إنيindeed I لأعجبُI surely marvel منat أناسpeople زمانناour time
إني لأعجبُ من أناس زماننا
فيregarding حقٍّthe rights of مرضىsick people صحبهمtheir companions لمdid not ينصفُواact justly
في حقٍّ مرضى صحبهم لم ينصفُوا
I truly marvel at the people of our time,
I'm amazed at people of our time
who have not treated their sick companions justly.
They were unfair to their sick companions
قصدُthe aim الخلائقpeople فيin العبادةِworship إنهمindeed they
قصدُ الخلائق في العبادةِ إنهم
إنif لمdid not يَعُودُواvisit فيwithin الثلاثthe three days توقفُواthey desisted
إن لم يَعُودُوا في الثلاث توقفُوا
People's aim in worship is that they—
People's aim in worship, if they
if they have not visited within three days—desist.
Don't visit the sick for three days, they stop
وأناand I أقولُI say ولوand even if إلىup to سنةٍa year فلاthen let not
وأنا أقولُ ولو إلى سنةٍ فلا
يجفىbe shunned الممرّضthe patient بلrather يعادُbe visited فيألفُand so find companionship
يجفى الممرّض بل يعادُ فيألفُ
And I say: even if it lasts a year, let not
I say even if it's up to a year, don't
the patient be shunned; rather, let him be visited and find companionship.
Neglect the sick, go back and get acquainted
وإذاand if امرؤsomeone فيamong الناسthe people طالlasted long بهfor him الأذىsuffering
وإذا امرؤ في الناس طال به الأذى
قطعواthey cut off زيارتَهvisiting him لهto him وتخلَّقُواand affected good manners
قطعوا زيارتَه له وتخلَّقُوا
And if someone among the people suffers for a long time,
If a man among people suffers harm for long
they cease visiting him and affect good manners.
They cut off visiting him and act piously
إنif كنتَyou are ذاpossessing عقلٍreason وحلمٍand forbearance فاتَّبعْthen follow
إن كنتَ ذا عقلٍ وحلمٍ فاتَّبعْ
ماwhat قلتُI said منof حقٍّtruth ودعْand leave ماwhat صنَّفُواthey wrote
ما قلتُ من حقٍّ ودعْ ما صنَّفُوا
If you possess reason and forbearance, then follow
If you're reasonable and forbearing, then follow
the truth I have spoken, and leave what they have written.
What I said truly and leave what they classified
ودعand leave الحياءَshyness وراءbehind ظهركyour back واستقمْand be steadfast
ودع الحياءَ وراء ظهرك واستقمْ
بعيادةِin visiting المرضىthe sick فأنتَfor you are المنصفُthe fair-minded one
بعيادةِ المرضى فأنتَ المنصفُ
And leave shyness behind your back, and be steadfast
Leave shame behind your back and go straight
in visiting the sick, for you are the fair-minded one.
To visit the sick, for you are the fair one
وإذاand if مرضتَyou fell ill فلمْand did not يعُدْكvisit you فتىًa young man فلاthen do not
وإذا مرضتَ فلمْ يعُدْك فتىً فلا
تعتبreproach عليهhim وكنand be كأنّكas though you were أغْلَفُoblivious
تعتب عليه وكن كأنّك أغْلَفُ
And if you fall ill and a young man does not visit you, do not
And if you're sick and no lad visits you
reproach him; be as though you were oblivious.
Don't blame him, just act as if you don't know
وإذاand if رَمَتهstruck him يدُthe hand الحوادثcalamities بالأسَىwith sorrow
وإذا رَمَته يدُ الحوادث بالأسَى
عُدْvisit مُسْرِعاًswiftly لاnot يعتريكbeset you تكلفُaffectation
عُدْ مُسْرِعاً لا يعتريك تكلفُ
And if the hand of calamities strikes him with sorrow,
And if the hand of fate afflicts him with sorrow
visit him swiftly; let no affectation beset you.
Go swiftly, don't let pretense burden you
Sol 6.1