لَيسَthere is no عَنكَaway from you مُصطَبَرُendurance
لَيسَ عَنكَ مُصطَبَرُ
حينَwhen أَسعَدَhas favored القَدَرُfate
حينَ أَسعَدَ القَدَرُ
There is no bearing separation from you
When fate has been kind.
إِنَّindeed صَفوَserenity عَيشَتِناour life
إِنَّ صَفوَ عَيشَتِنا
لاnot يَشوبُهُtaints it كَدَرُsorrow
لا يَشوبُهُ كَدَرُ
Indeed, the serenity of our life
Is clouded by no sorrow.
فَاِبتَدِرso hasten لِمَجلِسِناto our gathering
فَاِبتَدِر لِمَجلِسِنا
فَاللَبيبُfor the wise person يَبتَدِرُhastens
فَاللَبيبُ يَبتَدِرُ
So hasten to our gathering,
For the wise hasten.
وَاَعجَبَنand do marvel لِشَمسِat a sun ضُحىًmidmorning
وَاَعجَبَن لِشَمسِ ضُحىً
قَدhas سَعىhastened بِهاwith it قَمَرُa moon
قَد سَعى بِها قَمَرُ
And marvel at a midmorning sun
That a moon has borne along.
وَالخُطوبُand misfortunes غافِلَةٌheedless
وَالخُطوبُ غافِلَةٌ
وَالرِفاقُand the companions قَدalready حَضَرواthey have arrived
وَالرِفاقُ قَد حَضَروا
And misfortunes are heedless,
And the companions have arrived,
وَالعُيونُand the eyes ناظِرَةٌwatching
وَالعُيونُ ناظِرَةٌ
وَالقُلوبُand the hearts تَنتَظِرُare waiting
وَالقُلوبُ تَنتَظِرُ
And eyes are watching,
And hearts are waiting.
غَيرَyet أَنَّهُمthat they نَفَرٌa band of men
غَيرَ أَنَّهُم نَفَرٌ
عَنfrom رِضاكَyour satisfaction ماnot نَفَرواthey turned away
عَن رِضاكَ ما نَفَروا
Yet they are a band of men
Who have never turned from pleasing you.
إِنif مَنَحتَهُمyou give to them شَكَرواthey give thanks
إِن مَنَحتَهُم شَكَروا
أَوor مَنَعتَهُمyou withhold from them عَذَرواthey excuse
أَو مَنَعتَهُم عَذَروا
If you give to them, they give thanks;
Or if you withhold, they excuse you.
Sol 6.1