لِكُلِّ مُلِمَّةٍ فَرَجٌ قَريبُ
كَمِثلِ اللَيلِ يَتلوهُ الصَباحُ
For every affliction, relief is near—
just as morning follows night.
وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ صالِحَةٍ فَساداً
كَذاكَ لِكُلِّ فاسِدَةٍ صَلاحُ
And every wholesome thing is subject to decay;
likewise, every corrupted thing may be restored.
وَلِلأَيّامِ أَيدٍ باسِطاتٌ
وَأَفنِيَةٌ مُوَسَّعَةٌ فِساحُ
The days have hands that reach forth,
and spacious courtyards, broad and open.
وَقَد تَأتي وَأَوجُهِها صِباحُ
كَما تَأتي وَأَوجُهِها قِباحُ
They may arrive with faces radiant,
just as they arrive with faces grim.
وَلِلحالاتِ ضيقٌ وَاِتِّساعٌ
وَلِلدُنيا اِنغِلاقٌ وَاِنفِتاحُ
Every circumstance has its straitness and its ease,
and this world its closing and opening.
فَلا تَجزَع لَها وَاِصبِر عَلَيها
فَإِنَّ الصَبرَ عُقباهُ النَجاحُ
So do not despair at it; endure it patiently,
for patience ends in success.
وَكُلُّ الحادِثاتِ إِذا تَناهَت
فَمَقرونٌ بِها الفَرَجُ المُتاحُ
And whenever misfortunes reach their utmost limit,
available relief comes coupled with them.
Sol 5.6