لاdo not تضقbe distressed ذرعاًin endurance بخطبby a calamity نازلٍbefalling
لا تضق ذرعاً بخطب نازلٍ
ربماperhaps جاءكcame to you خطبٌa calamity ومضىand passed
ربما جاءك خطبٌ ومضى
Do not be overwhelmed by a calamity that befalls you.
A calamity may come to you and pass away.
لكfor you فيin يوسفYusuf أسنىthe finest قدوةًan example
لك في يوسف أسنى قدوةً
إنif تأسيتyou followed the example بهاby it نلتyou attained الرّضاcontentment
إن تأسيت بها نلت الرّضا
In Yusuf you have the finest example.
If you follow it, you will attain contentment.
غابwas absent عنهfrom him يوسفٌYusuf منfrom بعدafter ماthat
غاب عنه يوسفٌ من بعد ما
تركleft القلبthe heart علىupon جمرembers الغضىthe ghada tree
ترك القلب على جمر الغضى
Yusuf was gone from him, after having
left his heart upon the embers of ghada wood.
فطوىso he folded الكشعthe flank (probably intended: الكشح) علىover أوصابهhis afflictions
فطوى الكشع على أوصابه
لاnot أخاone given to شكوىcomplaint ولاnor معترضاprotesting
لا أخا شكوى ولا معترضا
So he folded his flank over his afflictions,
neither given to complaint nor protesting.
فتلقَّىthen he welcomed يوسفاًYusuf منfrom بعدafter ماthat
فتلقَّى يوسفاً من بعد ما
صارhe became منfrom طولthe length of اشتياقyearning حرضاwasted with grief
صار من طول اشتياق حرضا
Then he welcomed Yusuf, after he had
wasted away from prolonged yearning.
وانقضىand ended الحزنthe grief بأنسwith solace بعدهafter it
وانقضى الحزن بأنس بعده
عرضٌa passing state ولىdeparted وأبقىand left behind عرضاa passing state
عرضٌ ولى وأبقى عرضا
And grief ended, with solace in its wake:
one passing state departed and left another.
سلَّمhe entrusted الأمرthe matter لربٍّto a Lord قاهرall-subduing
سلَّم الأمر لربٍّ قاهر
فأراهso He showed him السّولthe desired end منهfrom Him عوضاas recompense
فأراه السّول منه عوضا
He entrusted the matter to an all-subduing Lord.
So He showed him his heart's desire as recompense from Him.
يحزنgrieves العاقلthe wise man لكنbut عقدهhis conviction
يحزن العاقل لكن عقده
أنهthat it لاno بدَّescape منfrom جَريِthe course of القضاthe decree
أنه لا بدَّ من جَريِ القضا
The wise man grieves, but his conviction is
that the decree must run its course.