اصبِرْbe patient إذاwhen نابَbefalls خطبٌa calamity وانتظِرand await فَرجاًrelief
اصبِرْ إذا نابَ خطبٌ وانتظِر فَرجاً
يأتيcomes بهwith it اللهُGod بعدafter الرَّيْثِdelay والياسِand despair
يأتي به اللهُ بعد الرَّيْثِ والياسِ
Be patient when calamity strikes, and await relief
Be patient when fate is unkind, and hope for relief
which God brings after delay and despair.
That Allah will send after despair and grief
إنindeed اصطبارَpatient endurance ابنةِof the daughter العُنقودِof the grape cluster إذْwhen حُبِسَتْshe was confined
إن اصطبارَ ابنةِ العُنقودِ إذْ حُبِسَتْ
فيin ظُلمةِthe darkness القارِof pitch أدَّاهاbrought her إلىto الكاسِthe cup
في ظُلمةِ القارِ أدَّاها إلى الكاسِ
Indeed, the patience of the grape cluster's daughter, when she was confined
For the patience of the grape, though imprisoned
in the darkness of pitch, brought her to the cup.
In the darkness of vines, led it to the cup's sweetness
الضُّرُّhardship فيin أيَّامِناour days هَذِهِthese
الضُّرُّ في أيَّامِنا هَذِهِ
كاللَّيلِlike the night يَغْشىenvelops سائِرَall النّاسِpeople
كاللَّيلِ يَغْشى سائِرَ النّاسِ
Hardship in these days of ours
Misfortune in our days now
is like the night, enveloping all people.
Covers all people like the night does
وكلّهُمْand all of them راضٍcontent وفوقَand beyond الرِّضاcontentment
وكلّهُمْ راضٍ وفوقَ الرِّضا
بِبُلْغَةِwith bare sustenance الطَّاعِمthe eater والكاسيand the clothed person
بِبُلْغَةِ الطَّاعِم والكاسي
And each of them is content—more than content—
And all are satisfied, and above satisfaction
with just enough food and clothing.
With the eloquence of food and clothes
وَدُونَand before ماwhat يرجونهthey hope for it مانِعٌan obstacle
وَدُونَ ما يرجونه مانِعٌ
يلْقىmeets وجوهَthe faces الناسِof people بالياسِwith despair
يلْقى وجوهَ الناسِ بالياسِ
And before what they hope for stands an obstacle,
And preventing what they hope for
confronting people's faces with despair.
Is something that makes people despair
Sol 6.1