كُلَّماwhenever قُلتُI said اِستَرَحناwe have rested
كُلَّما قُلتُ اِستَرَحنا
جاءَناcame to us شُغلٌwork جَديدُnew
جاءَنا شُغلٌ جَديدُ
Whenever I say, “We have rested,”
Whenever I say we can rest
new work comes to us,
New troubles come our way
وَخُطوبٌand calamities يَنقُصُdwindles الصَبpatience (word continues)
وَخُطوبٌ يَنقُصُ الصَب
رُcompletion of “patience” عَلَيهاunder them وَتَزيدُand they increase
رُ عَلَيها وَتَزيدُ
and calamities—patience dwindles
Worries diminish patience
under them, while they increase.
Increase with every day
تَعَبٌtoil لاno حَمدَpraise فيin
تَعَبٌ لا حَمدَ في
هِit لاno وَلاand no عَيشٌlife حَميدُpleasant; praiseworthy
هِ لا وَلا عَيشٌ حَميدُ
Toil with no praise in
Toil without thanks or merit
it—no, nor a pleasant life.
No happy life in sight
إِنَّindeed هَذاthis عَلِمَknew (here: knows) اللَGod (word continues)
إِنَّ هَذا عَلِمَ اللَ
هُcompletion of “God” هُوَit الغُبنُthe loss الشَديدُsevere
هُ هُوَ الغُبنُ الشَديدُ
Indeed, this—God knows—
God has willed it be this way
is a grievous loss.
Days filled with grief and blight
وَأَرىand I see الشَكوىcomplaining لِغَيرِto anyone other than اللَGod (word continues)
وَأَرى الشَكوى لِغَيرِ اللَ
هِcompletion of “God” شَيءٌsomething لاnot يُفيدُdoes good
هِ شَيءٌ لا يُفيدُ
And I see that complaining to anyone but God
Complaining without cause
is something that does no good.
Accomplishes no right
Sol 6.1