يُصَبِّرُنيurges me to be patient أَهلُthe people of المَوَدَّةِaffection دائِباًcontinually
يُصَبِّرُني أَهلُ المَوَدَّةِ دائِباً
وَإِنَّand indeed فُؤاديmy heart وَالإِلَهِby God صَبورُpatient
وَإِنَّ فُؤادي وَالإِلَهِ صَبورُ
The people of affection ceaselessly counsel me to be patient;
Those who love me continually urge me to be patient,
and indeed my heart—by God—is patient.
yet my heart, by God, is patient.
أَغارُI am jealous عَلىover مَغنىthe seat of الرِئاسَةِleadership إِنَّنيindeed I
أَغارُ عَلى مَغنى الرِئاسَةِ إِنَّني
عَلىover كُلِّevery حُسنٍbeauty فيin الزَمانِthe age لَغَيُّورُsurely fiercely jealous
عَلى كُلِّ حُسنٍ في الزَمانِ لَغَيُّورُ
I grow jealous for the seat of sovereignty, for indeed I
I jealously guard the seat of leadership; indeed, I
am fiercely jealous of every beauty in this world.
am fiercely jealous for every beauty in this age.
أُصَرِّفُI apply ذِهنيmy mind فيto أُمورٍaffairs كَبيرَةٍweighty
أُصَرِّفُ ذِهني في أُمورٍ كَبيرَةٍ
وَأَعلَمُand I know أَنَّthat الدائِراتِreversals of fortune تَدورُcome round
وَأَعلَمُ أَنَّ الدائِراتِ تَدورُ
I turn my mind to many matters,
I apply my mind to weighty affairs,
and know that fortune’s cycles come round.
and I know that reversals of fortune come round.