وَطبيبٍand a doctor رَأىsaw صَحيفَةَthe page of وَجهيmy face
وَطبيبٍ رَأى صَحيفَةَ وَجهي
شاحِباًpale لَوناًin hue وَعوديand my frame نَحيفاthin
شاحِباً لَوناً وَعودي نَحيفا
And a doctor who saw the page of my face
A doctor saw my face's page
pale in hue, and my frame thin,
Pale of color and slim of build
قالsaid لاno بدalternative منto دمٍblood لكfor you نعطيwe give
قال لا بد من دمٍ لك نعطي
هِit نقياًpure ملءenough to fill العروقthe veins عنيفاvigorous
هِ نقياً ملء العروق عنيفا
said, “You must have blood; we shall give you
He said you certainly need blood we give
it pure and vigorous, enough to fill the veins.”
Pure to fill the veins intensely
لكfor you ماwhatever شئتyou wish ياO طبيبdoctor ولكنand yet
لك ما شئت يا طبيب ولكن
أعطنيgive me منsome of دمٍblood يكونis خفيفاlight (also: witty)
أعطني من دمٍ يكون خفيفا
“You shall have what you wish, O doctor, and yet
Whatever you wish, oh doctor, but
give me some blood that is light.”
Give me of blood that will be gentle
Sol 6.1