تَصَبَّرpatiently restrain yourself عَنِaway from الدُنياthe world وَدَعand leave كُلَّevery تائِهِlost wanderer
تَصَبَّر عَنِ الدُنيا وَدَع كُلَّ تائِهِ
مُطيعِobeying هَواًa passion يَهويplunges بِهِwith him فيinto المَهامِهِtrackless wastes
مُطيعِ هَواً يَهوي بِهِ في المَهامِهِ
Patiently turn away from the world, and leave every lost wanderer
Turn away from this world and leave behind all that misleads you,
who obeys a passion that plunges him into trackless wastes.
Obeying desires that lead you to ruin in dangerous places.
دَعِleave الناسَpeople وَالدُنياand the world فَبَينَfor, between مُكالِبٍone who contends ravenously
دَعِ الناسَ وَالدُنيا فَبَينَ مُكالِبٍ
عَلَيهاfor it بِأَنيابٍwith fangs وَبَينَand between مُشافِهِone who speaks face-to-face
عَلَيها بِأَنيابٍ وَبَينَ مُشافِهِ
Leave people and the world: some contend ravenously
Leave people and this world, for there are those with fangs
for it with fangs, while others contend with words.
Pouncing on it, and those with mouths agape before it.
وَمَنand whoever لَمdoes not يُحاسِبhold to account نَفسَهُhimself فيin أُمورِهِhis affairs
وَمَن لَم يُحاسِب نَفسَهُ في أُمورِهِ
يَقَعfalls فيinto عَظيمٍsomething grave مُشكِلٍperplexing مُتَشابِهِambiguous
يَقَع في عَظيمٍ مُشكِلٍ مُتَشابِهِ
And whoever does not hold himself to account in his affairs
He who does not hold himself accountable for his affairs
falls into a grave, perplexing, ambiguous predicament.
Will fall into grave, complex, and confusing troubles.
وَماand not فازَsucceeded أَهلُpeople of الفَضلِvirtue إِلّاexcept بِصَبرِهِمthrough their patient restraint
وَما فازَ أَهلُ الفَضلِ إِلّا بِصَبرِهِم
عَنِfrom الشَهَواتِdesires وَاحتِمالِand enduring المَكارِهِhardships
عَنِ الشَهَواتِ وَاحتِمالِ المَكارِهِ
And the virtuous have succeeded only through their patient restraint
And none attained merit except by their patience
from desires and their endurance of hardships.
In resisting desires and bearing adversity.
Sol 6.1