يَأَيُّهاO you الأَعمىthe blind one الَّذيwho لاnot يُبصِرُsees
يَأَيُّها الأَعمى الَّذي لا يُبصِرُ
حَتّامَuntil when قُلtell ليto me سَيِّئاتُكَyour misdeeds تَكثُرُmultiply
حَتّامَ قُل لي سَيِّئاتُكَ تَكثُرُ
O blind one who does not see,
O blind man who cannot see
How long—tell me—will your misdeeds multiply?
Hattem, tell me your sins are many
أَستَغفِرُI seek forgiveness from المَولىthe Lord الَّذيwhom أَغضَبتَهُyou have angered Him
أَستَغفِرُ المَولى الَّذي أَغضَبتَهُ
ياO عَبدَهُHis servant الجانيthe guilty one عَساهُperhaps He يَغفِرُwill forgive
يا عَبدَهُ الجاني عَساهُ يَغفِرُ
I seek forgiveness from the Lord whom you have angered,
I ask forgiveness from the Lord I angered
O His guilty servant—perhaps He will forgive.
O His disobedient servant, may He forgive
وَاِعطِand give النَصيحَةَthe counsel مِنfrom أَخيكَyour brother بِحَقِّهاwith its due respect
وَاِعطِ النَصيحَةَ مِن أَخيكَ بِحَقِّها
أَولاor not فَأَنتَfor you بِحالِabout the condition of نَفسِكَyourself أَخبَرُbetter informed
أَولا فَأَنتَ بِحالِ نَفسِكَ أَخبَرُ
And give the counsel from your brother its due respect,
And give advice from your brother its due
Or do not—for you know your own condition better.
First look to your own state, you know better
Sol 6.1