يعمل به سيرى
آثارeffects خيرbenefit ويكفيand suffices for أمرthe matter of علتهhis ailment
آثار خير ويكفي أمر علته
This is the treatment, and whoever follows it will see
beneficial effects, and it will suffice to address his ailment.
Sol 6.1