إِنّيindeed, I لَرَحَّالٌcertainly a frequent traveler إِذاwhen الهَمُّsorrow بَرَكْkneels down
إِنّي لَرَحَّالٌ إِذا الهَمُّ بَرَكْ
رَحْبُbroad اللَّبَانِthe chest عندَwhen ضِيقِthe narrowness of المُعْتَرَكْthe battlefield
رَحْبُ اللَّبَانِ عندَ ضِيقِ المُعْتَرَكْ
Indeed, I am ever a traveler when sorrow kneels down.
Broad of chest when the battlefield narrows.
عُسْرِيmy hardship علىupon نَفسيmyself وُيسرِيand my ease مُشْترَكْshared
عُسْرِي على نَفسي وُيسرِي مُشْترَكْ
لاnot تَهلكُperishes النَّفسُthe soul علىover شيءٍsomething هَلَكْhas perished
لا تَهلكُ النَّفسُ على شيءٍ هَلَكْ
My hardship is mine alone, and my ease is shared.
Let not the soul perish over something that has perished.
فليسfor there is no لِلْهَمّfor worry إّذاwhen فاتَhas slipped away دَرَكْrecovery
فليس لِلْهَمّ إّذا فاتَ دَرَكْ
لاdo not تُنْكِرَنْscorn (emphatic) ضَراعَتيmy humility لاno أُمَّmother لَكْfor you
لا تُنْكِرَنْ ضَراعَتي لا أُمَّ لَكْ
For worry cannot recover what has slipped away.
Do not scorn my humility—may you be motherless!
رُبَّmany a زَمانٍtime دَلِهٍbewildered أرفَقُgentler بِكْwith you
رُبَّ زَمانٍ دَلِهٍ أرفَقُ بِكْ
لاmay it not عادَreturn إِنْif ضامَكَhas wronged you دَهْرٌtime أوْor مَلَكْan angel
لا عادَ إِنْ ضامَكَ دَهْرٌ أوْ مَلَكْ
Many a bewildering time is gentler with you.
May it never return, if time or an angel has wronged you.