صَبِّرِmake patient النَفسَthe soul عِندَat كُلِّevery مُلِمٍّbefalling calamity
صَبِّرِ النَفسَ عِندَ كُلِّ مُلِمٍّ
إِنَّindeed فيin الصَبرِpatience حيلَةَstratagem المُحتالِthe resourceful person
إِنَّ في الصَبرِ حيلَةَ المُحتالِ
Make your soul patient at every calamity.
Be patient when faced with every affliction
Indeed, in patience lies the resourceful person's stratagem.
Indeed, in patience lies the stratagem of the ingenious
لاdo not تَضيقَنَّever grow distressed فيover الأُمورِaffairs فَقَدfor perhaps تُكbe dispelled (first part)
لا تَضيقَنَّ في الأُمورِ فَقَد تُك
شَفُcompletion of 'be dispelled' غَمّاؤُهاtheir gloom بِغَيرِwithout اِحتِيالِcontrivance
شَفُ غَمّاؤُها بِغَيرِ اِحتِيالِ
Do not grow distressed over affairs, for perhaps
Do not despair in difficult times, for time may
their gloom will be dispelled without contrivance.
Relieve its troubles without any effort
رُبَّماsometimes تَجزَعُgrow distressed النُفوسُsouls مِنَbecause of الأَمـthe matter (first part)
رُبَّما تَجزَعُ النُفوسُ مِنَ الأَمـ
ـرِcompletion of 'the matter' لَهُfor it فُرجَةٌrelief كَحَلِّlike untying العِقالِthe camel's hobble
ـرِ لَهُ فُرجَةٌ كَحَلِّ العِقالِ
Sometimes souls grow distressed over a matter
Souls may sometimes despair of a matter that
whose relief is like untying a camel's hobble.
Has relief like a ring's fastener
Sol 6.1