فَإِنand if تَكُit be حُمّىfever الغِبِّof alternate days شَفَّكَhas worn you thin وِردُهاits recurring attack
فَإِن تَكُ حُمّى الغِبِّ شَفَّكَ وِردُها
فَعُقباكَthen your outcome مِنهاfrom it أَنthat يَطولَbe prolonged لَكَfor you العُمرُlife
فَعُقباكَ مِنها أَن يَطولَ لَكَ العُمرُ
And if the attacks of tertian fever have worn you thin,
then its outcome for you will be a long life.
وَقَيناكَmay we shield you لَوif يُعطىwere granted الهَوىdesire فيكَfor you وَالمُنىand wishes
وَقَيناكَ لَو يُعطى الهَوى فيكَ وَالمُنى
لَكانَتthen it would be بِناupon us الشَكوىthe illness وَكانَand would be لَكَfor you الأَجرُthe reward
لَكانَت بِنا الشَكوى وَكانَ لَكَ الأَجرُ
May we shield you! If our desires and wishes for you were granted,
the illness would be ours, and the reward yours.