وماand not سلبrobbed الشمسَthe sun الكسوفُthe eclipse ضياءَهاits radiance
وما سلب الشمسَ الكسوفُ ضياءَها
ولِكنَّهاand yet it سُدَّتwere barred عليهاto it المطالعُthe places of rising
ولِكنَّها سُدَّت عليها المطالعُ
The eclipse has not robbed the sun of its radiance;
And the eclipse did not rob the sun of its radiance,
rather, the horizons of its rising have been barred against it.
But the places of its rising were barred to it.
وكمand many a كُربةٍdistress كانتwas وسيلةa means فَرحةٍa joy
وكم كُربةٍ كانت وسيلة فَرحةٍ
وضُرٍّand an affliction تُرَىare seen فيat حافَّتَيهits two edges المنافعُthe benefits
وضُرٍّ تُرَى في حافَّتَيه المنافعُ
How many a hardship has proved the path to joy,
And many a distress has been a means to joy,
and many an affliction is seen with benefits on either side.
And many an affliction at whose two edges benefits are seen.
وليسand is not ملوماًto blame مَنwhoever تعالَتhave mounted هُمومُهhis cares
وليس ملوماً مَن تعالَت هُمومُه
إذاwhen أنزلَتهbrought him down بالَحضِيضِto the depths القوارِعُcalamities
إذا أنزلَته بالَحضِيضِ القوارِعُ
No one whose aspirations have soared is to be blamed
And one whose cares have mounted is not to blame
if crushing blows have cast him down into the depths.
When calamities have cast him down into the depths.
