أمريmy affair إلىto المَولَىthe Lord العَلِيِّexalted الشَّانِrank
أمري إلى المَولَى العَلِيِّ الشَّانِ
فيconcerning شَانِthe matter of ضَيفٍa guest لَجَّpersisted stubbornly فيin الغَشَيَانِvisiting
في شَانِ ضَيفٍ لَجَّ في الغَشَيَانِ
I entrust my affair to the Lord of lofty majesty,
My complaint to the Exalted Master
concerning a guest persistent in his visits.
About a guest who forced his way inside
ضيفٌa guest ثَقيلٌburdensome ليسis not بِالمَرغوبِdesired فin (word beginning)
ضيفٌ ثَقيلٌ ليس بِالمَرغوبِ ف
يهِhim (word completion) دائِمُunceasing السَّيَلانِflowing والسَريانِand coursing
يهِ دائِمُ السَّيَلانِ والسَريانِ
A burdensome guest, unwanted,
An unwelcome heavy guest, constantly
forever flowing and coursing.
Flowing and leaking without restraint
ضَيفa guest كَرَبِّlike the master of الدَّارِthe house يَدخُلُenters هاجِماًstorming in
ضَيف كَرَبِّ الدَّارِ يَدخُلُ هاجِماً
مشنfrom (apparently من) دونِwithout إعلامٍnotice ولاand no استيذانِasking permission
مشن دونِ إعلامٍ ولا استيذانِ
A guest who storms in like the master of the house,
A guest like the plague of the house barging in
without announcement or permission.
Without notice or permission to enter
فَيَزورُso he visits أنفيmy nose رَغمَdespite أنفِيmy nose جاعِلاًmaking
فَيَزورُ أنفي رَغمَ أنفِي جاعِلاً
مِنهُof it لِزَورَتِهِfor his visit حَصينَfortified مَكانِa place
مِنهُ لِزَورَتِهِ حَصينَ مَكانِ
He visits my nose against my will, making
Visiting my nose despite my disdain
it a fortified lodging for his visit.
Making it a fortress for his unwanted visit
قدalready صِرتُI have become لاnot أدريI know أفِيis it in وجهيmy face أناI
قد صِرتُ لا أدري أفِي وجهي أنا
أمor وَجهِهِhis face قدalready فَتِّحَتhave been opened بَابانِtwo doors
أم وَجهِهِ قد فَتِّحَت بَابانِ
I no longer know: is it in my own face
I know not if it is my face or his
or in his that two doors have been opened?
With two open doors between us
يَبقَىhe remains أمامَكَbefore you لاnot يَريمُleaves مَكانَهُhis place
يَبقَى أمامَكَ لا يَريمُ مَكانَهُ
أيَخافُdoes he fear أنهthat he لاnot يُرَىis seen بِعِيانِin plain sight
أيَخافُ أنه لا يُرَى بِعِيانِ
He stays before you, never leaving his place;
He stays put, not leaving his place
does he fear he will not be plainly seen?
As if fearing he'd become invisible
لاdo not يَخدَعَنَّكَlet him deceive you بِالخُروجِby going out إذاwhen أتىhe comes
لا يَخدَعَنَّكَ بِالخُروجِ إذا أتى
فَلَدَيهِfor he has قَلبُreversal of حَقائِقِthe realities of الأعيانِconcrete things
فَلَدَيهِ قَلبُ حَقائِقِ الأعيانِ
Do not let his coming out deceive you when he comes:
Do not be fooled if he seems to leave
for he reverses the realities of things.
For the realities of things are in his heart
فَذَهابُهso his departure أنthat لاnot يُرىis seen اثَرٌa trace لهof him
فَذَهابُه أن لا يُرى اثَرٌ له
أمَّاas for خُروجهhis coming out فَهوَthen it is للإتيانِfor coming
أمَّا خُروجه فَهوَ للإتيانِ
His departure means that no trace of him is seen,
His leaving means no trace will be seen
while his coming out is his arrival.
While his exit is but for returning again
مَاليwhat is wrong with me بُليتُI was afflicted بِهِwith him بَغِيضاًloathsome أحمراًred
مَالي بُليتُ بِهِ بَغِيضاً أحمراً
كَالجَذوَةِlike an ember المَحمَاةِheated فيin نِيرانِfires
كَالجَذوَةِ المَحمَاةِ في نِيرانِ
Why have I been afflicted with him, loathsome and red,
Why am I afflicted with him, so hateful, red
like an ember heated in fires?
