رأيتُI saw بِنُورِby the light of اللهِGod ماwhat هوit واقعُcoming to pass
رأيتُ بِنُورِ اللهِ ما هو واقعُ
فقرَّتْso they settled بأجفانِupon the eyelids of العيونِthe eyes المدامعُthe tears
فقرَّتْ بأجفانِ العيونِ المدامعُ
I saw by God's light what is to come,
So tears lay still upon the eyes' lids.
ألستَdo you not ترىsee أنthat الأمورaffairs مردُّهاtheir ultimate return
ألستَ ترى أن الأمور مردُّها
إلىto ربهاtheir Lord لاnot ماwhat تشاءdesire الدوافعُthe driving forces
إلى ربها لا ما تشاء الدوافعُ
Do you not see that all affairs ultimately return
To their Lord, not as the driving forces desire?
فعماfor, in قريبٍa short while ينجليwill lift سِتْرُthe veil of خِدْرِهاtheir secluded chamber
فعما قريبٍ ينجلي سِتْرُ خِدْرِها
وتجريand flow بهاthrough them نعماؤهاtheir blessings والقوارعُand calamities
وتجري بها نعماؤها والقوارعُ
For soon the veil of their secluded chamber will lift,
And through them flow their blessings and calamities.
فَلُذْso seek refuge بحظارwithin the enclosure of الصبرpatience منهاfrom them فإنماfor indeed
فَلُذْ بحظار الصبر منها فإنما
لصبركyour patience has بابٌa gate دونهbefore it الهمُّsorrow خاشعُhumbled
لصبرك بابٌ دونه الهمُّ خاشعُ
So seek refuge from them within patience's enclosure, for indeed
Your patience has a gate before which sorrow is humbled.
Sol 6.1