لاno غَروَwonder أَنthat ضاعَتِwere lost الأَعيادُthe feast days بَينَكُمُamong you
لا غَروَ أَن ضاعَتِ الأَعيادُ بَينَكُمُ
رِفقاًgently كَأَنّيas though I بِكُمwith you قَدalready ضاعَتِwere lost الجُمَعُthe Fridays
رِفقاً كَأَنّي بِكُم قَد ضاعَتِ الجُمَعُ
No wonder the feast days have been lost among you.
It is no wonder that celebrations have vanished among you
Easy now! I can almost see the Fridays lost among you too.
Gently, as if I have vanished along with the crowds
فَليَعجَبِso let them marvel الناسُthe people مِنat قَومٍa people يَقودهُمُleads them
فَليَعجَبِ الناسُ مِن قَومٍ يَقودهُمُ
إِلىinto الضَلالَةِerror أَعمىa blind man وَهوَwhile he is مُتَّبَعُfollowed
إِلى الضَلالَةِ أَعمى وَهوَ مُتَّبَعُ
So let people marvel at a people led
Let people be amazed at a nation led
Into error by a blind man whom they follow.
To misguidance by a blind man followed blindly
قَدindeed كَذَّبواthey denied ماwhat رَأَوهُthey saw it وَهوَthough it is مُتَّضحٌclear
قَد كَذَّبوا ما رَأَوهُ وَهوَ مُتَّضحٌ
وَصَدَّقواand they believed ماwhat رَواهُhe recounted it وَهوَthough it is مُمتَنِعُimpossible
وَصَدَّقوا ما رَواهُ وَهوَ مُمتَنِعُ
They have denied what they saw, though it is clear,
They have denied what they have seen clearly
And believed what he recounted, though it is impossible.
And believed what they were told though impossible
Sol 6.1