Like embers stoked in fires aflame?
إنif غاَبَhe disappears عَنِّيfrom me بُرهةًa while فَلِدَورَةٍthen for a round
إن غاَبَ عَنِّي بُرهةً فَلِدَورَةٍ
سَيَدورُهاhe will make it ويُطِلُّand peer in كالسَّجَّانِlike a jailer
سَيَدورُها ويُطِلُّ كالسَّجَّانِ
If he vanishes from me a while, it is for a round
If he disappears for a bit, just briefly
he will make before peering in like a jailer.
He'll be back again, circling like a warden
أنَّىwherever وَقفتُI stand تَرَكتُI leave حَوليaround me مِنof دمٍblood
أنَّى وَقفتُ تَرَكتُ حَولي مِن دمٍ
بُقَعاًpatches كَأنِّيas though I were عَنتَرُAntar الفُرسانِthe knights
بُقَعاً كَأنِّي عَنتَرُ الفُرسانِ
Wherever I stand, I leave around me blood
Wherever I stand, he leaves around me
in patches, as though I were Antar among the knights.
Spots of blood, as if I were Antar the hero
حَوليaround me رَشاشُspray نَجِيعهِhis gore مُتَناثِرٌscattered
حَولي رَشاشُ نَجِيعهِ مُتَناثِرٌ
فكَأنَّنيso it is as though I were فيin حًَلبَةِthe arena of المَيدانِthe battlefield
فكَأنَّني في حًَلبَةِ المَيدانِ
Around me the spray of his gore lies scattered,
All around me his spray is scattered
as though I were in a battlefield arena,
As if I were in an arena of battle
أوor ساحةِthe courtyard of النُّدمانِdrinking companions طافَwent round بِكَأسِهِمwith their cup
أو ساحةِ النُّدمانِ طافَ بِكَأسِهِم
مَملوءَةٍfull فيهاin it رعيشُtrembling بَنانِfingertips
مَملوءَةٍ فيها رعيشُ بَنانِ
or the drinkers' courtyard, their cup carried round,
Or the field of the spears with their cups
brimming full, by trembling fingers.
Filled with the nectar of grapes so fine
أمor تلكَthose أوراقُpetals of الوُرودِroses تَناثَرَتscattered
أم تلكَ أوراقُ الوُرودِ تَناثَرَت
فيin الرَّوضِthe garden زارَتهُvisited it وُجوهُfaces of قِيانِsinging girls
في الرَّوضِ زارَتهُ وُجوهُ قِيانِ
Or are those rose petals scattered
Or the rose petals strewn in the garden
in a garden visited by the faces of singing girls?
Visited by the faces of lovely gazelles
وكأننيand as though I were والأنفُwhile the nose مِنِّيof mine راعِفٌbleeding
وكأنني والأنفُ مِنِّي راعِفٌ
قَطَّارةٌa dropper لِشَقائِقِfor the anemones of النُّعمانِNu'man
قَطَّارةٌ لِشَقائِقِ النُّعمانِ
And with my nose bleeding, I seem
My nose drips with me like a sprinkler
a dropper of Nu'man's anemones.
Watering meadows of anemone flowers
يَأتونَنيthey bring me بالطّاسِwith a basin أصفرَyellow فاقِعاًbright
يَأتونَني بالطّاسِ أصفرَ فاقِعاً
فَيعودُso it returns مُصطَبِغاًdyed بِأحمَرَwith red قانِdeep crimson
فَيعودُ مُصطَبِغاً بِأحمَرَ قانِ
They bring me a basin, bright yellow,
They bring me yellow handkerchiefs
and it returns stained a deep crimson.
That return dyed deepest red from his stains
هلquestion particle جادَbestowed generously بالإِكسيرِwith the elixir عنِّيon my behalf جابِرٌJabir
هل جادَ بالإِكسيرِ عنِّي جابِرٌ
وعلَىand concerning المُحالِthe impossible غَدَوتُI have become ذاpossessing بُرهانِproof
وعلَى المُحالِ غَدَوتُ ذا بُرهانِ
Has Jabir lavished the elixir on my behalf,
Has any alchemist cured me with elixir?
and have I come to possess proof of the impossible?
