ياO أكثرmost النّاسِof people إحساناًin kindness إلىto النّاسِpeople
يا أكثر النّاسِ إحساناً إلى النّاسِ
وأحسنَand the best النّاسِof people إغضاءًin overlooking faults عنِof النّاسِpeople
وأحسنَ النّاسِ إغضاءً عنِ النّاسِ
O you who show people more kindness than anyone,
O you who show more kindness to people than anyone else,
And who surpass all people in overlooking people’s faults,
And are best of all at overlooking people's faults,
نسيتُI forgot عهدَكَthe pledge to you والنِّسيانُand forgetfulness مُغْتَفَرٌis forgivable
نسيتُ عهدَكَ والنِّسيانُ مُغْتَفَرٌ
فاغفِرْso forgive فأوَّلُfor the first ناسٍone who forgets أوَّلُthe first النّاسِof humankind
فاغفِرْ فأوَّلُ ناسٍ أوَّلُ النّاسِ
I forgot your pledge—and forgetfulness may be forgiven;
I forgot my pledge to you, and forgetfulness is forgivable;
So forgive: the first to forget was the first of humankind.
So forgive me, for the first to forget was the first of humankind.