يَا صَابِراً أَبْشِرْ وَبَشِّرْ مَنْ صَبَرْ

يَا صَابِراً أَبْشِرْ وَبَشِّرْ مَنْ صَبَرْبِالنَّصْرِ وَالفَرَجِ القَرِيبِ وَبِالظَّفَرْ

Yā ṣābiran abshir wabashshir man ṣabar, Bi-an-naṣri wa-al-faraji al-qarībi wabi-aẓ-ẓafar

O patient one, rejoice, and give glad tidings to whoever is patient of victory, near relief and success.

نَالَ الصَّبُورُ بِصَبْرِهِ مَا يَرْتَجِيوَصَفَتْ لَهُ الأَوْقَاتُ مِنْ بَعْدِ الكَدَرْ

Nāla aṣ-ṣabūru biṣabrihi mā yartajī, Waṣafat lahu al-ʾawqātu min baʿdi al-kadar

The patient one attains by his patience what he hopes for, and his times grow clear after turbidity.

فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى المِحَنِ القَوَاصِدِ وَانْتَظِرْفَرَجاً تَدُولُ بِهِ دِوَلُ القَدَرْ

Faṣbir ʿalā al-miḥani al-qawāṣidi wantaẓir, Farajan tadūlu bihi diwalu al-qadar

So be patient in the trials that come, and wait for relief by which the turns of destiny change.

وَإِذَا الحَوَادِثُ أَظْلَمَتْ وَتَنَكَّرَتْفَاسْكُنْ وَإِيَّاكَ التَّحَرُّكَ وَالحَذَرْ

Waʾidhā al-ḥawādithu aẓlamat watanakkarat, Faskun waʾiyyāka at-taḥarruka wa-al-ḥadhar

And when misfortunes grow dark and hostile, be still, and beware of rushing and of fear.

إِنَّ النَّوَائِبَ كَالسَّحَائِبِ تَنْجَلِيفِي سُرْعَةٍ وَوُجُودُهَا يُضْحِي خَبَرْ

Inna an-nawāʾiba ka-as-saḥāʾibi tanjalī, Fī surʿatin wawujūduhā yuḍḥī khabar

Misfortunes are like clouds that clear quickly, and soon their existence is only a tale.

وَإِذَا تَطُولُ إِقَامَةٌ مِنْ حَادِثٍكَانَتْ مُبَشِّرَةً بِطُولِ المُنْتَظَرْ

Waʾidhā taṭūlu iqāmatun min ḥādithin, Kānat mubashshiratan biṭūli al-muntaẓar

And if a misfortune stays a long time, it is glad tidings of the long-awaited good.

فَاصْبِرْ هَدَاكَ اللهُ صَبْرَ الأَتْقِيَاالأَبْرِيَاءِ الثَّابِتِينَ لَدَى الغِيَرْ

Faṣbir hadāka Allāhu ṣabra al-ʾatqiyā, Al-ʾabriyāʾi ath-thābitīna ladā al-ghiyar

So be patient, may Allah guide you, with the patience of the God-fearing, the innocent, who stand firm amid change.

وَاعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ الكَوْنَ مَطْبُوعٌ عَلَى التَّغْيِيرِ وَالتَّكْدِيرِ فَامْعِنْ فِي النَّظَرْ

Waʿlam biʾanna al-kawna maṭbūʿun ʿalā at-ta, Ghyīri wa-at-takdīri famʿin fī an-naẓar

Know that creation is stamped with change and turbidity; so look deeply.

وَاغْنَمْ زَمَانَكَ رَاحَةً وَتَرَوُّحاًوَدَعِ الهُمُومَ فَإِنَّهَا مَحْضُ الضَّرَرْ

Waghnam zamānaka rāḥatan watarawwuḥan, Wadaʿi al-humūma faʾinnahā maḥḍu aḍ-ḍarar

Make the most of your time in rest and ease, and leave worries, for they are sheer harm.

وَادْخُلْ مَيَادِينَ التَّوَكُّلِ وَالرِّضَاوَاشْكُرْ عَلَى مَا سَاءَ مِنْ حَالٍ وَسَرّ

Wadkhul mayādīna at-tawakkuli wa-ar-riḍā, Washkur ʿalā mā sāʾa min ḥālin wasarr

Enter the fields of trust and contentment, and give thanks for whatever state saddens or gladdens.

وَاقْتَدْ بِتَاجِ الأَصْفِيَا عَلَمِ الهُدَىزَيْنِ الوُجُودِ مُحَمَّدٍ خَيْرِ البَشَرْ

Waqtad bitāji al-ʾaṣfiyā ʿalami al-hudā, Zayni al-wujūdi muḥammadin khayri al-bashar

Follow the crown of the pure ones, the banner of guidance, adornment of existence, Muhammad, best of humanity.