Impossibly, I've become one of proof
فأَصوغُso I fashion مَرجاناًcoral مِنَfrom الكِبريتِsulfur إذwhen
فأَصوغُ مَرجاناً مِنَ الكِبريتِ إذ
ماhow أبعدَfar removed الكِبريتَsulfur مِنfrom مَرجانشcoral (apparent typo)
ما أبعدَ الكِبريتَ مِن مَرجانش
Thus I fashion coral out of sulfur—
So I string coral from sulfur, though far
how far sulfur is from coral!
Coral lies from the burning sulfur’s domain
مِصباحُlamp تَنظيمِregulation of المُرورِtraffic حَكاهُimitated it وجmy face (word beginning)
مِصباحُ تَنظيمِ المُرورِ حَكاهُ وج
هيmy face (word completion) فَهَوfor it is أحمَرُred أصفرٌyellow فيat آنِone moment
هي فَهَو أحمَرُ أصفرٌ في آنِ
My face mimics a traffic light:
The stoplight described it so well
it is red and yellow at once.
With its red, yellow—all in a blink
مِنfor أَجلِهِhis sake قدalready صِرتُI have become أكرهُI hate كلَّevery لَوcolor (word beginning)
مِن أَجلِهِ قد صِرتُ أكرهُ كلَّ لَو
نٍcolor (word completion) أحمَرٍred حاشاexcept خُدودَcheeks of حِسانِbeauties
نٍ أحمَرٍ حاشا خُدودَ حِسانِ
Because of him, I have come to hate every
Because of it, I've come to hate any red
red color, except the cheeks of beauties.
Except the blush of a beautiful cheek
جَرَّبتُهُI tried it وَعَرَفتُهُand I knew it وَعَرَفتُand I understood مَعmeaning (word beginning)
جَرَّبتُهُ وَعَرَفتُهُ وَعَرَفتُ مَع
نىmeaning (word completion) فِعلِهِits effect لإثارَةِto arouse الهَيجانِfrenzy
نى فِعلِهِ لإثارَةِ الهَيجانِ
I have tried it, known it, and understood the
I’ve tried it and known it and understood
meaning of its power to stir up frenzy.
Its aim to stir up chaos within
أدرَكتُI grasped سِرَّthe secret of هِيَاجِهِhis rage وَعَذَرتُهُand I excused him
أدرَكتُ سِرَّ هِيَاجِهِ وَعَذَرتُهُ
ثَوراًa bull بِساحَةِin the arena of مَلعَبِthe playing field of الإِسبانِthe Spaniards
ثَوراً بِساحَةِ مَلعَبِ الإِسبانِ
I understood the secret of his rage and excused him,
I’ve grasped the secret behind its rage
a bull in the Spaniards' arena.
A bull let loose in a Spanish ring
صَبَّاغُa dyer of أثوابٍgarments ومَالَهُand he has no غيرُother than لَوcolor (word beginning)
صَبَّاغُ أثوابٍ ومَالَهُ غيرُ لَو
نٍcolor (word completion) واحدٍone معَwith كَثرَةِthe multitude of الألوانِcolors
نٍ واحدٍ معَ كَثرَةِ الألوانِ
A dyer of garments, he has no color
A dyer of clothes, his only color is red
but one, despite the multitude of colors.
With countless shades though his palette contains
الارضُthe earth صاغتfashioned منfrom َدمِيmy blood شَفَقاًa twilight glow لَهاfor itself
الارضُ صاغت من َدمِي شَفَقاً لَها
كَالاُفُقِlike the horizon غِبَّafter العارِضِthe raincloud الهَتَّانِpouring with rain
كَالاُفُقِ غِبَّ العارِضِ الهَتَّانِ
The earth has fashioned itself a twilight glow from my blood,
The earth composed from my blood a sunset
like the horizon after a cloud's pouring rain.
Like the horizon graced by its redness
مِنfrom كُلِّevery نُعمانٍNu'man بَعُدتُI kept away فماso not أناI
مِن كُلِّ نُعمانٍ بَعُدتُ فما أنا
حتىeven بِفِقهِwith the jurisprudence of صاحِبِthe companion of النُّعمانِNu'man
حتى بِفِقهِ صاحِبِ النُّعمانِ
I have kept away from every Nu'man; I am not
I've strayed from any anemone
even concerned with the jurisprudence of Nu'man's companion.
