لَوif أَنصَفَacted justly الظالِمُthe oppressor مِنagainst نَفسِهِhis own self
لَو أَنصَفَ الظالِمُ مِن نَفسِهِ
لَأُنصِفَwould be treated justly الظالِمُthe oppressor فيin نَفسِهِhis own person
لَأُنصِفَ الظالِمُ في نَفسِهِ
Had the oppressor dealt justly, at his own expense,
If the oppressor did justice even against himself,
the oppressor would himself have been dealt with justly.
the oppressor himself would be treated justly.
إِنif كانَhe was لاnot يُرحَمُhe is shown mercy فيin يَومِهِhis day
إِن كانَ لا يُرحَمُ في يَومِهِ
لَكانَthen he would have been لاnot يَرحَمُhe shows mercy فيin أَمسِهِhis yesterday
لَكانَ لا يَرحَمُ في أَمسِهِ
If he is shown no mercy today,
If he is shown no mercy today,
then yesterday he showed no mercy.
then he would have shown no mercy yesterday.