أخذكyour treatment of بالعفوwith forgiveness أخاone guilty of زلةa lapse
أخذك بالعفو أخا زلة
يبلغachieves ماwhat يبلغهachieves it الحدthe punishment
يبلغ ما يبلغه الحد
Your pardoning a brother who has stumbled
Your forgiving one who has erred
achieves what the prescribed penalty achieves.
achieves what punishment achieves.
إذاwhen عفاpardons المولىthe master علىtoward عبدهhis servant
إذا عفا المولى على عبده
ياoh طالماhow often قدmay يندمfeel remorse العبدthe servant
يا طالما قد يندم العبد
When the owner pardons his bondservant,
When the master pardons his servant,
how often, indeed, the bondservant repents!
oh, how often the servant may feel remorse!
Sol 6.1