مَنwhoever سَبَقَprecedes السَلوَةَsolace بِالصَبرِwith patience
مَن سَبَقَ السَلوَةَ بِالصَبرِ
فازَwins بَفَضلِwith the merit of الحَمدِpraise وَالأَجرِand reward
فازَ بَفَضلِ الحَمدِ وَالأَجرِ
Whoever shows patience before solace comes
Whoever precedes harm with patience
wins the blessing of praise and reward.
Attains the merit of praise and reward
ياoh عَجَباًwonder مِنat هَلِعٍone panic-stricken جازِعٍdespairing
يا عَجَباً مِن هَلِعٍ جازِعٍ
يُصبِحُhe finds himself بَينَbetween الذَمِّblame وَالوِزرِand sin
يُصبِحُ بَينَ الذَمِّ وَالوِزرِ
Oh, how strange is a panicked, despairing man
It is strange, the fright of one in dread
who finds himself between blame and sin!
Waking amid blame and burden
مُصيبَةُthe affliction الإِنسانِof a person فيin دينِهِhis faith
مُصيبَةُ الإِنسانِ في دينِهِ
أَعظَمُgreater مِنthan جائِحَةِa devastating calamity الدَهرِof time
أَعظَمُ مِن جائِحَةِ الدَهرِ
An affliction in a person's faith
The misfortune of a man in his faith
is graver than a calamity wrought by time.
Is greater than the disasters of fate
Sol 6.1