تَعَزَّ فإنَّ الصبرَ بالحرّ أجملُ

وليس على رَيْبِ الزمانِ مُعوَّلُ

Bear with patience, for patience in heat is most beautiful,

And hopes cannot be placed in the vicissitudes of time,

فلو كان يُغني أنْ يُرى المرءُ جازعاً

لِحادثةٍ أو كان يُغني التذلّلُ

If it were of benefit for a man to be seen lamenting,

Or humbling himself were of benefit,

لكان التعزي عندَ كل مصيبةٍ

ونائبةٍ بالحرِّ أولى أولى وأجملُ

Then consolation for every affliction,

And calamity would be best, finest and most beautiful,

فكيفَ وكلٌّ ليس يعدو حِمامَه؟

وما لامرئٍ عما قضى الله مَرْحلُ

How so when each is confined to his pigeon tower,

And no man has power over what Allah has decreed,

فإن تكن الأيام فينا تبدَّلت

بِبُؤْسَى ونُعمَى والحوادثُ تفعَلُ

If days have changed for us,

With misery and blessing and events do take place,

فما ليَّنتْ منا قناةٌ صَلِيبَةٌ

ولا ذلَّلتْنَا للتي ليس تجمل

No slender waisted one has softened from us,

Nor humbled us to her who is not beautiful,

ولكن رحلناها نفوساً كريمةً

تُحمَّل ما لا يُستطاع فَتحمِلُ

But we have borne them as noble souls,

That carry what cannot be borne yet they carry,

وقَيْنَا بحُسْنِ الصبر منا نفوسَنا

فصحَّتْ لنا الأعراضُ والناسُ هُزَّلُ

And we have protected our souls with excellent patience,

Thus our honor and people have submitted,