هوّنease matters عليكfor yourself فكلّfor every شيءthing فانياpassing away
هوّن عليك فكلّ شيء فانيا
سيعودwill become مستقبلكyour future منfrom ذاthis ماضياpast
سيعود مستقبلك من ذا ماضيا
Take it easy on yourself, for everything passes away.
Be patient, for all things fade
What is now your future will become the past.
Your future will return from the past
انindeed الجديدينthe two ever-new ones (night and day) إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle استولياthey both gain sway
ان الجديدين إذا ما استوليا
علىover جديدsomething new غادراهthey both leave it بالياworn out
على جديد غادراه باليا
Indeed, whenever the two ever-new ones—night and day—gain sway
When the new ones take over
Over something new, they leave it worn out.
They leave the old behind, worn and faded
فلربّfor many a خطبcalamity مشمخرtowering عاتياraging
فلربّ خطب مشمخر عاتيا
لكfor you فيin عواقبهits consequences سروراًjoy صافياpure
لك في عواقبه سروراً صافيا
For many a towering, raging calamity
For many grand events at first overwhelming
Holds pure joy for you in its aftermath.
May later bring you joy pure and cleansing
فاصبرso be patient وكنand be متأدّباًwell-mannered متأنياunhurried
فاصبر وكن متأدّباً متأنيا
مستسلماًsubmitting لقضائهto His decree بلrather راضياcontent
مستسلماً لقضائه بل راضيا
So be patient, well-mannered, and unhurried,
So be patient and act with poise
Submitting to His decree—nay, content with it.
Surrendering to His decree, yes, content
وأعدّand regard ربكyour Lord للشدائدfor hardships كافياsufficient
وأعدّ ربك للشدائد كافيا
لاnot غيرهanyone other than Him لأليمfor the painful سقمكyour illness شافياa healer
لا غيره لأليم سقمك شافيا
And regard your Lord as sufficient in hardships,
And prepare, for your Lord will suffice
And none but Him as healer of your painful illness.
No other can cure your pain but He who heals
هوHe هوHe تعالىexalted is He عنabove شريكa partner ثانياa second
هو هو تعالى عن شريك ثانيا
فأثقso trust بهin Him نعمhow excellent الوليّthe Guardian الوالياthe Ruler
فأثق به نعم الوليّ الواليا
He is He, exalted above any partner or second.
He, most high, who has no partner or equal
So trust in Him—what an excellent Guardian and Ruler!
So trust in Him, the best Guardian, Protector
فدعso leave السوىall besides Him منof قاصيsomeone distant أوor دانياsomeone near
فدع السوى من قاصي أو دانيا
فهمfor they هباdust منثورهمtheir scattered particles متلاشياvanishing
فهم هبا منثورهم متلاشيا
So forsake all besides Him, whether far or near.
Leave all others, both far and near
For they are dust, their scattered particles vanishing.
They are scattered, their schemes disappearing
لاnot بالحيلby stratagems يرقىascends to المعاليlofty heights راقياone who ascends
لا بالحيل يرقى المعالي راقيا
إلاexcept بهthrough Him منone who is طائعobedient أوor عاصياdisobedient
إلا به من طائع أو عاصيا
Not by stratagems does one ascend to lofty heights,
Not through tricks does one ascend the heights
But only through Him, whether obedient or disobedient.
Except through Him, obedient or disobeying