مرضتyou fell ill يوماًone day فقالواand they said أزمةa crisis وقعتoccurred
مرضت يوماً فقالوا أزمة وقعت
وأنهand that it was غضبanger المأزومof the distressed one لاnot المرضُillness
وأنه غضب المأزوم لا المرضُ
You fell ill one day, and they said a crisis had struck,
and that it was the distressed one's anger, not illness.
سلمتmay you remain safe للوطنfor the homeland الغاليcherished فأنتfor you are لهto it
سلمت للوطن الغالي فأنت له
نعمhow excellent المجيرthe protector ونعمand how excellent العونthe support والعوضand the recompense
نعم المجير ونعم العون والعوض
May you remain safe for the cherished homeland, for you are to it
a fine protector, a fine support and recompense.
لئنif indeed مرضتyou fell ill فمنthen from أعباءthe burdens ماwhat تركواthey left behind
لئن مرضت فمن أعباء ما تركوا
وإنand if غضبتyou grew angry فللخيرthen for the good الذيwhich اعترضواthey opposed
وإن غضبت فللخير الذي اعترضوا
If you have fallen ill, it is from the burdens of what they left behind;
and if you have grown angry, it is for the good they opposed.
وإنand if شفيتyou recovered فكلthen all المخلصينthe devoted شفواthey recovered
وإن شفيت فكل المخلصين شفوا
وإنand if رضيتyou were pleased فكلthen all المخلصينthe devoted رضواthey were pleased
وإن رضيت فكل المخلصين رضوا
And if you recover, all the devoted recover;
and if you are pleased, all the devoted are pleased.
دعleave الغضابthe angry لماto what اعتادواthey grew accustomed to فماfor ... not نقصواthey diminished
دع الغضاب لما اعتادوا فما نقصوا
لكfor you الوسائلthe means والعقبىand the final outcome ولاnor نقضواthey undid
لك الوسائل والعقبى ولا نقضوا
Leave the angry to their accustomed ways; they have not diminished
your means or your final outcome, nor have they undone them.
وكلand all ماthat كانhappened منof سرsecrecy ومنand of علنopenness
وكل ما كان من سر ومن علن
فإنهfor indeed it is غيرother than ماwhat ظنواthey thought وماand what افترضواthey assumed
فإنه غير ما ظنوا وما افترضوا
And everything that happened in secret or in public
is other than what they thought and what they assumed.
عساهمُmay they أنto يعودواthey return بعدafter جفوتهمtheir estrangement
عساهمُ أن يعودوا بعد جفوتهم
أحبةdear friends ويسرواand they be glad بعدماafter امتعضواthey were vexed
أحبة ويسروا بعدما امتعضوا
May they return, after their estrangement,
as dear friends, and be glad after being vexed.