لِكُلِّfor every مُلِمَّةٍaffliction فَرَجٌrelief قَريبُnear
لِكُلِّ مُلِمَّةٍ فَرَجٌ قَريبُ
كَمِثلِjust like اللَيلِthe night يَتلوهُfollows it الصَباحُthe morning
كَمِثلِ اللَيلِ يَتلوهُ الصَباحُ
For every affliction, relief is near,
as night is followed by morning.
وَإِنَّand indeed لِكُلِّfor every صالِحَةٍsound thing فَساداًdecay
وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ صالِحَةٍ فَساداً
كَذاكَlikewise لِكُلِّfor every فاسِدَةٍspoiled thing صَلاحُrestoration
كَذاكَ لِكُلِّ فاسِدَةٍ صَلاحُ
And indeed, every sound thing has its decay;
likewise, every spoiled thing has its restoration.
وَلِلأَيّامِand for the days أَيدٍhands باسِطاتٌoutstretched
وَلِلأَيّامِ أَيدٍ باسِطاتٌ
وَأَفنِيَةٌand courtyards مُوَسَّعَةٌmade spacious فِساحُwide
وَأَفنِيَةٌ مُوَسَّعَةٌ فِساحُ
And the days have outstretched hands,
and courtyards made spacious and wide.
وَقَدand sometimes تَأتيthey come وَأَوجُهِهاand their faces صِباحُbeautiful
وَقَد تَأتي وَأَوجُهِها صِباحُ
كَماjust as تَأتيthey come وَأَوجُهِهاand their faces قِباحُugly
كَما تَأتي وَأَوجُهِها قِباحُ
And sometimes they come with beautiful faces,
just as they come with ugly faces.
وَلِلحالاتِand for circumstances ضيقٌhardship وَاِتِّساعٌand ease
وَلِلحالاتِ ضيقٌ وَاِتِّساعٌ
وَلِلدُنياand for the world اِنغِلاقٌclosing وَاِنفِتاحُand opening
وَلِلدُنيا اِنغِلاقٌ وَاِنفِتاحُ
And circumstances have hardship and ease,
and the world has its closing and opening.
فَلاso do not تَجزَعbe dismayed لَهاover it وَاِصبِرand be patient عَلَيهاwith it
فَلا تَجزَع لَها وَاِصبِر عَلَيها
فَإِنَّfor indeed الصَبرَpatience عُقباهُits outcome النَجاحُsuccess
فَإِنَّ الصَبرَ عُقباهُ النَجاحُ
So do not be dismayed by it; bear it patiently,
for patience ends in success.
وَكُلُّand all الحادِثاتِcalamities إِذاwhen تَناهَتreach their limit
وَكُلُّ الحادِثاتِ إِذا تَناهَت
فَمَقرونٌthen joined بِهاwith them الفَرَجُrelief المُتاحُgranted
فَمَقرونٌ بِها الفَرَجُ المُتاحُ
And all calamities, when they reach their limit,
are accompanied by the relief that is granted.