صَبَرتُ وَلَم أُحمَد عَلى الصَبرِ شيمَتي

صَبَرتُ وَلَم أُحمَد عَلى الصَبرِ شيمَتي

لِأَنَّ مَآلي لَو جَزَعتُ إِلى الصَبرِ

لِأَنَّ مَآلي لَو جَزَعتُ إِلى الصَبرِ

I endured, yet did not praise my nature for its patience,

I was patient, though not boastful of my patience,

for, had I despaired, my ultimate recourse would still have been patience.

For if I had despaired, patience would still have been my only recourse.

وَلِلَّهِ في أَثناءِ كُلِّ مُلِمَّةٍ

وَلِلَّهِ في أَثناءِ كُلِّ مُلِمَّةٍ

وَإِن آلَمَت لُطفٌ يَحُضُّ عَلى الشُكرِ

وَإِن آلَمَت لُطفٌ يَحُضُّ عَلى الشُكرِ

And in the midst of every calamity, God has,

In the midst of every affliction, God grants respite

however painful it may be, a kindness that calls for gratitude.

And though it pains me, His gentleness urges thankfulness.

وَكَم فَرَجٍ وَاليَأسُ يَحجُبُ دونَهُ

وَكَم فَرَجٍ وَاليَأسُ يَحجُبُ دونَهُ

أَتاكَ بِهِ المَقدورُ مِن حَيثُ لا تَدري

أَتاكَ بِهِ المَقدورُ مِن حَيثُ لا تَدري

And how often has relief, though despair bars the way to it,

How often has relief come to you from where you least expected it,

been brought to you by fate from an unexpected quarter.

Brought by destiny from where you knew not.