فَما نُوَبُ الحَوادِثِ باقياتٌ

فَما نُوَبُ الحَوادِثِ باقياتٌ

وَلا البُؤسى تَدومُ وَلا النَعيمُ

وَلا البُؤسى تَدومُ وَلا النَعيمُ

For the blows of misfortune do not last.

The strokes of fortune last not forever,

The misfortunes of fate are not everlasting,

And neither misery nor bliss endures.

Neither sorrow nor joy endures for long.

Neither misery endures, nor does bliss.

كَما يَمضي سُرورٌ وَهوَ جَمُّ

كَما يَمضي سُرورٌ وَهوَ جَمُّ

كَذَلِكَ ما يَسوؤُكَ لا يَدومُ

كَذَلِكَ ما يَسوؤُكَ لا يَدومُ

Just as joy passes, though it is abundant,

As happiness fades swiftly when it comes,

Just as joy departs even when it abounds,

Likewise, what distresses you does not last.

So too your troubles will not last.

So too, that which grieves you does not last.

فَلا تَهلِك عَلى ما فاتَ وَجدَاً

فَلا تَهلِك عَلى ما فاتَ وَجدَاً

وَلا تَفرِدكَ بِالأَسَفِ الهُمومُ

وَلا تَفرِدكَ بِالأَسَفِ الهُمومُ

So do not perish from grief over what has passed,

Do not destroy yourself with grief for what is gone,

Do not perish in anguish over what has passed,

And let not worries isolate you in sorrow.

Nor let sorrows isolate you with their gloom.

Nor let worries isolate you in regret.