أرىI see عالماa learned man بالضرfrom affliction والبؤسand misery قدalready هلكperished
أرى عالما بالضر والبؤس قد هلك
وآخرand another عفواwithout effort بالجهالةin ignorance قدalready ملكbecame a ruler
وآخر عفوا بالجهالة قد ملك
I see a learned man who has perished from affliction and misery,
I see a world ruined by harm and misery
And another who, in ignorance, has come to rule without effort.
And another pardoned for its ignorance and folly
فإنso if يكُit is منfrom ربيmy Lord فصبرٌthen patience علىwith القضاthe decree
فإن يكُ من ربي فصبرٌ على القضا
وإنand if تكنit is الأخرىthe other possibility فقدthen indeed خرفhas grown senile الفلكthe celestial sphere
وإن تكن الأخرى فقد خرف الفلك
If this is from my Lord, then patience with the decree;
If it be the will of my Lord, then patience for fate's decree
But if it is otherwise, the celestial sphere has grown senile.
If it be the other, then the stars have lost their course
Sol 6.1