اسمعواlisten منّيfrom me ولاand no حرجُblame
اسمعوا منّي ولا حرجُ
إنّنيindeed I am أعمىblind وبيand I have عرجُa limp
إنّني أعمى وبي عرجُ
Listen to me—there is no blame.
Hear me, I beg no quarter
Indeed, I am blind, and I have a limp.
Though I'm blind and lame I wander
ومريضُand sick الجسمthe body منfrom سقمٍillness
ومريضُ الجسم من سقمٍ
وبهand through it قدmay تتلفperish المهجlives
وبه قد تتلف المهج
And my body is sick with illness,
My body's sick and getting weaker
and through it, lives may perish.
My soul itself is in danger
فأرانيso I see myself فيّin me قدalready نزلَتhas been revealed
فأراني فيّ قد نزلَت
بكمالٍin full آيةthe verse الحرجof hardship
بكمالٍ آية الحرج
So I see that in me has been revealed,
See my state and understand
in full, the verse of hardship.
I'm the verse on loss and sorrow
Sol 6.1