لا تضق ذرعاً بخطب نازلٍ
ربما جاءك خطبٌ ومضى
Do not be overwhelmed by a calamity that befalls you.
A calamity may come to you and pass away.
لك في يوسف أسنى قدوةً
إن تأسيت بها نلت الرّضا
In Yusuf you have the finest example.
If you follow it, you will attain contentment.
غاب عنه يوسفٌ من بعد ما
ترك القلب على جمر الغضى
Yusuf was gone from him, after having
left his heart upon the embers of ghada wood.
فطوى الكشع على أوصابه
لا أخا شكوى ولا معترضا
So he folded his flank over his afflictions,
neither given to complaint nor protesting.
فتلقَّى يوسفاً من بعد ما
صار من طول اشتياق حرضا
Then he welcomed Yusuf, after he had
wasted away from prolonged yearning.
وانقضى الحزن بأنس بعده
عرضٌ ولى وأبقى عرضا
And grief ended, with solace in its wake:
one passing state departed and left another.
سلَّم الأمر لربٍّ قاهر
فأراه السّول منه عوضا
He entrusted the matter to an all-subduing Lord.
So He showed him his heart's desire as recompense from Him.
يحزن العاقل لكن عقده
أنه لا بدَّ من جَريِ القضا
The wise man grieves, but his conviction is
that the decree must run its course.
Sol 6.1