اصبرbe patient إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عَرَتكbefalls you نائبةٌa calamity
اصبر إذا ما عَرَتك نائبةٌ
لاdo not تَستَعِنseek help from ساقطاًa base person ولاand do not تخضَعsubmit
لا تَستَعِن ساقطاً ولا تخضَع
Be patient when a calamity befalls you;
Have patience if misfortunes overtake you,
Do not seek help from a base person, nor submit.
Do not appeal for help, neither fall submissive.
فالموتُfor death فيin ماءِthe water of دجلةٍthe Tigris غَرَقاًby drowning
فالموتُ في ماءِ دجلةٍ غَرَقاً
أَولَىpreferable منto المستَغاثِthe seeking of aid بالضُّفدعfrom the frog
أَولَى من المستَغاثِ بالضُّفدع
For death by drowning in the waters of the Tigris
Death by drowning in the waters of the Tigris,
Is preferable to seeking help from a frog.
Is far better than begging for help from frogs.