لاdo not تضقbe constricted ذرعاًin endurance بخطبby a calamity نازلٍbefalling
لا تضق ذرعاً بخطب نازلٍ
ربماmany a time جاءكcame to you خطبٌa calamity ومضىand passed
ربما جاءك خطبٌ ومضى
Do not be overwhelmed by a calamity that befalls you;
many a calamity has come to you and passed.
لكfor you فيin يوسفJoseph أسنىthe noblest قدوةًexample
لك في يوسف أسنى قدوةً
إنif تأسيتyou took an example بهاfrom it نلتyou attained الرّضاcontentment
إن تأسيت بها نلت الرّضا
In Joseph you have the noblest example;
if you follow it, you will attain contentment.
غابwas absent عنهfrom him يوسفٌJoseph منfrom بعدafter ماwhen
غاب عنه يوسفٌ من بعد ما
تركleft القلبthe heart علىupon جمرembers الغضىthe ghada tree
ترك القلب على جمر الغضى
Joseph was gone from him, after
leaving his heart upon embers of ghada wood.
فطوىso he folded الكشعthe flank (probable intended reading) علىover أوصابهhis afflictions
فطوى الكشع على أوصابه
لاnot أخاone given to شكوىcomplaint ولاnor معترضاprotesting
لا أخا شكوى ولا معترضا
So he folded his flank over his afflictions,
neither given to complaint nor protesting.
فتلقَّىthen he received يوسفاًJoseph منfrom بعدafter ماwhen
فتلقَّى يوسفاً من بعد ما
صارhe became منfrom طولlength of اشتياقyearning حرضاwasted with grief
صار من طول اشتياق حرضا
Then he received Joseph, after
he had wasted away from long yearning.
وانقضىand ended الحزنthe grief بأنسwith solace بعدهafter it
وانقضى الحزن بأنس بعده
عرضٌa passing state ولىdeparted وأبقىand left عرضاa passing state
عرضٌ ولى وأبقى عرضا
And grief ended, with solace following it:
one passing state departed, leaving another.
سلَّمhe entrusted الأمرthe matter لربٍّto a Lord قاهرall-subduing
سلَّم الأمر لربٍّ قاهر
فأراهso He showed him السّولthe desired wish منهfrom Him عوضاas recompense
فأراه السّول منه عوضا
He entrusted the matter to an all-subduing Lord,
so He showed him his wish fulfilled, as recompense from Him.
يحزنgrieves العاقلthe wise man لكنyet عقدهhis conviction
يحزن العاقل لكن عقده
أنهthat it is the case لاno بدَّescape منfrom جَريِthe unfolding of القضاdivine decree
أنه لا بدَّ من جَريِ القضا
The wise man grieves, yet his conviction
is that divine decree must run its course.
Sol 6.1