أَرَّقني أَنْ بِتَّ مَتبولا
موَكَّلاً بالحزن مَشغولا
That you spent the night distraught robbed me of sleep,
shackled by sorrow, all aflame,
على هلالٍ ما بلغْتَ المُنى
فيه ولا نِلْتَ به السُّولا
over the death of one—you had not realized your hopes
in him, nor gained through him the end you sought.
فكمْ خشِينا أَنْ نرى يومَه
لو أنَّ لِلْمَقدور تَحويلا
How deeply we feared that we would see his day—
if only what is decreed could be turned aside!
لكنْ غدا إشْفاقُنا باطلاً
وكان أمر الله مَفعولا
Yet our anxious fears came to nothing,
and God's command came to pass.
فاصْبر على بَلواه تلْقَ الرِّضا
فالصَّبر عند الصَّدمة الأُولى
So endure His trial patiently, and you will find contentment;
for true patience is at the first shock.
Sol 5.6