تصبّرbe patient إذاwhen نابتكbefalls you للخطبof calamity شدةٌhardship
تصبّر إذا نابتك للخطب شدةٌ
فبعدfor after اشتدادٍintensification للحوادثof misfortunes لينُease
فبعد اشتدادٍ للحوادث لينُ
Be patient when the hardship of calamity befalls you;
Be patient when hardships assail you,
For after the severity of misfortunes comes ease.
For after hardship comes ease.
ولاand do not تيأسنever despair منof فرحةٍjoy بعدafter ترحةsorrow
ولا تيأسن من فرحةٍ بعد ترحة
فقدfor ... may تخذلforsake الأيامُthe days ثمthen تعينhelp
فقد تخذل الأيامُ ثم تعين
And never despair of joy after sorrow,
Do not despair of joy after sadness,
For the days may forsake you, then come to your aid.
For the days may fail you then help comes.
فيعقوبfor Jacob لاقىendured الكربَanguish فيin فقدthe loss of يوسفJoseph
فيعقوب لاقى الكربَ في فقد يوسف
ثمانينeighty حولاًyears والحنينand longing قرينa companion
ثمانين حولاً والحنين قرين
For Jacob endured anguish at the loss of Joseph
Jacob faced the sorrow of Joseph's loss,
For eighty years, with longing as his companion.
Eighty years, yet hope was his friend.
فلماthen when تمادىdragged on بعدهhis absence حينa season بعدهafter it
فلما تمادى بعده حين بعده
تلافاهcame to his relief منof أنسsolace التقرّبdrawing near حينa season
تلافاه من أنس التقرّب حين
Then, when his absence dragged on, season after season,
When the days prolonged after him,
A season of solace in nearness came to his relief.
His joy of reunion banished the past.
فدنso adhere بالرّضاto contentment فيماregarding whatever يجيءcomes بهwith it القضاءdivine decree
فدن بالرّضا فيما يجيء به القضاء
فإنfor indeed الرّضاcontentment للصالحاتfor good things ضمينa guarantor
فإن الرّضا للصالحات ضمين
So embrace contentment with whatever divine decree brings,
Accept the decree of destiny with consent-
For contentment is a guarantor of good things.
For consent for good deeds is surety.
وهلand should ...? يُتَّىunclear as written; perhaps 'be feared' ليلًthe night of الخطوبcalamities إذاwhen دجىgrows dark
وهل يُتَّى ليلً الخطوب إذا دجى
وعقباهand its outcome صبحa dawn للنجاحof success مبينclear
وعقباه صبح للنجاح مبين
And should the night of calamities be feared [reading uncertain] when it darkens,
Can a night of misfortune linger
When its end is a clear dawn of success?
When the dawn reveals hope's path?
Sol 6.1