منfrom ليلةٍa night باتَspent the night مَوعوكاًfever-stricken أبوfather of حسنHasan
من ليلةٍ باتَ مَوعوكاً أبو حسن
فيهاduring it يُكابِدُstruggles منfrom حُمّىfever ومنand from أَلَمِpain
فيها يُكابِدُ من حُمّى ومن أَلَمِ
One night, Abu Hasan lay fever-stricken,
Abu Hassan spent a night in great pain
Struggling through it with fever and pain,
In it he suffered from fever and agony
إذwhen قالsaid منfrom بَعدafter ماthat صلّىprayed النبيُّthe Prophet لهُfor him
إذ قال من بَعد ما صلّى النبيُّ لهُ
أبشِرْrejoice فقدfor indeed ألتَyou have recovered منfrom وَعْكِfeverish illness ومنand from سَقَمِsickness
أبشِرْ فقد ألتَ من وَعْكِ ومن سَقَمِ
When the Prophet, after praying for him, said:
After the Prophet had prayed for him, he said
“Rejoice, for you have recovered from fever and sickness.
Rejoice, for you are cured of your illness and affliction
وماand not سألتُI asked لِنفسيfor myself قِيدthe measure of أنْمُلةٍa fingertip
وما سألتُ لِنفسي قِيد أنْمُلةٍ
منof فضلِan increase in عِلمknowledge ولاnor حِلمforbearance ولاnor فَهَمِunderstanding
من فضلِ عِلم ولا حِلم ولا فَهَمِ
And never did I ask for myself even a fingertip’s measure
I have never asked for myself, even an ant's worth
Of added knowledge, forbearance, or understanding,
Of knowledge, wisdom or understanding
إلاexcept سألتُI asked لكمْfor you (plural) مثلَthe like of الذيthat which ظَفِرتْobtained
إلا سألتُ لكمْ مثلَ الذي ظَفِرتْ
كفِّيmy hand بهwith it ذاthis لذيto the Possessor of الآلاءِthe blessings والكرمِand generosity
كفِّي به ذا لذي الآلاءِ والكرمِ
Without asking for you the same as what
Except I asked for you the likes of what I gained
My hand obtained—this I asked of the Lord of blessings and generosity.”
That satisfied me from the One with blessings and generosity