اصبِرbe patient لَهاwith it صَبرَpatience أَقوامpeople نُفوسُهُمُtheir souls
اصبِر لَها صَبرَ أَقوام نُفوسُهُمُ
لاnot تَستَريحُfind solace إِلىin عَقلٍblood money وَلاnor قَوَدِretaliation
لا تَستَريحُ إِلى عَقلٍ وَلا قَوَدِ
Bear it with the patience of people whose souls
Be patient with her, the patience of men whose souls
find no solace in blood money or retaliation.
Find no rest in reason or resolve.
لَمdid not يَنجُescape مِنfrom خَيرِهاits good أَوor شَرِّهاits evil أَحَدٌanyone
لَم يَنجُ مِن خَيرِها أَو شَرِّها أَحَدٌ
فَاِذكُرso remember شَوائِبَهاits blemishes إِنif كُنتَyou are مِنamong أَحَدِanyone
فَاِذكُر شَوائِبَها إِن كُنتَ مِن أَحَدِ
No one has escaped its good or its evil.
None can avoid her good or evil.
So remember its blemishes, if you are anyone at all.
Remember her defects, if you be of their number.
خاضَتplunged into بِكَwith you المَنِيَّةُdeath الحَمقاءُsenseless غَمرتَهاits depths
خاضَت بِكَ المَنِيَّةُ الحَمقاءُ غَمرتَها
فَتِلكَso those أَمواجُهاits waves تَرميكpelt you بِالزَّبَدِwith foam
فَتِلكَ أَمواجُها تَرميك بِالزَّبَدِ
Senseless death has plunged you into its depths;
Foolish death has swept you into her tide;
so those are its waves, pelting you with foam.
Those are her billows that cast up the foam upon you.
Sol 6.1