عَلَيكَyou must attend بِرَأسِto the outset of الأَمرِthe matter قَبلَbefore اِنتشارِهِits spreading
عَلَيكَ بِرَأسِ الأَمرِ قَبلَ اِنتشارِهِ
وَشَرُّand the worst of الأُمورِmatters الأَعسَرُthe most intractable المَتَدَبِّرُout of hand
وَشَرُّ الأُمورِ الأَعسَرُ المَتَدَبِّرُ
Attend to a matter at its outset, before it spreads;
The worst of matters is the intractable one that has got out of hand.