الصَبرُpatience عَمَّنapart from the one whom تُحِبُّهُyou love him صَبَرُbitter aloe
الصَبرُ عَمَّن تُحِبُّهُ صَبَرُ
وَنَفعُand the benefit مَنthe one who لامَreproached فيconcerning الهَوىlove ضَرَرُharm
وَنَفعُ مَن لامَ في الهَوى ضَرَرُ
Enduring separation from the one you love is bitter aloe;
and the benefit of one who reproaches you for love is harm.
مَنwhoever كانَis دونَshort of المَرامِthe desired goal مُصطَبِراًpatiently enduring
مَن كانَ دونَ المَرامِ مُصطَبِراً
فَلَستُthen I am not دونَshort of المَرامِthe desired goal أَصطَبِرُI endure patiently
فَلَستُ دونَ المَرامِ أَصطَبِرُ
If anyone patiently endures short of his goal,
I will not patiently endure short of mine.
مَنفَعَةُthe benefit الصَبرِof patience غَيرُnot عاجِلَةٍimmediate
مَنفَعَةُ الصَبرِ غَيرُ عاجِلَةٍ
وَرُبَّماand perhaps حالَintervened دونَهاin its way الغِيَرُchanges of fortune
وَرُبَّما حالَ دونَها الغِيَرُ
The benefit of patience is not immediate,
and changing fortunes may stand in its way.
فَقُمso rise بِناwith us نَلتَمِسlet us seek مَآرِبَناour desires
فَقُم بِنا نَلتَمِس مَآرِبَنا
أَقامَwhether it stands أَوor لَمnot يُقَمstand بِناby us القَدرُfate
أَقامَ أَو لَم يُقَم بِنا القَدرُ
So rise with us; let us seek our desires,
whether fate stands by us or not.
إِنَّindeed لَناwe have أَنفُساًsouls تُسَوِّدُناmake us masters
إِنَّ لَنا أَنفُساً تُسَوِّدُنا
أَعانَهُنَhelped them الزَمانُtime أَوor يَذَرُforsakes
أَعانَهُنَ الزَمانُ أَو يَذَرُ
Indeed, we have souls that make us masters,
whether time aids them or leaves them unaided.
وَاِبغِand seek مِنَfrom العَيشِlife ماwhatever تُسَرُّyou are gladdened بِهِby it
وَاِبغِ مِنَ العَيشِ ما تُسَرُّ بِهِ
إِنwhether عَذَلَreproached الناسُpeople فيهِfor it أَوor عَذَرواthey excused
إِن عَذَلَ الناسُ فيهِ أَو عَذَروا
And seek from life whatever brings you joy,
whether people blame you for it or excuse you.
Sol 6.1