صابِرِpatiently withstand الدَهرَtime عَلىthrough كَرِّrecurring onslaught النوائِبcalamities
صابِرِ الدَهرَ عَلى كَرِّ النوائِب
مِنamong كُنوزِtreasures البرِّvirtue كِتمانُconcealment المَصائِبmisfortunes
مِن كُنوزِ البرِّ كِتمانُ المَصائِب
Patiently withstand time through the recurring onslaught of calamities.
Patient in hard times, enduring fate's blows
Concealing misfortunes is among the treasures of virtue.
Concealing sorrow is virtue that shows
وَالبسِand wear الدَهرِtime عَلىdespite عِلّاتِهِits flaws
وَالبسِ الدَهرِ عَلى عِلّاتِهِ
تَجِدِyou will find الدَهرَtime مَليئاًfull بِالعَجائِبof wonders
تَجِدِ الدَهرَ مَليئاً بِالعَجائِب
And wear time with all its flaws;
Play fortune's game, though the rules unjust
You will find time full of wonders.
For wonders await if in fate you trust