إِذاif ضاقَتgrow narrow وَسيعاتُbroad stretches of المَسالِكthe paths
إِذا ضاقَت وَسيعاتُ المَسالِك
وَأضنَتكَand wear you down المَصائِبُthe calamities وَالمَهالِكand the perils
وَأضنَتكَ المَصائِبُ وَالمَهالِك
If the broad paths grow narrow,
And calamities and perils wear you down,
تَذَكَّرremember أَنَّthat بَعدَafter العُسرِhardship يُسراًease
تَذَكَّر أَنَّ بَعدَ العُسرِ يُسراً
لَعَلَّperhaps اللَهَGod يُحدِثُwill bring about بَعدَafter ذَلِكthat
لَعَلَّ اللَهَ يُحدِثُ بَعدَ ذَلِك
Remember that after hardship comes ease;
Perhaps God will bring about a change after that.