الخلفbreaking one's word تحسنbecomes beautiful فيin الإيعادthreatening صورتهits appearance
الخلف تحسن في الإيعاد صورته
كقُبحهاlike its ugliness عندat وعدa promise of الجودِbounty والكرمِand generosity
كقُبحها عند وعد الجودِ والكرمِ
Breaking one's word looks fair when the word is a threat,
just as it looks ugly when bounty and generosity are promised.
إنَّindeed الكريمَthe generous one الذيwho يسقىadministers a drink الدواءthe medicine لماfor what
إنَّ الكريمَ الذي يسقى الدواء لما
فيهin it منof الكُرهِunpleasantness كيso that يبرىhe may recover منfrom الأَلَمِpain
فيه من الكُرهِ كي يبرى من الأَلَمِ
Indeed, the generous one administers medicine, with all
its unpleasantness, so that one may be healed of pain.
وهيand these are الحدودthe prescribed penalties التيwhich جاءcame الرسولُthe Messenger بهاwith them
وهي الحدود التي جاء الرسولُ بها
دنياin this world وآخرةand in the hereafter لكلِّfor every ذيone with سَقَمillness
دنيا وآخرة لكلِّ ذي سَقَم
And such are the prescribed penalties the Messenger brought,
in this world and the hereafter, for everyone afflicted with illness.
فلاso do not يهولكlet it appall you ماwhat يلقاهhe undergoes it منof غُصَصٍchoking anguish
فلا يهولك ما يلقاه من غُصَصٍ
وإنْand even if تألمhe suffers pain فالعقبىthen the final outcome إلىto نعمblessings
وإنْ تألم فالعقبى إلى نعم
So do not be appalled by the choking anguish he undergoes;
and though he suffers, the final outcome leads to blessings.
Sol 6.1