إنْif أَفْلَسَgoes bankrupt الذِّهْنُthe mind فَقِسْهُthen compare it عَلَىto
إنْ أَفْلَسَ الذِّهْنُ فَقِسْهُ عَلَى
مَنْone whom أَثْقَلَweighs down الدَّينُthe debt إذاwhen أَفْلَساhe goes bankrupt
مَنْ أَثْقَلَ الدَّينُ إذا أَفْلَسا
If the mind goes bankrupt, compare it to
If the mind goes bankrupt, then compare it
someone weighed down by debt when he goes bankrupt.
To one whom debt has burdened, when bankrupt.
فَقِسْso compare ولاand do not تَقْسُbe harsh عَداكmay it pass you by الرَّدَىdeath
فَقِسْ ولا تَقْسُ عَداك الرَّدَى
ياO رَبِّmy Lord لَيّنْsoften قَلْبَهُhis heart إنْif قَسَاhas grown hard
يا رَبِّ لَيّنْ قَلْبَهُ إنْ قَسَا
So compare, and do not be harsh—may death pass you by.
So compare, but do not impose harm on others.
O my Lord, soften his heart if it has grown hard.
O Lord, soften his heart if it hardens.