وَإذاand when دَهَتْكَbeset you وَسَاوِسٌwhisperings أَوْor حِيرَةٌbewilderment
وَإذا دَهَتْكَ وَسَاوِسٌ أَوْ حِيرَةٌ
فَاحْزِمْthen choose resolutely بِنَفْسِكَfor yourself أَحْزَمَthe more prudent الطّرَفَيْنِthe two sides
فَاحْزِمْ بِنَفْسِكَ أَحْزَمَ الطّرَفَيْنِ
And when whisperings or bewilderment beset you,
When doubts or confusion assail you
then choose for yourself the more prudent of the two sides.
Gird yourself with self-control, fast as eyes blink.
كَمْhow great بَيْنَbetween إيمانٍfaith بِقُرْآنٍin the Qur’an وبُرْand proof (first part)
كَمْ بَيْنَ إيمانٍ بِقُرْآنٍ وبُرْ
هانٍproof (continuation) وكُفْرٍand unbelief عاطِلٍdevoid عَنْof ذَيْنِthose two
هانٍ وكُفْرٍ عاطِلٍ عَنْ ذَيْنِ
How vast the gulf between faith grounded in the Qur’an and proof,
What a gulf lies between faith in the Qur’an and piety
and unbelief devoid of both!
Andidle unbelief, blind to the Hereafter!
Sol 6.1