ياO صابراًpatient one اصبرbe patient وبشرand give glad tidings to منwhoever صبرhas endured
يا صابراً اصبر وبشر من صبر
بالنصرof victory والفرجand relief القريبnear at hand وبالظفرand of triumph
بالنصر والفرج القريب وبالظفر
O patient one, be patient, and give glad tidings to those who endure
O you who are patient, be patient and receive good news
of victory, imminent relief, and triumph.
Of victory, relief, and imminent triumph
نالattained الصبورthe patient one بصبرهthrough his patience ماwhat يرتجيhe hopes for
نال الصبور بصبره ما يرتجي
وصفتand grew clear لهfor him الأوقاتthe times منfrom بعدafter الكدرmurk
وصفت له الأوقات من بعد الكدر
The patient one attained through his patience what he hoped for,
The patient person attains through patience what he hopes for
and his days grew clear after their murk.
Time has prescribed for him after hardship
فاصبرso be patient علىthrough المحنthe trials القواصدthat assail وانتظرand await
فاصبر على المحن القواصد وانتظر
فرجاrelief بهwith it تداولتhave alternated دولthe fortunes of القدرfate
فرجا به تداولت دول القدر
So be patient through the trials that assail you, and await
So be patient through ordeals and wait
relief, with which the fortunes of fate have alternated.
For relief which the cycles of fate will bring about
وإذاand when الحوادثevents أظلمتgrow dark وتكدرتand grow murky
وإذا الحوادث أظلمت وتكدرت
فاسكنthen be still وإياكand beware التحركagitation والحذرand apprehension
فاسكن وإياك التحرك والحذر
And when events grow dark and murky,
And if calamities darken and worsen
then be still, and beware agitation and apprehension.
Then settle down and refrain from moving and caution
وإنand indeed النوائبcalamities كالسحائبlike clouds تنجليclear away
وإن النوائب كالسحائب تنجلي
فيin سرعةswiftness ووجودهاand their existence يضحيbecomes خبرa tale
في سرعة ووجودها يضحي خبر
And indeed, calamities, like clouds, clear away
For tribulations are like clouds that disperse
swiftly, and their existence becomes a tale.
Quickly, and their existence becomes a fleeting matter
وإذاand when تطولgrows long إقامةthe stay منof حادثan affliction
وإذا تطول إقامة من حادث
كانتit is مبشرةheralding good news بطولof the long duration of المنتظرwhat is awaited
كانت مبشرة بطول المنتظر
And when an affliction's stay grows long,
And if the stay of an affliction is prolonged
it heralds that the awaited relief will last long.
It brings tidings that the awaited relief is long
فاصبرso be patient هداكmay He guide you اللَهGod صبرthe patience of الأتقياthe God-fearing (word continues)
فاصبر هداك اللَه صبر الأتقيا
ءfinal letter of 'the God-fearing' الأبرياthe blameless الثابتينthe steadfast لدىamid الغيرreversals of fortune
ء الأبريا الثابتين لدى الغير
So be patient—may God guide you—with the patience of the God-fearing,
So be patient, may God guide you with the patience of the God-fearing
the blameless, steadfast amid reversals of fortune.
And the steadfast among the innocent faced with others
واعلمand know بأنthat الكونthe world مطبوعstamped علىwith التكstart of 'the disquiet'
واعلم بأن الكون مطبوع على التك
ديرcompletion of 'disquiet' والتغييرand change فامعنso be thorough للنظرin reflection
دير والتغيير فامعن للنظر
And know that the world is stamped with disquiet
And know that the universe is characterized by change
and change; so reflect deeply.
And alteration so reflect deeply
واغنمand make the most of زمانكyour time راحةrest وتروحاand refreshment
واغنم زمانك راحة وتروحا
ودعand leave behind الهمومworries فإنهاfor they are محضsheer الضررharm
ودع الهموم فإنها محض الضرر
And make the most of your time in rest and refreshment,
And make use of your time in comfort and cheer
and leave worries behind, for they are sheer harm.
And leave worries for they are pure harm
وادخلand enter ميادينthe fields of التوكلtrust in God والرضاand contentment
وادخل ميادين التوكل والرضا
واشكرand give thanks علىfor ماwhatever ساءis grievous منof حالa circumstance وشرand misfortune
واشكر على ما ساء من حال وشر
And enter the fields of trust in God and contentment,
And enter the fields of trust and acceptance
and give thanks for every grievous circumstance and misfortune.
And thank for the bad in state and evil
واقتدand follow the example بتاجof the crown of الأصفياthe pure ones علمthe banner of الهدىguidance
واقتد بتاج الأصفيا علم الهدى
زينthe adornment of الوجودexistence محمدMuhammad خيرthe best of البشرhumankind
زين الوجود محمد خير البشر
And follow the example of the crown of the pure, the banner of guidance,
And follow the crown of the pious, the guide of faith
the adornment of existence, Muhammad, the best of humankind.
Adornment of existence, Muhammed, best of mankind