لاdo not تَستَكِنyield لِطَوارِقِto the sudden assaults of النُوَبِcalamities
لا تَستَكِن لِطَوارِقِ النُوَبِ
وَاِلقَand meet الخُطوبَmisfortunes بِوَجهِwith the countenance of مُحتَسِبٍone seeking God's reward
وَاِلقَ الخُطوبَ بِوَجهِ مُحتَسِبٍ
Do not yield to the sudden assaults of calamities.
And meet misfortunes with the countenance of one seeking God's reward.
فَدُنُوfor the nearness of ماwhat ترجوهُyou hope for it مِنof فَرَجٍrelief
فَدُنُو ما ترجوهُ مِن فَرَجٍ
يَأتيcomes بِحَسبِin proportion to تَكاثُفِthe mounting of الكَرَبِdistress
يَأتي بِحَسبِ تَكاثُفِ الكَرَبِ
For the nearness of the relief you hope for
comes in proportion to the mounting of distress.
كَمmany a خائِفٍfearful person مِنof هَلكَةdeath سَبَباًa cause
كَم خائِفٍ مِن هَلكَة سَبَباً
نالَattained النَجاةَdeliverance بِذلِكَthrough that السَبَبِthe cause
نالَ النَجاةَ بِذلِكَ السَبَبِ
Many a man who feared a cause of death
found deliverance through that very cause.
Sol 6.1