الأَمرُthe matter أَيسَرُeasier مِمّاthan what أَنتَyou مُضمِرُهُimagining it inwardly
الأَمرُ أَيسَرُ مِمّا أَنتَ مُضمِرُهُ
فَاِطرَحso cast aside أَذاكَyour distress وَيَسِّرand make easy كُلَّall ماthat which صَعُباhas grown difficult
فَاِطرَح أَذاكَ وَيَسِّر كُلَّ ما صَعُبا
The matter is easier than you imagine it to be.
So cast aside your distress, and make easy whatever is hard.
وَلاand let not يَسُرُّكَdelight you إِنif بُلِّغتَهُyou are granted it أَمَلٌa wish
وَلا يَسُرُّكَ إِن بُلِّغتَهُ أَمَلٌ
وَلاand let not يَهُمُّكَtrouble you غِربيبٌa jet-black raven إِذاwhen نَعباit caws
وَلا يَهُمُّكَ غِربيبٌ إِذا نَعبا
Let no wish delight you, even if you are granted it,
And let no jet-black raven trouble you when it caws.
إِنif جَدَّgrows earnest عالَمُكَyour world الأَرضِيُّearthly فيabout نَبَإٍsome news
إِن جَدَّ عالَمُكَ الأَرضِيُّ في نَبَإٍ
يَغشاهُمُovertakes them فَتَصَوَّرthen regard جِدَّهُمtheir earnestness لَعِباplay
يَغشاهُمُ فَتَصَوَّر جِدَّهُم لَعِبا
If your earthly world grows earnest over some news
That overtakes them, then regard their earnestness as play.
ماwhat الرَأيُthe opinion عِندَكَin your view فيabout مَلكٍa king تَدينُowes allegiance لَهُto him
ما الرَأيُ عِندَكَ في مَلكٍ تَدينُ لَهُ
مِصرٌEgypt أَيَختارُwould he choose? دونَinstead of الراحَةِease التَعَباtoil
مِصرٌ أَيَختارُ دونَ الراحَةِ التَعَبا
What do you think of a king to whom
Egypt owes allegiance—would he choose toil over ease?
لَنwill never تَستَقيمَbe set right أُمورُthe affairs الناسِof people فيin عُصُرٍan age
لَن تَستَقيمَ أُمورُ الناسِ في عُصُرٍ
وَلاnor اِستَقامَتhave they been set right فَذاthus this one أَمناًin safety وَذاand that one رَعِباafraid
وَلا اِستَقامَت فَذا أَمناً وَذا رَعِبا
People's affairs will never be set right in any age,
Nor have they ever been; thus one is safe, another afraid.
وَلاnor يَقومُstand عَلىupon حَقٍّtruth بَنوthe sons of زَمَنٍan age
وَلا يَقومُ عَلى حَقٍّ بَنو زَمَنٍ
مِنsince عَهدِthe time of آدَمَAdam كانواthey have been فيin الهَوىdesire شُعَباdivided groups
مِن عَهدِ آدَمَ كانوا في الهَوى شُعَبا
Nor do the sons of any age uphold the truth;
Since Adam's time, they have been divided in their desires.
Sol 6.1