Even the anemone’s great gardener
بَحرانِtwo seas يَلتقِيانِmeet فيin وَجهيmy face وبَيand between (word beginning)
بَحرانِ يَلتقِيانِ في وَجهي وبَي
نهماthem both (word completion) حِجازاthe two barriers of بَرزَخِan isthmus of الإتقانِperfect craftsmanship
نهما حِجازا بَرزَخِ الإتقانِ
Two seas meet in my face, and between
Two seas meet in my face, and between
them lie the twin barriers of a perfectly formed isthmus.
Lies the isthmus of perfect composition
بَحرانِtwo seas لكنbut ليسَnot يَخرجُcomes out مِنهماfrom the two of them
بَحرانِ لكن ليسَ يَخرجُ مِنهما
ليfor me لُؤلُؤٌpearls بلrather ذائِبُmolten المَرجانِcoral
لي لُؤلُؤٌ بل ذائِبُ المَرجانِ
Two seas, yet from them there emerge
Two seas, but no pearl comes out
no pearls for me, only molten coral.
Just the dissolving of coral instead
مَنwhoever كانَis فيamong العُشَّاقِlovers تبكيweep مُقلَتاthe two eyes of
مَن كانَ في العُشَّاقِ تبكي مُقلَتا
هُhim دَماًblood فهذيthen these أربَعٌfour لاnot اثنَانِtwo
هُ دَماً فهذي أربَعٌ لا اثنَانِ
Whoever among lovers has two eyes that weep
For those in love whose eyelids
blood—here there are four, not two.
Shed blood in tears, this makes four, not two
دَوماًalways أناI عِندَat اقتسامٍa division لِلشَّقاof misery (word beginning)
دَوماً أنا عِندَ اقتسامٍ لِلشَّقا
ءِmisery (word completion) يُصيبُنيfalls to me مِنfrom بَينِهمamong them سَهمانِtwo shares
ءِ يُصيبُني مِن بَينِهم سَهمانِ
Always, when misery is divided,
Always when sorrow is apportioned
two shares fall to me from among them.
Two arrows strike me from the batch
هذيthese الجُيوشُarmies الحُمرُred قدhave هَجَمَتattacked عليupon me (word beginning)
هذي الجُيوشُ الحُمرُ قد هَجَمَت علي
يَupon me (word completion) كأنناas though we were فيin كورياKorea خَصمانِtwo adversaries
يَ كأننا في كوريا خَصمانِ
These red armies have attacked me,
The red armies have attacked me
as though we were two adversaries in Korea.
As if we were two foes in Korea
سَيُعينُنيHe will help me المَولَىthe Lord علىagainst البَاغِيthe aggressor وذوand the perpetrator of الthe
سَيُعينُني المَولَى على البَاغِي وذو ال
بَغيaggression الغَشومُruthless يَبوءُcomes away بِالخُسرانِwith loss
بَغي الغَشومُ يَبوءُ بِالخُسرانِ
The Lord will help me against the aggressor, and the perpetrator of
The Exalted Lord will aid me against the tyrant
ruthless oppression will come away defeated.
The unjust oppressor will meet with loss
لاnot يَختفيhe disappears حتىuntil يعودَhe returns لِحينِهat once (at his moment)
لا يَختفي حتى يعودَ لِحينِه
أيَخالُنيdoes he think I أخشىfear منَfrom الهِجرانِabandonment
أيَخالُني أخشى منَ الهِجرانِ
He no sooner disappears than he returns at once;
He cannot hide until his time is up
does he imagine I fear abandonment?
Does he think I fear his abandonment?
دَهرٌan age كَريهٌhateful لاnot يُريكَshows you سوىexcept كَريhateful (word beginning)
دَهرٌ كَريهٌ لا يُريكَ سوى كَري
هٍhateful (word completion) كَالقَذىlike grit تَعشَىare dimmed بهِby it العَينانِboth eyes
هٍ كَالقَذى تَعشَى بهِ العَينانِ
A hateful age shows you only what is
A hateful age shows you only hatefulness
hateful, like grit that dims both eyes.
