الصَبرُ عَمَّن تُحِبُّهُ صَبَرُ

الصَبرُ عَمَّن تُحِبُّهُ صَبَرُ

وَنَفعُ مَن لامَ في الهَوى ضَرَرُ

وَنَفعُ مَن لامَ في الهَوى ضَرَرُ

To endure separation from one you love—that is true endurance.

Enduring separation from the one you love is bitter aloe.

The benefit of one who reproaches in love is harm.

And the help of one who reproaches you for love is harm.

مَن كانَ دونَ المَرامِ مُصطَبِراً

مَن كانَ دونَ المَرامِ مُصطَبِراً

فَلَستُ دونَ المَرامِ أَصطَبِرُ

فَلَستُ دونَ المَرامِ أَصطَبِرُ

Whoever patiently settles for less than the desired goal may do so;

Whoever may be patient short of his goal—

but I will not patiently settle for less than the desired goal.

But I am not patient short of mine.

مَنفَعَةُ الصَبرِ غَيرُ عاجِلَةٍ

مَنفَعَةُ الصَبرِ غَيرُ عاجِلَةٍ

وَرُبَّما حالَ دونَها الغِيَرُ

وَرُبَّما حالَ دونَها الغِيَرُ

The benefit of patience does not come at once,

The benefit of patience is not immediate,

and the turns of fortune may intervene before it arrives.

And changes of fortune may stand in its way.

فَقُم بِنا نَلتَمِس مَآرِبَنا

فَقُم بِنا نَلتَمِس مَآرِبَنا

أَقامَ أَو لَم يُقَم بِنا القَدرُ

أَقامَ أَو لَم يُقَم بِنا القَدرُ

So rise and come with us; let us seek our aims,

So rise with us; let us seek our desires,

whether fate keeps us here or does not.

Whether fate stands by us or not.

إِنَّ لَنا أَنفُساً تُسَوِّدُنا

إِنَّ لَنا أَنفُساً تُسَوِّدُنا

أَعانَهُنَ الزَمانُ أَو يَذَرُ

أَعانَهُنَ الزَمانُ أَو يَذَرُ

For we possess spirits that raise us to mastery,

Indeed, we have souls that make us masters,

whether time assists them or leaves them unaided.

Whether time aids them or forsakes them.

وَاِبغِ مِنَ العَيشِ ما تُسَرُّ بِهِ

وَاِبغِ مِنَ العَيشِ ما تُسَرُّ بِهِ

إِن عَذَلَ الناسُ فيهِ أَو عَذَروا

إِن عَذَلَ الناسُ فيهِ أَو عَذَروا

Seek from life whatever brings you joy,

And seek from life what delights you,

whether people reproach you for it or excuse you.

Whether people reproach you for it or excuse you.