وإنand even if كبُرَتْgrow great همومكَyour worries لاdo not تُبالِfret
وإن كبُرَتْ همومكَ لا تُبالِ
فلُطفُfor the kindness of اللهِGod فيin الآفاقِthe horizons أكبرْgreater
فلُطفُ اللهِ في الآفاقِ أكبرْ
And even if your worries grow great, do not fret,
Though your worries have grown, do not despair,
for God's kindness across the horizons is greater.
For God's kindness in the horizons is greater,
ومنand who غيرُother than الإلهِGod يُريحُsoothes قلباًa heart
ومن غيرُ الإلهِ يُريحُ قلباً
تخطّفَهُseized it الأسىsorrow حتىuntil تكدّرbecame clouded
تخطّفَهُ الأسى حتى تكدّر
And who but God can soothe a heart
And none but God can comfort a heart
that sorrow has seized until it grew clouded?
Seized by sorrow until it is darkened.
سيأتيكَwill come to you الذيwhat ترجوهُyou hope for it يوماًone day
سيأتيكَ الذي ترجوهُ يوماً
فلاso do not تعجَلbe impatient عليهِfor it وإنْand even if تأخّرْit is delayed
فلا تعجَل عليهِ وإنْ تأخّرْ
What you hope for will come to you one day,
What you hope for will come to you one day,
so do not be impatient for it, even if it is delayed.
So do not hasten it, though it be delayed,
ولاand do not تجزعْlose heart وقُلand say ياO نفسُsoul صبراًbe patient
ولا تجزعْ وقُل يا نفسُ صبراً
فرحمنُfor the Most Merciful of السماءِheaven قضىhas decreed وقدّرand ordained
فرحمنُ السماءِ قضى وقدّر
And do not lose heart; say, 'O soul, be patient,'
Do not despair, and say: O soul, be patient,
for the Most Merciful of heaven has decreed and ordained.
For the Merciful Lord has ordained and decreed.
سيلطفُHe will be gentle بالقلوبِwith hearts ويحتويهاand embrace them
سيلطفُ بالقلوبِ ويحتويها
ويجبرُand He will mend فيin الحناياthe heart's recesses ماwhat تكسّرْhas broken
ويجبرُ في الحنايا ما تكسّرْ
He will be gentle with hearts and embrace them,
He will be kind to hearts and embrace them,
and mend whatever has broken in the heart's recesses.
And mend in sorrows what has been shattered.
Sol 6.1