Like specks paining both eyes
يَلقاكَmeets you بالتَّعنيقِwith embracing والتَّطويقِand encircling والand the
يَلقاكَ بالتَّعنيقِ والتَّطويقِ وال
تَّحديقِstaring والتَّقبيلِand kissing والتَّحنانِand affection
تَّحديقِ والتَّقبيلِ والتَّحنانِ
It meets you with embracing, encircling, and
It meets you with choking, binding, staring,
staring, kissing, and affection.
Kissing, tenderness, pressing together
وجَميعُand all مَنthose whom أحببتُI loved فيهin him نَظرَةa glance
وجَميعُ مَن أحببتُ فيه نَظرَة
مثلlike السُّلَيكِal-Sulayk أراهُI see him حِينَwhen يَرانيhe sees me
مثل السُّلَيكِ أراهُ حِينَ يَراني
And everyone whose glance I have loved,
And all those I loved, their gaze upon seeing me
I see as al-Sulayk whenever he sees me.
Is like a sucker fish when my eyes spot it
أَوَّاهُalas مِنfor زَمَنٍan age تُعافُis loathed حَياتُهُits life
أَوَّاهُ مِن زَمَنٍ تُعافُ حَياتُهُ
فَنَعيمُهاso its bliss وشَقاؤُهاand its misery سِيَّانِare equal
فَنَعيمُها وشَقاؤُها سِيَّانِ
Alas for an age in which life is loathed:
Oh what a time whose prosperity and woe
its bliss and its misery are alike.
Are the same, its bliss and agony equal
حارَwas baffled الطَّبيبُthe doctor وطِبُّهُand his medicine فيabout عِلَّتِيmy ailment
حارَ الطَّبيبُ وطِبُّهُ في عِلَّتِي
فَجَوابُهُso his answer إذwhen تَلتَقِيmeet العَينانِthe two eyes
فَجَوابُهُ إذ تَلتَقِي العَينانِ
The doctor and his medicine are baffled by my ailment;
The doctor was baffled by my condition
his answer, when our eyes meet,
His reply: when both eyes come together
هَزٌّa shrugging لأكتافٍof shoulders وتَقليبُand twisting الشَّفاthe lips (word beginning)
هَزٌّ لأكتافٍ وتَقليبُ الشَّفا
هِlips (word completion) وحاجِباهُand his two eyebrows منهُof his مُرتفَعِانِraised
هِ وحاجِباهُ منهُ مُرتفَعِانِ
is a shrug of the shoulders and a twisting of the lips,
Shrugging shoulders, flipping pages, eyebrows raised
with both his eyebrows raised.
All were helpless to treat me, to my frustration
حارواthey were baffled جميعاًall فيabout العِلاجِthe treatment وإنَّنيand indeed I
حاروا جميعاً في العِلاجِ وإنَّني
فيin تَركِهِمleaving them ماnot كنتُI was بِالحَيرانِbaffled
في تَركِهِم ما كنتُ بِالحَيرانِ
They are all baffled about the treatment, but I
My heart found ease leaving these pharmacists
was not baffled about leaving them.
Who treat spirit's illness for profit's temptation
وارتَاحَand found relief قلبيmy heart منfrom صيادلةٍpharmacists غَدَواbecame
وارتَاحَ قلبي من صيادلةٍ غَدَوا
مَرضىsick النُّفوسِin soul بِعِلَّةِwith the malady of الأَثمانِprices
مَرضى النُّفوسِ بِعِلَّةِ الأَثمانِ
And my heart found relief from pharmacists who had become
I left them since I am no Qarun and delighted
sick in their souls with the malady of prices.
In the herbal shop owner's little stand
فَارَقتُهمI left them إذsince لَستُI am not قاروناًQarun ولُذand sought refuge (word beginning)
فَارَقتُهم إذ لَستُ قاروناً ولُذ
تُI (verb ending) بِبائِعِwith the seller of الأعشابِherbs فيin الدُّكَّانِthe shop
تُ بِبائِعِ الأعشابِ في الدُّكَّانِ
I left them, for I am no Qarun, and sought refuge
God has stripped their hearts of all compassion
with the herb-seller in his shop.
For the ailing children of mankind
اللهُGod جَرَّدَstripped قَلبَهُمtheir heart مِنof كُلِّall إشcompassion (word beginning)
اللهُ جَرَّدَ قَلبَهُم مِن كُلِّ إش
فاقٍcompassion (word completion) علىfor مَرضىthe sick of بَنيthe children of الإنسانِhumankind
فاقٍ على مَرضى بَني الإنسانِ
God has stripped their hearts of all
Were it not for some of their kindness and patience
compassion for the sick among humankind.
