إِصبِرَنdo be patient ياO بُنَيَّmy dear son فَالصَبرُfor patience أَحجىwiser
إِصبِرَن يا بُنَيَّ فَالصَبرُ أَحجى
كُلُّevery حَيٍّliving being مَصيرُهُits destiny لِشَعوبِto Shaʿūb (Death)
كُلُّ حَيٍّ مَصيرُهُ لِشَعوبِ
Be patient, my dear son, for patience is wiser.
Every living being's destiny is Shaʿūb—Death.
قَدindeed بَلِيَhas worn out الصَبرُpatience وَالبَلاءُand the ordeal شَديدٌsevere
قَد بَلِيَ الصَبرُ وَالبَلاءُ شَديدٌ
لِفِداءِfor ransoming الحَبيبِthe beloved وَاِبنِand the son of الحَبيبِthe beloved
لِفِداءِ الحَبيبِ وَاِبنِ الحَبيبِ
Patience has worn thin, and the ordeal is severe,
To ransom the beloved and the beloved's son:
النَبِيِّthe Prophet الأَغَرِّthe radiant ذيpossessor of الحَسَبِnoble lineage الثاthe illus- (word continues)
النَبِيِّ الأَغَرِّ ذي الحَسَبِ الثا
قِبِ-trious (word ending) وَالباعِand prowess وَالكَريمِand the noble النَجيبِthe highborn
قِبِ وَالباعِ وَالكَريمِ النَجيبِ
The radiant Prophet, of lineage illus-
trious, and possessed of prowess, noble and highborn.
إِنif تُصِبكَstrikes you المَنونُDeath فَالنَبلُthen the arrows تَتَرىcome successively
إِن تُصِبكَ المَنونُ فَالنَبلُ تَتَرى
فَمُصيبٌso, one that hits مِنهاamong them وَغَيرُand one not مُصيبِhitting
فَمُصيبٌ مِنها وَغَيرُ مُصيبِ
If Death strikes you, the arrows come in succession;
So some of them hit, and others miss.
كُلُّevery حَيٍّliving being وَإِنand even if تَمَلّىenjoys for a long time بِعُمرٍwith a lifespan
كُلُّ حَيٍّ وَإِن تَمَلّى بِعُمرٍ
آخِذٌtaking مِنfrom مَذاقِهاits taste بِنَصيبِwith a share
آخِذٌ مِن مَذاقِها بِنَصيبِ
Every living being, even if it long enjoys life,
Will take a share of its taste.
Sol 6.1