هوّنmake it easier عليكfor yourself وإلاor else هانit will grow easier عنout of كرهreluctance
هوّن عليك وإلا هان عن كره
ماthat which ليسthere is not فيin كونهits coming to pass بدany escape منfrom القدرfate
ما ليس في كونه بد من القدر
Make it easier on yourself, or it will grow easier against your will—
Bear with ease, else hate will ease with time,
that which fate must inevitably bring to pass.
What being holds is fated to be so.
يرجوhopes for النجاةdeliverance ريقٌsaliva (likely intended: غريقٌ, a drowning man) مبصرٌseeing لججاdeep waters
يرجو النجاة ريقٌ مبصرٌ لججا
والنفسand the soul منwith regard to منهجa path حقtruth علىin خطرperil
والنفس من منهج حق على خطر
A drowning man [apparently intended], seeing deep waters, hopes for deliverance.
A seeing lip hopes for survival amid seas,
And the soul is in peril with regard to the path of truth.
The soul strays from the path of truth in danger.
أينwhere الفرارescape لمنfor whoever فيin البحرthe sea مركبهhis vessel
أين الفرار لمن في البحر مركبه
فيin اللجthe deep sea وهوwhile he علىin a state of يأسdespair منof الوزرrefuge
في اللج وهو على يأس من الوزر
Where is escape for one whose vessel is at sea,
Where can one flee whose ship is in the sea,
in the deep, while he despairs of refuge?
Struggling in the waves, burdened down with stones?
ماwhat قدّرhas decreed اللهGod آتcoming لاno مردturning back لهfor it
ما قدّر الله آت لا مرد له
فالصبرso patience عنarising from كرمnobility أولىmore fitting منthan الخورfaintheartedness
فالصبر عن كرم أولى من الخور
What God has decreed is coming; there is no turning it back.
What God ordains will come and cannot be undone;
So patience born of nobility is more fitting than faintheartedness.
Patience in fate shows nobler than despair.
وللمقاديرand for fate's decrees أسبابcauses مقدّرةٌordained
وللمقادير أسباب مقدّرةٌ
بالريحthrough the wind والغيمand the clouds يرجىis hoped for وابلa downpour المطرof rain
بالريح والغيم يرجى وابل المطر
And the decrees of fate have ordained causes:
To all decrees are causes foreordained-
Through wind and clouds, a downpour of rain is hoped for.
With clouds and wind rain's plenty is hoped for.
Sol 6.1