لَمْ أَصْطَبِرْ بَعْدَكَ مِنْ سَلْوَةٍ

لَمْ أَصْطَبِرْ بَعْدَكَ مِنْ سَلْوَةٍ

لَكِنْ تَصَبَّرْتُ عَلَى جَمْرِ

لَكِنْ تَصَبَّرْتُ عَلَى جَمْرِ

My patience after you did not come from solace,

I have not found solace since you left

but I forced myself to endure upon burning coals.

But I have endured the burning embers

وَشِيمَةُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي رُزْئِهِ

وَشِيمَةُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي رُزْئِهِ

أَنْ يَسْبقَ السَّلْوَةَ بِالصَّبْرِ

أَنْ يَسْبقَ السَّلْوَةَ بِالصَّبْرِ

And the wise man's way in his loss

It is the way of the wise in adversity

is to put patience before solace.

To have patience precede solace