هلاwhy not تَذَكَّرَنيremembered me حَبيبٌa beloved ناسيforgetful
هلا تَذَكَّرَني حَبيبٌ ناسي
قاطَعتُI severed ties with أَهليmy family فيin هَواهlove for him وَناسيand my people
قاطَعتُ أَهلي في هَواه وَناسي
Why has a forgetful beloved not remembered me?
I severed ties with my family and my people for love of him.
أَوor كُلَّماwhenever أَمّلتُI hoped مِنهُfrom him مَوعِداًa meeting
أَو كُلَّما أَمّلتُ مِنهُ مَوعِداً
خابَfailed الرَجاhope فيهِin him فَلَيسَso he does not يُواسيoffer consolation
خابَ الرَجا فيهِ فَلَيسَ يُواسي
Or whenever I hope for a meeting with him,
hope in him fails, and he offers no solace.
وَجديmy passion بِهِfor him نامٍgrowing وَشَوقيand my longing زائدٌincreasing
وَجدي بِهِ نامٍ وَشَوقي زائدٌ
وَصُدودهand his rejection أَوهَىweakened جَميعall حَواسيmy senses
وَصُدوده أَوهَى جَميع حَواسي
My passion for him grows, and my longing increases;
and his rejection has weakened all my senses.
وَالجسمand the body كادَnearly يَذوبmelts مِنfrom فَرطexcess of الجَفاestrangement
وَالجسم كادَ يَذوب مِن فَرط الجَفا
لَولاbut for مُعالجةُthe treatment of الطَبيبthe physician الآسيthe healer
لَولا مُعالجةُ الطَبيب الآسي
And my body nearly melted from excessive estrangement,
but for the treatment of the healing physician.
ذاكَthat الرَئيسthe chief محمدٌMuhammad كنزُthe treasure of الشفاhealing
ذاكَ الرَئيس محمدٌ كنزُ الشفا
إِكليلthe garland of سحبانٍSahban وَتاجُand the crown of إِياسIyas
إِكليل سحبانٍ وَتاجُ إِياس
That chief, Muhammad, the treasure of healing,
Sahban's garland and Iyas's crown.
لَوif عاينhad seen الكنديُّal-Kindi حسنَthe excellence of علاجهhis treatment
لَو عاين الكنديُّ حسنَ علاجه
لَسَعىhe would have hastened إِلَيهِto him بهمةwith zeal وَحَماسand ardor
لَسَعى إِلَيهِ بهمة وَحَماس
Had al-Kindi seen the excellence of his treatment,
he would have hastened to him with zeal and ardor.
وَأَتىand would have come أَبوAbu (father of) نصرٍNasr لكعبةto the Kaaba of علمهhis learning
وَأَتى أَبو نصرٍ لكعبة علمه
وَأَعاذهand sought protection for him بِاللَهin God مِنfrom خنّاسa lurking tempter
وَأَعاذه بِاللَه مِن خنّاس
And Abu Nasr would have come to the Kaaba of his learning,
and sought God's protection for him from a lurking tempter.
وَأَقرّand would have acknowledged بقراطٌHippocrates لَهُfor him برياسةٍpreeminence
وَأَقرّ بقراطٌ لَهُ برياسةٍ
فيin طبهhis medicine الخاليfree عَنfrom الوسواسmisgivings
في طبه الخالي عَن الوسواس
And Hippocrates would have acknowledged his preeminence
in his medical practice, free from misgivings.
وَمَشىand would have walked اِبنُIbn (son of) سيناSina فيin ركابthe retinue of جَنابهhis august person
وَمَشى اِبنُ سينا في ركاب جَنابه
لَماwhen رَآهhe saw him جاءَhad come فَوقَupon أَساسa foundation
لَما رَآه جاءَ فَوقَ أَساس
And Ibn Sina would have walked in his august retinue,
when he saw him established upon a foundation.
هَذاthis is الَّذيhe who أَحياrevived بقوّةthrough the power of فهمهhis understanding
هَذا الَّذي أَحيا بقوّة فهمه
فنّthe art of الجِراحةsurgery فَهوَso he is خَيرthe best of الناسpeople
فنّ الجِراحة فَهوَ خَير الناس
This is he who revived, through the power of his understanding,
the art of surgery; he is the best of men.
هَذاthis is الَّذيhe of whom شَهدtestified الأَنامhumankind بِأَنَّهُthat he
هَذا الَّذي شَهد الأَنام بِأَنَّهُ
فيin الطبmedicine كَالإكليلlike the crown فَوقَupon الراسthe head
في الطب كَالإكليل فَوقَ الراس
This is he of whom humankind has testified that he is
in medicine like a crown upon the head.
هَذاthis is الَّذيhe who الأَمراضdiseases أَصبَحhas become جَيشُهاtheir army
هَذا الَّذي الأَمراض أَصبَح جَيشُها
مِنfrom عَزمهhis resolve فيin سكرةa stupor وَنُعاسand drowsiness
مِن عَزمه في سكرة وَنُعاس
This is he—the army of diseases now lies,
through his resolve, in stupor and drowsiness.
فَإِذاso when رَآهit sees him الداءdisease أَقبلhe approaches مُسرِعاًswiftly
فَإِذا رَآه الداء أَقبل مُسرِعاً
لِعِلاجهto treat it ولَّىit turns and flees بِغَيرwithout مَساسcontact
لِعِلاجه ولَّى بِغَير مَساس
So when disease sees him approaching swiftly
to treat it, it turns and flees without a touch.
وَهُوَand he is الَّذيthe one who أَمسَتhave become بِهِthrough him أَوطانُهhis native lands
وَهُوَ الَّذي أَمسَت بِهِ أَوطانُه
فيin الأَمنsafety مِنfrom مَرضٍillness وَشدّةand the severity of باسaffliction
في الأَمن مِن مَرضٍ وَشدّة باس
And he is the one through whom his native lands have become
safe from illness and severe affliction.
هَلhas ...? قاسهcompared him بِسواهwith someone other than him إلاexcept جاهلٌan ignoramus
هَل قاسه بِسواه إلا جاهلٌ
فيin مَنطقlogic بِنتيجةby an inference وَقِياسand a syllogism
في مَنطق بِنتيجة وَقِياس
Has anyone but an ignoramus compared him with another
in logic, by inference and syllogism?
أَتُقاسis ... compared? شَمسa sun للمعارفfor knowledge أَشرَقَتhas shone
أَتُقاس شَمس للمعارف أَشرَقَت
فيthroughout سائرall الأَقطارlands بِالنبراسwith the lamp
في سائر الأَقطار بِالنبراس
Can a sun of knowledge that has shone
across all lands be compared with a lamp?
فَاللَهso God يُظهرهgrants him victory عَلىover أَعدائهhis enemies
فَاللَه يُظهره عَلى أَعدائه
وَيمدّهand sustains him بمحبةwith the love of الجلاسthe companions
وَيمدّه بمحبة الجلاس
So may God grant him victory over his enemies,
and sustain him with the love of his companions,
وَيَزيدهand grants him more بَينamong البريةhumankind رفعةًeminence
وَيَزيده بَين البرية رفعةً
يَزهوhe glories بِهاin it أَبَداًforever عَلىabove الأَجناسthe peoples
يَزهو بِها أَبَداً عَلى الأَجناس
and increase his eminence among humankind,
that he may forever glory in it above all peoples.
Sol 6.1