قالواthey said لِيَto me اصْبِرْbe patient لفادِحunder grievous الأحْزانِsorrows
قالوا لِيَ اصْبِرْ لفادِح الأحْزانِ
فالحُزْنُfor sorrow وماand whatever يَسُرُّbrings joy كلٌّall فَانِيfleeting
فالحُزْنُ وما يَسُرُّ كلٌّ فَانِي
They said to me, “Be patient under grievous sorrows,
They told me: "Be patient with the deepest sorrows,
for sorrow and whatever brings joy are all fleeting.
For sorrow and what brings joy are both fleeting,
فارْقُبْso await فَرَجاًrelief فقُلتُthen I said إنِّيَindeed I أخْشَىfear
فارْقُبْ فَرَجاً فقُلتُ إنِّيَ أخْشَى
يأْتيwill come الفَرَجُrelief إليَّto me لاnot يلْقانِيfind me
يأْتي الفَرَجُ إليَّ لا يلْقانِي
So await relief.” I said, “I fear
Keep watch for relief," but I said: "I fear
relief will come to me and not find me.”
Relief may come when it no longer finds me."