صاحبتI kept company with عمراًAmr زماناًfor a time ثمthen قلتُI said لهto him
صاحبت عمراً زماناً ثم قلتُ له
إلحقcatch up بقومكwith your people ياO عمروAmr بنson of صوحاناSuhan
إلحق بقومك يا عمرو بن صوحانا
I kept company with Amr for a time, then said to him:
I accompanied you for a time, O Amr ibn Suhan
Join your people, O Amr son of Suhan.
Then I said, “Catch up with your people, O Amr ibn Suhan!
فإنfor if صبرتَyou are patient فإنّthen indeed الصبرَpatience مكرمةٌa noble virtue
فإن صبرتَ فإنّ الصبرَ مكرمةٌ
وإنand if جزَعتَyou give way to anguish فقدthen indeed كانhas happened الذيwhat كاناhas happened
وإن جزَعتَ فقد كان الذي كانا
For if you are patient, patience is a noble virtue;
If you are patient - patience is an honourable trait
And if you give way to anguish, what has happened has happened.
If you are distressed - what happened has happened.
Sol 6.1