الأَمرُthe matter أَيسَرُeasier مِمّاthan what أَنتَyou مُضمِرُهُholding it in mind
الأَمرُ أَيسَرُ مِمّا أَنتَ مُضمِرُهُ
فَاِطرَحso cast aside أَذاكَyour distress وَيَسِّرand make easy كُلَّall ماthat صَعُباhas grown difficult
فَاِطرَح أَذاكَ وَيَسِّر كُلَّ ما صَعُبا
The matter is easier than what you have in mind.
So cast aside your distress and make easy all that has grown difficult.
وَلاnor يَسُرُّكَgladden you إِنif بُلِّغتَهُyou are made to attain it أَمَلٌa hope
وَلا يَسُرُّكَ إِن بُلِّغتَهُ أَمَلٌ
وَلاnor يَهُمُّكَtrouble you غِربيبٌa jet-black raven إِذاwhen نَعباit caws
وَلا يَهُمُّكَ غِربيبٌ إِذا نَعبا
Nor let a hope gladden you, should you be granted its fulfillment;
nor let a jet-black raven trouble you when it caws.
إِنif جَدَّgrows earnest عالَمُكَyour world الأَرضِيُّearthly فيabout نَبَإٍsome news
إِن جَدَّ عالَمُكَ الأَرضِيُّ في نَبَإٍ
يَغشاهُمُcomes upon them فَتَصَوَّرthen regard جِدَّهُمtheir earnestness لَعِباas play
يَغشاهُمُ فَتَصَوَّر جِدَّهُم لَعِبا
If your earthly world grows earnest over some news
that comes upon them, then regard their earnestness as play.
ماwhat الرَأيُthe opinion عِندَكَin your view فيabout مَلكٍa king تَدينُowes allegiance لَهُto him
ما الرَأيُ عِندَكَ في مَلكٍ تَدينُ لَهُ
مِصرٌEgypt أَيَختارُdoes he choose? دونَrather than الراحَةِrest التَعَباtoil
مِصرٌ أَيَختارُ دونَ الراحَةِ التَعَبا
What do you think of a king to whom allegiance is owed
by Egypt—would he choose toil rather than rest?
لَنwill never تَستَقيمَbe set right أُمورُthe affairs of الناسِpeople فيin عُصُرٍany age
لَن تَستَقيمَ أُمورُ الناسِ في عُصُرٍ
وَلاnor اِستَقامَتhave they been set right فَذاso this one أَمناًin safety وَذاand that one رَعِباafraid
وَلا اِستَقامَت فَذا أَمناً وَذا رَعِبا
People's affairs will never be set right in any age,
nor have they ever been: this one is safe, that one afraid.
وَلاnor يَقومُstands عَلىupon حَقٍّtruth بَنوthe sons of زَمَنٍan age
وَلا يَقومُ عَلى حَقٍّ بَنو زَمَنٍ
مِنsince عَهدِthe time of آدَمَAdam كانواthey have been فيin الهَوىdesire شُعَباbranches
مِن عَهدِ آدَمَ كانوا في الهَوى شُعَبا
Nor do the sons of any age stand by the truth;
since Adam's time, they have branched apart in their desires.