خَليفةًsuccessor to عيسىJesus فيin الشِّفاءِhealing منَfrom الضُّرِّaffliction
خَليفةً عيسى في الشِّفاءِ منَ الضُّرِّ
ومَنand one who لهhe has سِرٌّa secret فيin أنامِلهِhis fingertips العَشرِthe ten
ومَن له سِرٌّ في أنامِلهِ العَشرِ
O successor to Jesus in healing affliction,
and one with a secret in his ten fingertips,
ومَنand one who خُلقهُhis character يَشفيكَheals you قبلَbefore عِلاجِهِhis treatment
ومَن خُلقهُ يَشفيكَ قبلَ عِلاجِهِ
وذلكَand that إذwhen يَلقاكَgreets you وجهُهhis face بالبِشرِwith cheerfulness
وذلكَ إذ يَلقاكَ وجهُه بالبِشرِ
and one whose character heals you before his treatment,
and that is when his face greets you with cheer.
لئنalthough كنتَyou are مَحبوباًloved منَby الناسِthe people كلِّهمall of them
لئن كنتَ مَحبوباً منَ الناسِ كلِّهم
ولاand not سيَماthe like (forming 'especially') مَرضاكyour patients طُرًّاall together ذووpossessors of الشُّكرِgratitude
ولا سيَما مَرضاك طُرًّا ذوو الشُّكرِ
Although you are loved by all people,
especially your patients, all so grateful,
يَرَونَكَthey see you نِعمةًa blessing منَfrom اللهGod بينهمamong them
يَرَونَكَ نِعمةً منَ الله بينهم
وذِكرُكand your renown فيهمamong them فاوحَrivaled in fragrance المِسكَmusk فيin النَّشرِfragrance
وذِكرُك فيهم فاوحَ المِسكَ في النَّشرِ
they see you as a blessing from God among them,
and your renown among them rivals musk in fragrance,
فأنتَyet you are لِعَزرائيلَto Azrael أعدىthe most hostile of عُداتِهhis enemies
فأنتَ لِعَزرائيلَ أعدى عُداتِه
فياso, oh! طالماhow often يَرميكhe assails you بالنَّظرِwith a look الشَّزرِhostile and sidelong
فيا طالما يَرميك بالنَّظرِ الشَّزرِ
yet you are Azrael's bitterest foe.
Oh, how often he casts hostile sidelong looks at you!
زبائنُهhis clients فيهمamong them يَراكَhe sees you مزاجماًvying (apparently مزاحمًا)
زبائنُه فيهم يَراكَ مزاجماً
تُخَلِّصهمyou rescue them منfrom بينbetween نابِهhis fang والظُّفرِand the claw
تُخَلِّصهم من بين نابِه والظُّفرِ
He sees you vying with him for his clients,
rescuing them from between his fang and claw.
بكَbecause of you استَشَرَتrejoiced (apparently استبشرت) نفسيmy soul لأوَّلِat the first نَظرةٍglance
بكَ استَشَرَت نفسي لأوَّلِ نَظرةٍ
وواعدتَand you promised وعداًa promise كانَwas وعدَthe promise of الفتىthe young man الحُرِّthe noble
وواعدتَ وعداً كانَ وعدَ الفتى الحُرِّ
My soul rejoiced in you at the first glance,
and the promise you made was that of a noble young man.
ولمand did not تَقسُyou act harshly إلاexcept فيin الأوامرِthe orders عندماwhen
ولم تَقسُ إلا في الأوامرِ عندما
فَرَضتَyou imposed علىَّupon me الصومَfasting فيin أشهُرِthe months of الفِطرِnot fasting
فَرَضتَ علىَّ الصومَ في أشهُرِ الفِطرِ
You were stern only in your orders, when
you imposed fasting on me in the non-fasting months.
وماand not ضرَّdid harm صومٌa fast لوif عنِfrom الأكلِeating وحدَهُit alone
وما ضرَّ صومٌ لو عنِ الأكلِ وحدَهُ
ولكنَّهbut it is صومٌa fast يُمِضُّtorments أخاthe brother of الشِّعرِpoetry
ولكنَّه صومٌ يُمِضُّ أخا الشِّعرِ
Fasting would do no harm, were it from food alone,
but it is a fast that torments the brother of poetry.
