الصبرpatience فيin الحرthe heat مرّbitter
الصبر في الحر مرّ
وكلand every صبرpatience يسرّbrings joy
وكل صبر يسرّ
For the freeborn, patience is bitter,
Patience in the heat is bitter,
yet every act of patience brings joy.
and all patience brings joy.
وكلand every يومday يكورcircles round
وكل يوم يكور
عليّupon me فيكon your account يكرّcomes back
عليّ فيك يكرّ
And every day comes wheeling round,
And every day that circles round
renewing its charge against you, where you are concerned.
comes back upon me on your account.
ياO منyou who تملّكtook possession of قلبيmy heart
يا من تملّك قلبي
بحسنwith the beauty of لفظspeech يغرّbeguiles
بحسن لفظ يغرّ
O you who possess my heart
O you who have possessed my heart
with the beauty of a phrase that beguiles—
with beautiful speech that beguiles,
لوif كانthere were فيon الأرضthe earth حرّa noble man
لو كان في الأرض حرّ
ماnot مسّنيtouched me فيكon your account ضرّharm
ما مسّني فيك ضرّ
had there been a freeborn soul on earth,
if there were a noble man on earth,
no harm on your account would have touched me.
no harm would have touched me on your account.
