أعززhow painful عليَّfor me بأنat the fact that أراكَI see you عليلاill
أعزز عليَّ بأن أراكَ عليلا
أوor أنthat يكونَshould be بكَin you السقامُsickness نزيلاa guest
أو أن يكونَ بكَ السقامُ نزيلا
How painful it is for me to see you ill,
I cannot bear to see you ill,
Or that sickness should lodge in you as a guest.
Or sickness make its home with you,
فوددتُso I wished أنيthat I مالكٌmaster لسلامتيof my health
فوددتُ أني مالكٌ لسلامتي
فأبيحُهاso I would give it freely لكto you مؤثراًputting you first تفضيلاout of preference
فأبيحُها لك مؤثراً تفضيلا
So I wished I were master of my health,
I wish I owned my health, that I
So I might give it freely to you, preferring you over myself.
Might give it you, preferring you.
فتكونso you would be تشفيhealed سالماًwell بسلامتيthrough my health
فتكون تشفي سالماً بسلامتي
وأكونُand I would be فيهاin it قدalready عراكَhas afflicted you بديلاa substitute
وأكونُ فيها قد عراكَ بديلا
Then you would recover, made sound through my health,
Then you, with my health regained again,
And I would take your place in the affliction that has befallen you.
Would heal, while I your suffering gain,
هذاthis أخٌa brother لكَto you يشتكيcomplains أوor يُشتكىis complained to
هذا أخٌ لكَ يشتكي أو يُشتكى
وكذاand likewise الخليلُthe close friend إذاwhen أجلَّholds in high esteem خليلاa close friend
وكذا الخليلُ إذا أجلَّ خليلا
This is a brother to you, whether he brings a complaint or receives one,
A brother who for you feels pain
And so is a close friend when he holds a friend dear.
Or whom you pain, acts like a friend.