ياO أَيُّهذاyou there المُبتَغِيthe one seeking أَباAbu (father of) الحَسَنal-Hasan
يا أَيُّهذا المُبتَغِي أَبا الحَسَن
إِلَيكَto you فَاِنظُرso look أَيُّناwhich of us يَلقىwill suffer الغَبَنloss
إِلَيكَ فَاِنظُر أَيُّنا يَلقى الغَبَن
O you who seek Abu al-Hasan,
O you, Abu Al-Hasan, seeker of wisdom
O you who are in search of Abu al-Hasan,
To you I come—so see which of us will suffer loss.
Look to yourself, which of us shall meet with loss
Look to yourself, and see which of us meets with loss.
Sol 6.1