لَوif يعقِلُunderstood الدّهرُTime تَأتينيcome to me حَوادِثهُits calamities
لَو يعقِلُ الدّهرُ تَأتيني حَوادِثهُ
بِأَنّthat صَبريَmy patience لَيثُa lion الغابِthe forest يَفترسُdevours
بِأَنّ صَبريَ لَيثُ الغابِ يَفترسُ
Had Time understood, as its calamities come upon me,
If Time, whose calamities befall me, understood
that my patience is a lion of the wild, ravening for prey,
That my patience is a forest lion that devours,
ماnot كانَwould يرسلُsend ليto me صَرفاًa misfortune وَكانَand would عَلىfor
ما كانَ يرسلُ لي صَرفاً وَكانَ عَلى
صُروفِهِits misfortunes يختشيfear مِنهُof it وَيَحتَرسُand be on guard
صُروفِهِ يختشي مِنهُ وَيَحتَرسُ
it would send no turn of fortune against me; concerning
It would send me no misfortune, and would, for
its vicissitudes, it would fear that lion and stand on guard.
Its misfortunes, fear that lion and be on guard.
Sol 6.1