No sick soul among the red could endure the pain
لولاwere it not for مُروةُthe decency of بَعضِهِمsome of them وسَماحُهand his generosity
لولا مُروةُ بَعضِهِم وسَماحُه
ماnot عاشَwould live فيin الحَمراal-Hamra سَقيمٌan invalid عانِsuffering
ما عاشَ في الحَمرا سَقيمٌ عانِ
Were it not for the decency and generosity of some of them,
My hope is in the Protector alone
no suffering invalid would survive in al-Hamra.
Healer of souls and bodies in every way
وأناand I رَجائيmy hope فيin المُهَيمِنِthe Guardian وَحدَهُHim alone
وأنا رَجائي في المُهَيمِنِ وَحدَهُ
هوHe مُبرِىءُthe healer of الأَرواحِsouls والأبدانِand bodies
هو مُبرِىءُ الأَرواحِ والأبدانِ
And my hope rests in the Guardian alone:
In this life and the next, by His grace and pardon
He is the healer of souls and bodies.
He will meet me and give me the finest rewards
سَيكونُHe will be ليfor me فيin هذهthis one وبتلكَand in that one سَوwill (word beginning)
سَيكونُ لي في هذه وبتلكَ سَو
فَwill (word completion) بِفَضلِهِby His grace وبِعَفوِهِand by His pardon يَلقانيHe meets me
فَ بِفَضلِهِ وبِعَفوِهِ يَلقاني
He will be there for me in this life, and in the next He will
Requiting those of highest aspirations with goodness
meet me with His grace and His pardon.
For their goodness, with utmost benefaction
وَيُثيبُand He rewards بِالحُسنىwith goodness تهَامِيَّTahami العُلاَof lofty rank
وَيُثيبُ بِالحُسنى تهَامِيَّ العُلاَ
يَجزيهِHe rewards him بِالإحسانِwith kindness عنfor إحسانِkindness
يَجزيهِ بِالإحسانِ عن إحسانِ
And He will reward Tahami of lofty rank with goodness,
Were it not for His generosity and presence
recompensing his kindness with kindness.
I'd have left this land long ago
لولاwere it not for سَماحةُthe generosity of جودِهِhis bounty وَوُجودِهِand his presence
لولا سَماحةُ جودِهِ وَوُجودِهِ
طَلَّقتُI would have divorced هذاthis الرَّبعَabode منذُsince زَمانِa long time
طَلَّقتُ هذا الرَّبعَ منذُ زَمانِ
Were it not for his generous bounty and his presence,
I gift Him this literary piece
I would have divorced this abode long ago.
An honor it cherishes to touch with a kiss
أُهديI present إليهto him طُرفَةًa delight أدَبِيَّةًliterary
أُهدي إليه طُرفَةً أدَبِيَّةً
شَرَفٌan honor لهاfor it تَخظىis graced (apparently تحظى) بِلَثمِwith kissing بَنانِfingertips
شَرَفٌ لها تَخظى بِلَثمِ بَنانِ
I offer him a literary delight,
May God keep Him and sustain me by His side
honored to be allowed to kiss his fingertips.
Proclaiming the glad tidings, wishes of ease
اللهُُGod يُبقيهِmay He preserve him ويُبقينيand may He keep me لَدَيbeside (word beginning)
اللهُُ يُبقيهِ ويُبقيني لَدَي
هِhim (word completion) صادِحاًsinging بِبَشائِرٍwith good tidings وَتَهانِand congratulations
هِ صادِحاً بِبَشائِرٍ وَتَهانِ
May God preserve him and keep me by
And God protects me from my illness fears
his side, singing good tidings and congratulations.
God cures me with the cure that is complete
واللهُand God يَكفينيspares me مَخَاوِفَthe fears of عِلَّتيmy ailment
واللهُ يَكفيني مَخَاوِفَ عِلَّتي
واللهُand God يَشفينيheals me الشِّفاءَthe healing الدَّانِيnear at hand
واللهُ يَشفيني الشِّفاءَ الدَّانِي
And may God spare me the fears of my ailment,
and may God grant me a cure close at hand.
Partial English translation: 98 of 100 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1