اِسلُكfollow مِنَamong الطُرُقِthe paths المَناهِجthe clear ways
اِسلُك مِنَ الطُرُقِ المَناهِج
وَاصبِرand be patient وَإِنand even if حُمِّلتَyou are made to bear لاعِجsearing anguish
وَاصبِر وَإِن حُمِّلتَ لاعِج
Among the paths, follow the clear ones,
Take the straight paths
and be patient, even if burdened with searing anguish.
And be patient even if you are burdened
وَانبِذand cast aside هُمومَكَyour worries أَنlest تَضيyou become distressed (continued)
وَانبِذ هُمومَكَ أَن تَضي
قَcompletion of 'you become distressed' بِهاby them فَإِنَّfor indeed لَهاfor them مَخارِجways out
قَ بِها فَإِنَّ لَها مَخارِج
And cast aside your worries, lest you
Cast away your worries lest you perish
be distressed by them, for they have ways out.
For they have outlets
وَاقضِand fulfill الحَوائِجَthe needs ماas much as استَطَعare able (continued)
وَاقضِ الحَوائِجَ ما استَطَع
تَyou (verb ending) وَكُنand be لِهَمِّfor the sorrow of أَخيكَyour brother فارِجa reliever
تَ وَكُن لِهَمِّ أَخيكَ فارِج
And fulfill needs as much as you
Fulfill the needs as much as you can
can, and relieve your brother's sorrow.
And relieve your brother's worries
فَلَخَيرُfor surely the best أَيّامِdays of الفَتىthe young man
فَلَخَيرُ أَيّامِ الفَتى
يَومٌa day قَضىhe fulfilled فيهِin it الحَوائِجthe needs
يَومٌ قَضى فيهِ الحَوائِج
For surely the best of a young man's days
So the best day for a young man
is a day on which he fulfilled needs.
Is a day he fulfills the needs
Sol 6.1