فسلمso surrender الأمرthe matter واعطand give الصبرpatience واجبهits due
فسلم الأمر واعط الصبر واجبه
فيماin what ترىyou see منof صروفthe vicissitudes of الدهرtime والغيرand reversals
فيما ترى من صروف الدهر والغير
So surrender the matter, and give patience its due
Submit to destiny, accept what is ordained,
In what you see of time's vicissitudes and reversals.
In the turns of fate and people's disdain.
فحيلةfor the stratagem of المرءa person فيin the face of الأقدارfate's decrees ضائعةis futile
فحيلة المرء في الأقدار ضائعة
فاشربso drink صفاthe clear draught of هذهthis الدنياworld علىamid كدرmurk
فاشرب صفا هذه الدنيا على كدر
For a person's stratagem is futile against fate,
Man's schemes against destiny are in vain,
So drink this world's clear draught amid its murk.
So drink life's bitterness and its joy maintain.
وقلand say لرايكto your judgment والأشجانwhile sorrows تزعجهtrouble it
وقل لرايك والأشجان تزعجه
دعهاleave them سماويةheaven-ordained تجرىunfolding علىaccording to قدرa decree
دعها سماوية تجرى على قدر
And say to your mind, while sorrows trouble it:
Tell your opinion and troubled thoughts,
Leave matters to heaven, to unfold as decreed.
"Let it be, whatever is divinely wrought."
فربماfor sometimes استبعدdeemed far off الإِنسانa person مخلصهhis deliverance
فربما استبعد الإِنسان مخلصه
منعقدfrom the knot of حادثةa calamity تنحلunravels فيin الأثرthe immediate aftermath
منعقد حادثة تنحل في الأثر
For sometimes a person deems his deliverance far off
Hope may abandon man in darkest spot,
From a calamity's knot that unravels soon afterward.
When a happening unfolds and stress is not.
للهGod has بالعبدtoward the servant لطفsubtle kindness لوif فطنتyou perceived لهit
لله بالعبد لطف لو فطنت له
ماnot بعدafter (unclear here) ومكunclear as written طولthroughout الليلthe night بالسهرin sleeplessness
ما بعد ومك طول الليل بالسهر
God has a subtle kindness toward His servant; if you perceived it,
God's kindness to His servant, if you comprehend,
You would not [unclear wording] throughout the night in sleeplessness.
Would spare you sleepless nights that never end.
العسرhardship واليسرand ease مقرونانpaired together قدindeed نزلاboth descended
العسر واليسر مقرونان قد نزلا
لاdoes not يجمعbring together اللهGod بينbetween العسرhardship واليسرand ease
لا يجمع الله بين العسر واليسر
Hardship and ease are paired; both have descended.
Hardship and ease both descend,
God does not bring hardship and ease together.
God combines not perpetual hardship without ease.
أحسنthink well بربكof your Lord ظناan opinion فيamid الخطوبcalamities لاdo not
أحسن بربك ظنا في الخطوب لا
يرعكfrighten you حدةthe sharpness of نابthe fang of الخطبcalamity والظفرand the claw
يرعك حدة ناب الخطب والظفر
Think well of your Lord amid calamities; do not
Think the best of your Lord in times of strife,
Let calamity's sharp fang and claw frighten you.
Let not the severity of events cause you grief.
كمhow many وقعةan onslaught لصروفby the vicissitudes of الدهرtime منكرةdreadful
كم وقعة لصروف الدهر منكرة
جلاHe dispelled عجاجتهاits dust cloud فيin لمحةa glance of البصرthe eye
جلا عجاجتها في لمحة البصر
How many a dreadful onslaught of time's vicissitudes—
Many a shocking turn of fate swiftly comes to life,
He dispelled its dust cloud in the blink of an eye.
Its frightfulness fades in time, and brings relief.
فافزعso seek refuge إلىwith اللهGod إنif نابتكbefalls you نائبةa calamity
فافزع إلى الله إن نابتك نائبة
فلستfor you are not تجهلignorant of ماwhat فيis in دعوةa prayer السحرthe time before dawn
فلست تجهل ما في دعوة السحر
So seek refuge with God if a calamity befalls you,
So seek refuge in God when trouble looms,
For you know what lies in a prayer before dawn.
You know the power of invoking Him in glooms.
Sol 6.1