لأصبرنَّI shall surely endure لدهريin the face of my fate صبرَthe patience of مُحتَسِبٍone seeking divine reward
لأصبرنَّ لدهري صبرَ مُحتَسِبٍ
حتّىuntil يَرىit sees غيرَother than ماwhat قَدalready كانit was يَحسَبُهُit expected it
حتّى يَرى غيرَ ما قَد كان يَحسَبُهُ
I shall surely bear my fate with the patience of one seeking divine reward,
I will be patient with fate and reckon it reward,
Until it sees something other than what it had expected.
Until it sees other than what it had presumed,
وأستَميتُand I brave death لماin facing what تأتيcome الخطوبُcalamities بهwith it
وأستَميتُ لما تأتي الخطوبُ به
ليعلَمso that it may know الخطبُadversity أنّيthat I لستُI am not أرهَبُهُI fear it
ليعلَم الخطبُ أنّي لستُ أرهَبُهُ
And I shall brave death in facing whatever calamities bring,
And I will face whatever disasters come my way,
So that adversity may know that I do not fear it.
So troubles know that they cannot dismay me.
إنif غالَبتْنيcontended with me علىover وَفْريmy wealth نوائبهُits calamities
إن غالَبتْني على وَفْري نوائبهُ
فحُسنُthen the excellence of صَبريَmy patience فيin اللأواءِhardship يغلِبهُovercomes it
فحُسنُ صَبريَ في اللأواءِ يغلِبهُ
If its calamities contend with me over my wealth,
If misfortunes overtake me against my will,
Then my steadfast patience in hardship will overcome it.
My patience in distress will yet overcome them still.
أوor أبعدتَنيَyou drove me away عنfrom أهْليmy family وعنand from وطَنيmy homeland
أو أبعدتَنيَ عن أهْلي وعن وطَني
فأبعَدُthen the farthest of الفَرَجِrelief المرجُوِّthe hoped-for أقْربُهُits nearest
فأبعَدُ الفَرَجِ المرجُوِّ أقْربُهُ
Or if you drive me away from my family and my homeland,
Or if it drives me from my home and family,
Then the farthest hoped-for relief is the nearest.
The hoped-for relief I know is nearest me.
والدّهرُand time يَهدِمُtears down ماwhat يَبنيbuilds ويُخْمِدُand extinguishes ماwhat
والدّهرُ يَهدِمُ ما يَبني ويُخْمِدُ ما
يوريkindles ويُبعِدُand sends far away ماwhat يُدنيbrings near تَقَلُّبُهُits changes
يوري ويُبعِدُ ما يُدني تَقَلُّبُهُ
And time tears down what it builds, and extinguishes what
For time destroys what it has built and extinguishes
it kindles, and sends far away what its changes bring near.
What it has lit, it shifts what's far to near, such is its whim.
Sol 6.1