وربماand sometimes ضاقتgrew difficult الأمورaffairs علىupon المرthe man (continued)
وربما ضاقت الأمور على المر
ءcompletes المرء, meaning 'the man' لهfor him فيin حالthe state of ضيقهاtheir hardship الانفراجrelief
ء له في حال ضيقها الانفراج
And sometimes affairs press hard upon a man;
for him, amid their hardship, there is relief.
وإذاand when احلولكgrew pitch-black الدجىnight's darkness فجديرthen it is to be expected
وإذا احلولك الدجى فجدير
انthat للصباحfor the morning فيهwithin it انبلاجthe breaking of light
ان للصباح فيه انبلاج
And when night's darkness deepens, one may well expect
that morning will break forth within it.
Sol 6.1