إِذاif ضَلَّتstrayed قُلوبٌhearts عنfrom هُداهاtheir guidance
إِذا ضَلَّت قُلوبٌ عن هُداها
فَلَمand did not تَدرِknow العقابَthe punishment منfrom الثوابِthe reward
فَلَم تَدرِ العقابَ من الثوابِ
If hearts stray from their guidance,
When hearts go astray from their guidance
And cannot tell punishment from reward,
And cannot discern punishment from reward
فأَرشِدهاthen guide them جزاكَmay He reward you اللَهGod خَيراًwith good
فأَرشِدها جزاكَ اللَه خَيراً
بإرشادِfor guiding القلوبthe hearts إِلىto الصَوابِwhat is right
بإرشادِ القلوب إِلى الصَوابِ
Then guide them—may God reward you with good
Then guide them, may Allah reward you well
For guiding hearts to what is right.
By guiding hearts towards what is right