الصَبرُ عَمَّن تُحِبُّهُ صَبَرُ
وَنَفعُ مَن لامَ في الهَوى ضَرَرُ
To endure separation from one you love—that is true endurance.
The benefit of one who reproaches in love is harm.
مَن كانَ دونَ المَرامِ مُصطَبِراً
فَلَستُ دونَ المَرامِ أَصطَبِرُ
Whoever patiently settles for less than the desired goal may do so;
but I will not patiently settle for less than the desired goal.
مَنفَعَةُ الصَبرِ غَيرُ عاجِلَةٍ
وَرُبَّما حالَ دونَها الغِيَرُ
The benefit of patience does not come at once,
and the turns of fortune may intervene before it arrives.
فَقُم بِنا نَلتَمِس مَآرِبَنا
أَقامَ أَو لَم يُقَم بِنا القَدرُ
So rise and come with us; let us seek our aims,
whether fate keeps us here or does not.
إِنَّ لَنا أَنفُساً تُسَوِّدُنا
أَعانَهُنَ الزَمانُ أَو يَذَرُ
For we possess spirits that raise us to mastery,
whether time assists them or leaves them unaided.
وَاِبغِ مِنَ العَيشِ ما تُسَرُّ بِهِ
إِن عَذَلَ الناسُ فيهِ أَو عَذَروا
Seek from life whatever brings you joy,
whether people reproach you for it or excuse you.
Sol 5.6