قولاًa word لمنto him whose إحسانهhis kindness لمnot يزلceased
قولاً لمن إحسانه لم يزل
شفاءa cure علاتيmy ailments وأوصابيand my pains
شفاء علاتي وأوصابي
A word to him whose kindness has always been
Say to the one whose kindness has never ceased
a cure for my ailments and my pains.
To cure my ailments and pains
بيin me علةٌan ailment تقطعsever أسبابهاits causes
بي علةٌ تقطع أسبابها
منfrom راحةcomfort الصحةhealth أسبابيmy ties
من راحة الصحة أسبابي
I have an ailment whose causes sever
I have an illness that severs its causes
my ties to the ease of good health.
From the comfort of health, my causes
أخفيتI concealed ماwhat بيin me اليومtoday منهاfrom it فماso not
أخفيت ما بي اليوم منها فما
تطلعbecame aware الناسthe people علىof ماwhat بيin me
تطلع الناس على ما بي
Today I concealed the suffering it brings me, so
I have hidden today what it has done to me, so
people have not learned what ails me.
People do not know what is with me
وليسand not يشفينيcures me سوىexcept نهشةٍa bite
وليس يشفيني سوى نهشةٍ
منfrom قطعةٍa piece منof كبدliver بوابa doorkeeper
من قطعةٍ من كبد بواب
And nothing cures me but a bite
And nothing can cure me but a bite
from a piece of a doorkeeper's liver.
Of a piece of the liver of the doorman
تبيتspend the night فيهاin it وهيwhile they are مشبوبةablaze
تبيت فيها وهي مشبوبة
بالنارwith fire أضراسيmy molars وأنيابيand my fangs
بالنار أضراسي وأنيابي
Within it lie all night, ablaze
To spend the night in it while it is grilled
with fire, my molars and my fangs.
With fire, my teeth and my canines
فامننso grant a favor بأنby تذبحyou slaughter ليfor me واحداًone
فامنن بأن تذبح لي واحداً
بالنعلwith a sandal فيat دوارةpivot البابthe door
بالنعل في دوارة الباب
So grant me this favor: slaughter one for me
So favor me by slaughtering for me one
with a sandal, at the door's pivot.
With a shoe in the hallway of the door
فنقطةٌfor a drop منof دمblood أوداجهhis jugular veins
فنقطةٌ من دم أوداجه
أنفعmore beneficial ليto me منthan رطلa ratl (weight unit) جلابrosewater syrup
أنفع لي من رطل جلاب
For a drop of blood from his jugular veins
For a drop of blood from his veins
is more beneficial to me than a ratl of rosewater syrup.
Is more beneficial for me than a pound of fenugreek