أَحينَIs it when دَناdrew near مَنthe one كُنتُI was أَرجوhoping for دُنُوَّةُnearness
أَحينَ دَنا مَن كُنتُ أَرجو دُنُوَّةُ
رَمَتنيassailed me صُروفُthe vicissitudes of الدَهرِtime مِنfrom كُلِّevery جانِبِside
رَمَتني صُروفُ الدَهرِ مِن كُلِّ جانِبِ
Was it when the one whose nearness I hoped for drew near
that time’s vicissitudes assailed me from every side?
فَأَصبَحتُso I became مَرحوماًpitied وَكُنتُthough I had been مُحَسَّداًmuch envied
فَأَصبَحتُ مَرحوماً وَكُنتُ مُحَسَّداً
فَصَبراًso patience عَلىwith مَكروهِthe hardship of مُرِّbitter العَواقِبِoutcomes
فَصَبراً عَلى مَكروهِ مُرِّ العَواقِبِ
So I became an object of pity, though I had been much envied;
so patience with the hardship of bitter outcomes.
Sol 6.1