صَبراًpatience! أَباAbu (father of) أَيّوبَAyyub حَلَّhas befallen مُعَظَّمٌa grave calamity
صَبراً أَبا أَيّوبَ حَلَّ مُعَظَّمٌ
فَإِذاso if جَزِعتَyou lose heart مِنَat الخُطوبِcalamities فَمَنthen who لَهاis there for them
فَإِذا جَزِعتَ مِنَ الخُطوبِ فَمَن لَها
Patience, Abu Ayyub: a grave calamity has befallen you.
So if you lose heart before calamities, who will face them?
إِنَّindeed الَّذيthe one who اِنعَقَدَتwere tied بِهِthrough him عُقَدُknots المَكاthe adversities (first part)
إِنَّ الَّذي اِنعَقَدَت بِهِ عُقَدُ المَكا
رِهِ(completion of 'adversities') فيكَabout you عَنafter قُربٍa short time يُحَسِّنُis skilled at حَلَّهاuntying them
رِهِ فيكَ عَن قُربٍ يُحَسِّنُ حَلَّها
Indeed, the one through whom adversity's knots were tied
about you will soon skillfully untie them.
وَاِصبِرand be patient فَإِنَّfor indeed الصَبرَpatience يُعقِبُbrings in its wake راحَةًrelief
وَاِصبِر فَإِنَّ الصَبرَ يُعقِبُ راحَةً
وَعَسىand perhaps بِهاthrough it أَنthat تَنجَليthey clear away وَلَعَلَّهاand perhaps they will
وَعَسى بِها أَن تَنجَلي وَلَعَلَّها
And be patient, for patience brings relief.
And perhaps through it they will clear away—perhaps they will.