نعمyes إنَّهindeed it is صومٌa fast تَبَيَّنَbecame clear نَفعُهits benefit
نعم إنَّه صومٌ تَبَيَّنَ نَفعُه
وأقصِرand how short! بِلَيلٍa night (in the exclamation) بعدَهُafter it بَلَجُthe brightness of الفَجرِdawn
وأقصِر بِلَيلٍ بعدَهُ بَلَجُ الفَجرِ
Yes, it is a fast whose benefit has become clear,
and how short a night followed by dawn's brightness!
قدindeed أعقَبَهُfollowed it منيfrom me السُّرورُjoy وفرحةٌand delight
قد أعقَبَهُ مني السُّرورُ وفرحةٌ
وشارَكنيand shared with me كلُّall الأخِلاَّءِthe close friends فيin امريmy affair
وشارَكني كلُّ الأخِلاَّءِ في امري
It was indeed followed by my joy and delight,
and all my close friends shared in my experience.
وزادَand increased سرورَthe joy of الكُلِّeveryone أُنساًwarmth وبَهجةًand delight
وزادَ سرورَ الكُلِّ أُنساً وبَهجةً
عنايةُthe care of باشاthe pasha of القُطرِthe land ذيpossessing القَدرِstanding والذِّكرِand renown
عنايةُ باشا القُطرِ ذي القَدرِ والذِّكرِ
And everyone's joy gained warmth and delight
from the care of the land's pasha, a man of standing and renown.
فَسُرَّso he rejoiced بِبُرءيat my recovery والمهَارةand the skill منكُمfrom you
فَسُرَّ بِبُرءي والمهَارة منكُم
فشُكراًso thanks لِباشاto the pasha of القُطرِthe land منfrom شاعِرthe poet of القُطرِthe land
فشُكراً لِباشا القُطرِ من شاعِر القُطرِ
So he rejoiced at my recovery and your skill;
so thanks to the land's pasha from the land's poet.
إذاwhen ذُكِرَis mentioned الدكتورُthe doctor جاكودُJaccoud بينناamong us
إذا ذُكِرَ الدكتورُ جاكودُ بيننا
تَجاوَبَتanswered one another الأفواهُthe mouths بالمَدحِwith praise والشُّكرِand thanks
تَجاوَبَت الأفواهُ بالمَدحِ والشُّكرِ
When Dr. Jaccoud is mentioned among us,
mouths answer one another with praise and thanks.
إذاwhen ذُكِرَis mentioned الدكتورُthe doctor جاكودُJaccoud بينناamong us
إذا ذُكِرَ الدكتورُ جاكودُ بيننا
تُحِسُّyou feel بِلذَّاتِthe delights of الشِّفاhealing بالحَشاwithin the breast تَسريflowing
تُحِسُّ بِلذَّاتِ الشِّفا بالحَشا تَسري
When Dr. Jaccoud is mentioned among us,
you feel the delights of healing coursing through your breast.
خَليفةُsuccessor to عيسىJesus مَعهُwith him نجلُthe son of مُحمدٍMuhammad
خَليفةُ عيسى مَعهُ نجلُ مُحمدٍ
جَديرٌit is fitting بمَنfor those who لاقَوهthey met him يُشفَىis healed منَof الضُّرِّaffliction
جَديرٌ بمَن لاقَوه يُشفَى منَ الضُّرِّ
Jesus' successor, with Muhammad's son beside him:
it is fitting that those who meet him be healed of affliction.
لِذاكَfor that reason فتَكراريso my repeating ثَنائىَmy praise واجِبٌa duty
لِذاكَ فتَكراري ثَنائىَ واجِبٌ
ثَناءًpraise سَيبقىwill remain لِلخُلودِfor eternity مدىthroughout الدَّهرِall time
ثَناءً سَيبقى لِلخُلودِ مدى الدَّهرِ
For that reason, repeating my praise is a duty:
praise that will endure eternally, for all time.
أتَيتُكَI came to you والأسقامُand the illnesses فِىَّwithin me تَعدَّدَتmultiplied
أتَيتُكَ والأسقامُ فِىَّ تَعدَّدَت
وداوَيتُهاand I treated them منِّيfrom me وفيand in ثُلُثّىtwo-thirds of شَهرِa month
وداوَيتُها منِّي وفي ثُلُثّى شَهرِ
I came to you with illnesses multiplied within me,
and I cured myself of them in two-thirds of a month.