أَبْصَرْتُ أَعْمَى فِي الضَّبَابِ بِلَنْدَنٍ

أَبْصَرْتُ أَعْمَى فِي الضَّبَابِ بِلَنْدَنٍ

يَمْشِي فَلَا يَشْكُو وَلَا يَتَأَوَّهُ

يَمْشِي فَلَا يَشْكُو وَلَا يَتَأَوَّهُ

I saw a blind man in the fog in London,

I saw a blind man in the fog in London

Walking, neither complaining nor groaning.

Walking without complaining or moaning

فَأَتَاهُ يَسْأَلُهُ الْهِدَايَةَ مُبْصِرٌ

فَأَتَاهُ يَسْأَلُهُ الْهِدَايَةَ مُبْصِرٌ

حَيْرَانُ يَخْبِطُ فِي الظَّلَامِ وَيَعْمَهُ

حَيْرَانُ يَخْبِطُ فِي الظَّلَامِ وَيَعْمَهُ

Then a sighted man came to him, asking for guidance,

A seeing man came asking him for guidance

Bewildered, stumbling in the darkness and wandering blindly.

Lost, groping in the darkness, blinded

فَاقْتَادَهُ الْأَعْمَى فَسَارَ وَرَاءَهُ

فَاقْتَادَهُ الْأَعْمَى فَسَارَ وَرَاءَهُ

أَنَّى تَوَجَّهَ خَطْوُهُ يَتَوَجَّهُ

أَنَّى تَوَجَّهَ خَطْوُهُ يَتَوَجَّهُ

So the blind man led him, and he walked behind him;

The blind man led him and he walked behind

Wherever his steps turned, he too would turn.

Wherever his steps went, he followed

وَهُنَا بَدَا الْقَدَرُ الْمُعَرْبِدُ ضَاحِكًا

وَهُنَا بَدَا الْقَدَرُ الْمُعَرْبِدُ ضَاحِكًا

وَمَضَى الضَّبَابُ وَلَا يَزَالُ يُقَهْقِهُ!

وَمَضَى الضَّبَابُ وَلَا يَزَالُ يُقَهْقِهُ!

And here riotous Fate appeared, laughing,

And here fate laughed out loud

And the fog lifted, yet Fate still roared with laughter!

The fog lifted, but kept on chuckling