أَرىI see رَكدَةًa stillness ريحُهاits wind يُرتَجىis hoped for
أَرى رَكدَةً ريحُها يُرتَجى
وَمُظلِمَةًand a darkness صُحبُهاits companions يُنتَظَرare awaited
وَمُظلِمَةً صُحبُها يُنتَظَر
I see a stillness whose wind is hoped for,
And a darkness whose companions are awaited.
لَعَلَّperhaps هُمومَكَyour sorrows هَذيُthese الطَولَlong-lasting
لَعَلَّ هُمومَكَ هَذيُ الطَولَ
سَيَكشِفُهاwill dispel them فَرَجٌrelief مُختَصَرbrief
سَيَكشِفُها فَرَجٌ مُختَصَر
Perhaps these long sorrows of yours
Will be dispelled by brief relief,
فَتَأمَنَso you may be safe مِنfrom حَيثُwhere يُخشىis feared الأَذىharm
فَتَأمَنَ مِن حَيثُ يُخشى الأَذى
كَماjust as خِبتَyou were disappointed مِنfrom حَيثُwhere يُقضىis fulfilled الوَطَرdesire
كَما خِبتَ مِن حَيثُ يُقضى الوَطَر
So you may be safe where harm is feared,
Just as you met disappointment where desires are fulfilled.
إِذاwhen عادَreturns جَدٌّgood fortune كَأَنas though لَمnot يَزَلit had ceased
إِذا عادَ جَدٌّ كَأَن لَم يَزَل
وَإِنand if سَرَّbrings joy دَهرٌtime كَأَنas though لَمnot يَضُرit had harmed
وَإِن سَرَّ دَهرٌ كَأَن لَم يَضُر
When good fortune returns, it is as though it had never left;
And if time brings joy, it is as though it had never harmed.
وَقالواand they said اِنتَظِرهاwait for it عَلىdespite بُطئِهاits slowness
وَقالوا اِنتَظِرها عَلى بُطئِها
وَمَنand who ضامِنُguarantees العُمرِlife لِلمُنتَظِرfor the one who waits
وَمَن ضامِنُ العُمرِ لِلمُنتَظِر
And they said, "Wait for it, despite its slowness."
And who guarantees life to the one who waits?
وَهَلand will نافِعيbenefit me يَومَon the day أَقضيI die صَدىًthirsty
وَهَل نافِعي يَومَ أَقضي صَدىً
إِذاif صابَfalls upon واديthe valley of قَومِيَmy people المَطَرthe rain
إِذا صابَ وادي قَومِيَ المَطَر
And will it benefit me, the day I die thirsty,
If rain falls upon my people's valley?
فَإِنfor if لَمnot يَكُنthere is فَرَجٌrelief فيin الحَياةِlife
فَإِن لَم يَكُن فَرَجٌ في الحَياةِ
فَكَمthen how much فَرَجٍrelief فيin اِنقِضاءِthe ending of العُمُرlife
فَكَم فَرَجٍ في اِنقِضاءِ العُمُر
For if there is no relief in life,
Then how much relief there is in life's ending!