قالواthey said اعتلّhe fell ill ولمand did not يعملواact
قالوا اعتلّ ولم يعملوا
بعلّةon the cause of السّقمthe sickness ولاnor حُكمهits dictates
بعلّة السّقم ولا حُكمه
They said, “He has fallen ill,” though they did not know
They said, 'He fell ill,' yet did not act
the cause of the sickness, nor its nature.
on the cause of the sickness or its dictates.
بلrather إنماonly يهويbrings down الضّنىwasting sickness لحظهُhis gaze
بل إنما يهوي الضّنى لحظهُ
وقدand indeed سرىspread للجسمto the body منfrom سُقمهits sickness
وقد سرى للجسم من سُقمه
Rather, his gaze merely yearns for the gazelle,
Rather, wasting sickness merely brings his gaze low,
and from its affliction the sickness has spread into his body.
and has spread to the body from his gaze's sickness.
ماnot رضيwas content السّقمُthe sickness لهُfor itself مُنزلاa dwelling
ما رضي السّقمُ لهُ مُنزلا
باللّحظin the gaze حتّىuntil دبّcrept فيin جسمهhis body
باللّحظ حتّى دبّ في جسمه
The sickness was not content to make its home
Sickness was not content with a dwelling for itself
in the gaze, until it crept into his body.
in his gaze, until it crept into his body.
