هونmake light of عليكfor yourself نائبcalamity الدهرtime
هون عليك نائب الدهر
يهنwill become easy عليكfor you كلall ماthat which يجريhappens
يهن عليك كل ما يجري
Take time's calamity lightly;
Be gentle with the vicissitudes of fate
Everything that happens will become easy for you.
Everything that happens will pass away
وكنand be للطفfor the gentle grace of اللَهGod منتظراًexpectant
وكن للطف اللَه منتظراً
منfrom حيثwhere لاnot تدريهyou know of it أوor تدريyou know
من حيث لا تدريه أو تدري
And await God's gentle grace,
Wait hopefully for God's kindness
From where you do not foresee it, or where you do.
From where you know not nor expect
فكمfor how many لهHe has منof فرجrelief عاجلswift
فكم له من فرج عاجل
يكشفdispels للبأساءfor hardship والضرand harm
يكشف للبأساء والضر
For how often He grants swift relief
For He has immediate relief
That dispels hardship and harm!
That lifts affliction and harm
فحسنso improve الظنyour opinion بمولاكof your Lord فيin
فحسن الظن بمولاك في
الأحوالcircumstances منof يسرease ومنand of عسرhardship
الأحوال من يسر ومن عسر
So think well of your Lord in
So think well of your Master in
All circumstances, in ease and in hardship.
Times of ease and times of hardship
وروحand refresh القلبthe heart بروحwith the solace of الرضاcontentment
وروح القلب بروح الرضا
تعيشyou will live فيin أنسcomfort وفيand in بشرgood cheer
تعيش في أنس وفي بشر
And refresh the heart with the solace of contentment;
Let your heart's spirit be filled with acceptance
You will live in comfort and good cheer.
To live in comfort and good news
وكنand be منin الشكرgratitude عليat غايةthe utmost
وكن من الشكر علي غاية
إنindeed النعيمbliss الصرفpure عنfrom الشكرgratitude
إن النعيم الصرف عن الشكر
And be at the utmost in gratitude;
And be ever thankful
Indeed, pure bliss comes from gratitude.
For boundless bounty draws ingratitude
نعمyes وعولand rely فيin جميعall الأمورaffairs
نعم وعول في جميع الأمور
ماas long as دمتyou remain فيin الدنياthis world علىon الصبرpatience
ما دمت في الدنيا على الصبر
Yes, and in every matter rely,
Yes, and depend in all matters
As long as you are in this world, on patience.
As long as you are patient in this world
فإنهاfor it is دارan abode المحنtrials والأساand sorrow
فإنها دار المحن والأسا
منfrom غيرabsence of ماany شكdoubt ولاnor نكرdenial
من غير ما شك ولا نكر
For it is an abode of trials and sorrow,
For it is the abode of trials and sorrows
Without any doubt or denial.
Without doubt or denial
طوبىblessedness لمنfor whoever جانبهاshuns it واتصفand is characterized
طوبى لمن جانبها واتصف
بالزهدby detachment فيهاtoward it مدةfor the duration of العمرlife
بالزهد فيها مدة العمر
Blessed is whoever shuns it and is marked
Blessed is he who avoids it and is characterized
By detachment from it throughout life.
By asceticism throughout his life
ياO ربLord وفقنيgrant me success وسددand guide aright وكنand be
يا رب وفقني وسدد وكن
عوناًa help لناto us فيin السرprivate والجهرand public
عوناً لنا في السر والجهر
O Lord, grant me success, guide me aright, and be
O Lord, make me successful and guide me
A help to us in private and in public.
Be our helper openly and secretly
واغفرand forgive لناfor us والطفand be gracious بناto us دائماًalways
واغفر لنا والطف بنا دائماً
واختمand bring to an end لناfor us بالخيرwith goodness والبرand righteousness
واختم لنا بالخير والبر
And forgive us and be gracious to us always,
And forgive us and be gentle with us always
And seal our lives with goodness and righteousness.
And seal for us with goodness and righteousness
Sol 6.1