مِنَfrom اللهِGod فَضْلٌa blessing أَنْthat تَكُونَyou are حكِيمَناour physician
مِنَ اللهِ فَضْلٌ أَنْ تَكُونَ حكِيمَنا
وَيَجْمَعُand He unites فِيكَin you العِلْمَknowledge وَالجُوَدand generosity وَالظَّرْفَand charm
وَيَجْمَعُ فِيكَ العِلْمَ وَالجُوَد وَالظَّرْفَ
It is a blessing from God that you are our physician,
By the grace of God you are made our wise man
and that He unites in you knowledge, generosity, and charm.
Who combines knowledge, generosity, and grace
إِذَاif ماever (emphasis) دَوَاءٌa medicine يَاO طَبِيبِيmy physician أَعَلَّنِيmade me ill
إِذَا ما دَوَاءٌ يَا طَبِيبِي أَعَلَّنِي
فَقَدْthen indeed كَانwas أَشْفَىmore healing مِنْهُthan it لِيfor me ذلِكَthat اللُّطْفَkindness
فَقَدْ كَان أَشْفَى مِنْهُ لِي ذلِكَ اللُّطْفَ
If ever a medicine, O my physician, made me ill,
When, my doctor, you prescribe a remedy for me
then that kindness was indeed more healing for me than it.
Your kindness alone would be cure enough