وَإِنّاand indeed we إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَرَكناwe refrain from السُؤاasking (continued in the next line)
وَإِنّا إِذا ما تَرَكنا السُؤا
لَcompletion of “asking” مِنهُof him فَلَمand did not نَبغِهِwe seek him يَبتَديناhe approaches us first
لَ مِنهُ فَلَم نَبغِهِ يَبتَدينا
And indeed, when we refrain from asking
Though when misfortune we forsake
of him and do not seek him out, he approaches us first.
We seek it not, nor tribute pay.
وَإِنand if نَحنُwe لَمdid not نَبغِwe seek مَعروفَهُhis kindness
وَإِن نَحنُ لَم نَبغِ مَعروفَهُ
فَمَعروفُهُthen his kindness أَبَداًforever يَبتَغيناseeks us
فَمَعروفُهُ أَبَداً يَبتَغينا
And if we do not seek his kindness,
Yet good we fail in turn to make,
then his kindness forever seeks us.
Its trace pursue till judgment day.
Sol 6.1