1. إنِّي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ ذَا اعْتِلاَلٍ

    رَثَّ الْقُوَى بَيِّن الْهُزَالِ

    Indeed, though I am ill,

    Worn in strength, plainly emaciated,

  2. بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الرَّدَى نِزَالٌ

    يَقِلُّ فِي مِثْلِهِ نزَالِي

    Between me and death there is a struggle;

    Rarely do I engage in one like it.

  3. فِي عَارضِ التَّيْسِ لِي شِفَاءٌ

    فَكَيْفَ فِي عَارِضِ الْغَزَالِ

    In the he-goat's cheek lies a cure for me;

    Then what of the gazelle's cheek?