تَعَوَّدتُI grew accustomed مَسَّthe touch of الضَرِّhardship حَتّىuntil أَلِفتُهُI became familiar with it
تَعَوَّدتُ مَسَّ الضَرِّ حَتّى أَلِفتُهُ
وَأَسلَمَنيand delivered me طولُthe length of البَلاءِaffliction إِلىto الصَبرِpatience
وَأَسلَمَني طولُ البَلاءِ إِلى الصَبرِ
I grew accustomed to hardship’s touch, until it became familiar to me;
I grew accustomed to hardship's touch until I became familiar with it.
the long course of affliction delivered me over to patience.
And prolonged affliction delivered me to patience.
وَوَسَّعand broadened صَدريmy breast لِلأَذىfor hurt كَثرَةُabundance of الأَذىhurt
وَوَسَّع صَدري لِلأَذى كَثرَةُ الأَذى
وَكانَand used to قَديماًformerly قَدsometimes يَضيقُgrow tight بِهِbecause of it صَدريmy breast
وَكانَ قَديماً قَد يَضيقُ بِهِ صَدري
The abundance of suffering made my breast spacious enough for suffering,
And abundant hurt broadened my breast to bear hurt.
though once my breast would indeed grow tight with it.
And in earlier days my breast would sometimes tighten at it.
إِذاif أَناI لَمnot أَقبَلaccept مِنَfrom الدَهرِtime كُلَّall ماthat which
إِذا أَنا لَم أَقبَل مِنَ الدَهرِ كُلَّ ما
أُلاقيهِI encounter it مِنهُfrom it طالَwill last long عَتَبيmy reproach عَلىagainst الدَهرِtime
أُلاقيهِ مِنهُ طالَ عَتَبي عَلى الدَهرِ
If I do not accept from Time all that
If I do not accept from time all that
I encounter from it, my reproach of Time will stretch on.
I encounter from it, my reproach against time will last long.
