1. Endure and be patient if time brings
Distress that oppresses the heart.
١. تجلد واصطبر إن نابَ دهرٌ
بمكروهٍ يضيقُ له الصدورُ
2. For time bears hardship then ease;
After darkness, the dawn comes, and light.
٢. فإن الدهرَ عسرٌ ثم يسرٌ
ومن بعدِ الدجى صبحٌ ونورُ
3. If there were no illness, cure would be unpraised;
If there were no grief, joy would not be adored.
٣. ولولا الداءُ لم يُحمد شفاءٌ
ولولا الحزنُ لم يُعشق سرورُ