ماnot كانَwas إِسحَقُIshaq إِنساناًa human being فَتَندُبَهُthat you should mourn him
ما كانَ إِسحَقُ إِنساناً فَتَندُبَهُ
فَلاso do not تَقُلsay ماتَdied إِسحَقٌIshaq وَقُلand say نَفَقاhe died (said of an animal)
فَلا تَقُل ماتَ إِسحَقٌ وَقُل نَفَقا
Ishaq was no human being, that you should mourn him.
So do not say, “Ishaq died”; say, “He perished like a beast.”
لاdo not تَجنَحَنَّever incline إِلىtoward حَيٍّa living person تُمايِلُهُyou side with him
لا تَجنَحَنَّ إِلى حَيٍّ تُمايِلُهُ
وَإِنand if جَنَحتَyou incline إِلَيهِtoward him فَاِتَّخِذthen make yourself نَفَقاa tunnel
وَإِن جَنَحتَ إِلَيهِ فَاِتَّخِذ نَفَقا
Never incline toward a living man, taking his side;
and if you incline toward him, make yourself a tunnel.