لاdo not تستكِنْyield للهَمِّto sorrow واثْنِand curb جِماحَهits unruliness
لا تستكِنْ للهَمِّ واثْنِ جِماحَه
بعزيمةٍwith resolve فيin الخَطبِadversity لاdoes not تَتَضَعْضَعُfalter
بعزيمةٍ في الخَطبِ لا تَتَضَعْضَعُ
Do not yield to sorrow, and curb its unruliness
With resolve that does not falter in adversity.
فإذاand when أتىcomes ماwhat لَيسis not يُدفعُaverted فالْقَهُthen meet it
فإذا أتى ما لَيس يُدفعُ فالْقَهُ
بالصّبرwith patience فهْوَfor it is دَواءُthe remedy مالاwhat is not يُدفَعُaverted
بالصّبر فهْوَ دَواءُ مالا يُدفَعُ
And when what cannot be averted comes, meet it
With patience, for it is the remedy for what cannot be averted.
Sol 6.1