قالواthey said أَبوAbu (father of) الفَضلُal-Fadl مَحمومٌfeverish فَقُلتُso I said لَهُمto them
قالوا أَبو الفَضلُ مَحمومٌ فَقُلتُ لَهُم
نَفسيmy life الفِداءُthe ransom لَهُfor him مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَحذورِfeared harm
نَفسي الفِداءُ لَهُ مِن كُلِّ مَحذورِ
They said, “Abu al-Fadl is feverish,” and I said to them:
“May my life be his ransom from every feared harm.
ياoh لَيتَif only عِلَّتَهُhis illness بيin me غَيرَexcept أَنَّthat لَهُfor him
يا لَيتَ عِلَّتَهُ بي غَيرَ أَنَّ لَهُ
أَجرَreward العَليلِthe sick person وَأَنيand that I غَيرُnot مَأجورِrewarded
أَجرَ العَليلِ وَأَني غَيرُ مَأجورِ
If only his illness were mine! Yet he has
the reward of the sick, while I am unrewarded.”
Sol 6.1