أيُّهاO الانسانhuman being صبراbe patient
أيُّها الانسان صبرا
إنَّindeed بعدafter العسرhardship يسراease
إنَّ بعد العسر يسرا
O human being, be patient.
O human, have patience
Indeed, after hardship comes ease.
Indeed after hardship comes ease
كمhow many رأيناwe have seen اليومtoday حُرّاًa free man
كم رأينا اليوم حُرّاً
لمnot يكنwas بالأمسyesterday حُرّاfree
لم يكن بالأمس حُرّا
How many a free man we have seen today
How many times we saw today free
who was not free yesterday.
Who yesterday was not free
لازَمَhe held fast to الصبرَpatience فأمسىand so he became
لازَمَ الصبرَ فأمسى
مالكاًpossessing خيراًgoodness وصبراand patience
مالكاً خيراً وصبرا
He held fast to patience and so became
He persevered, so he attained
a possessor of goodness and patience.
Goodness and patience
فاشربso drink الصبرَpatience وإنand even if كاfirst part of 'be'
فاشرب الصبرَ وإن كا
نَcompletion of 'be' منthan المُرِّbitterness أمَرّاmore bitter
نَ من المُرِّ أمَرّا
So drink patience, even if it should
So drink patience even if
be more bitter than bitterness.
It is more bitter
Sol 6.1