كُن لِلمَكارِهِ بِالعَزاءِ مُقَطِّعاً

كُن لِلمَكارِهِ بِالعَزاءِ مُقَطِّعاً

فَلَعَلَّ يَوماً لا تَرى ما تَكرَهُ

فَلَعَلَّ يَوماً لا تَرى ما تَكرَهُ

Cut through hardships with fortitude;

Sever the bonds of calamity with fortitude,

for perhaps one day you will see nothing you dislike.

For perhaps a day may come when you see nothing you abhor.

فَلَرُبَّما اِستَتَرَ الفَتى فَتنافَسَت

فَلَرُبَّما اِستَتَرَ الفَتى فَتنافَسَت

فيهِ العُيونُ وَإِنَّهُ لَمُمَوَّهُ

فيهِ العُيونُ وَإِنَّهُ لَمُمَوَّهُ

For often a youth conceals himself, stirring rivalry

How often a man is veiled, and eyes compete for him,

among eyes over him, though he is but a gilded sham.

While in truth he is merely a gilded counterfeit.

وَلَرُبَّما اِختَزَنَ الكَريمُ لِسانَهُ

وَلَرُبَّما اِختَزَنَ الكَريمُ لِسانَهُ

حَذَرَ الجَوابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمُفَوَّهُ

حَذَرَ الجَوابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمُفَوَّهُ

And often a noble man holds his tongue

And how often the noble man imprisons his tongue,

for fear of the reply, though he is eloquent indeed.

Wary of the consequence, though he is masterfully articulate.

وَلَرُبَّما اِبتَسَمَ الوَقورُ مِنَ الأَذى

وَلَرُبَّما اِبتَسَمَ الوَقورُ مِنَ الأَذى

وَفُؤادُهُ مَن حَرِّهِ يَتَأَوَّهُ

وَفُؤادُهُ مَن حَرِّهِ يَتَأَوَّهُ

And often a dignified man smiles at harm,

And how often the dignified man smiles at the injury,

while his heart groans from its burning heat.

While his heart, from the searing heat, groans in agony.