وَلاand do not تَشكُcomplain مِنof خَطبٍa calamity أَلَمbefell إِلىto فَتىa young man
وَلا تَشكُ مِن خَطبٍ أَلَم إِلى فَتى
فايِfor which فَتىyoung man حَرٍّnoble لِشكواكَto your complaint يَسمَعُlistens
فايِ فَتى حَرٍّ لِشكواكَ يَسمَعُ
And do not complain to a young man of a calamity that has befallen you;
Do not complain of affliction to a free man
for what noble young man will listen to your complaint?
For what free man would listen to your complaints?
فَكُنso be شاكِراًgrateful عِندَamid الشَدائِدِthe hardships كُلِّهاall of them
فَكُن شاكِراً عِندَ الشَدائِدِ كُلِّها
وَكُنand be صابِراًpatient فَالصَبرُfor patience لِلحُرِّfor the noble man أَنفَعُmore beneficial
وَكُن صابِراً فَالصَبرُ لِلحُرِّ أَنفَعُ
So be grateful amid all hardships,
Be grateful in all adversities
and be patient, for patience is more beneficial to a noble man.
And be patient, for patience is best for the free.
فَماfor there is no مِنany فَتىyoung man تَلقىyou find بِهِin him مِنany مَروءَةٍchivalry
فَما مِن فَتى تَلقى بِهِ مِن مَروءَةٍ
إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنhe is مِنكَالجَزاthe recompense from you يَتَوَقَّعُhe expects
إِذا لَم يَكُن مِنكَالجَزا يَتَوَقَّعُ
For you find no young man with any chivalry
No man of honor meets you with nobility
unless he expects recompense from you.
Unless he expects reward from you.
لَقَدindeed ذَهَبَdeparted الناسُthe people الكِرامُthe noble فَلاso no اِمرِؤٌman
لَقَد ذَهَبَ الناسُ الكِرامُ فَلا اِمرِؤٌ
يواسيكَcomforts you وَيُسَلّيكَand consoles you أَوor يَتَرَجَّعُlaments
يواسيكَ وَيُسَلّيكَ أَو يَتَرَجَّعُ
Indeed, the noble people have departed, so no man
The generous people are gone, and no gentleman
comforts you and consoles you, or laments.
Will console you, comfort you, or care for you.