1. أعزز عليَّ بأن أراكَ عليلا

    أو أن يكونَ بكَ السقامُ نزيلا

    How painful it is for me to see you ill,

    Or that sickness should lodge in you as a guest.

  2. فوددتُ أني مالكٌ لسلامتي

    فأبيحُها لك مؤثراً تفضيلا

    So I wished I were master of my health,

    So I might give it freely to you, preferring you over myself.

  3. فتكون تشفي سالماً بسلامتي

    وأكونُ فيها قد عراكَ بديلا

    Then you would recover, made sound through my health,

    And I would take your place in the affliction that has befallen you.

  4. هذا أخٌ لكَ يشتكي أو يُشتكى

    وكذا الخليلُ إذا أجلَّ خليلا

    This is a brother to you, whether he brings a complaint or receives one,

    And so is a close friend when he holds a friend dear.