عزاءًtake comfort ياO أباfather of الفضلal-Fadl
عزاءً يا أبا الفضل
فأنتfor you are الجبلthe mountain الأعلىthe highest
فأنت الجبل الأعلى
Take comfort, O Abu al-Fadl,
Solace, O Abu al-Fadl,
for you are the loftiest mountain.
For you are the highest mountain,
وإنand even if جارعلىhas dealt unjustly with أهلكyour family
وإن جارعلى أهلك
صرفvicissitudes الدهرtime بالجلىwith a grievous calamity
صرف الدهر بالجلى
And even if your family has been wronged
And if fate has wronged your family,
by time's vicissitudes with a grievous calamity,
Time’s vicissitudes are clear.
فماso, as long as امتدendures بكfor you العمرlife
فما امتد بك العمر
فأنتthen you are الدينfaith والدنياand this world
فأنت الدين والدنيا
so long as your life endures,
So neither did life stretch out for you,
you are faith and this world.
For you are religion and worldly life both,
ولاand no عتبreproach علىagainst الدهرtime
ولا عتب على الدهر
وإنand even if جارit wrongs وإنand even if أدنىit brings low
وإن جار وإن أدنى
And there is no reproaching time,
Nor is there blame on fate,
even if it wrongs and even if it brings low,
Be it unkind or draw near.
إذاif ماemphatic particle نثرit scattered العقدthe necklace
إذا ما نثر العقد
وأبقىand it preserved الدرةthe pearl الوسطىthe central
وأبقى الدرة الوسطى
if it has scattered the necklace
When the necklace is unstrung
and preserved the central pearl.
And the central pearl remains
Sol 6.1