ضاعتwere wasted الأعمارlifetimes فيin كسبearning الذنوبsins
ضاعت الأعمار في كسب الذنوب
واكتسابand acquiring الدينreligion طبعاas an imprint للقلوبupon hearts
واكتساب الدين طبعا للقلوب
Our lifetimes were wasted in earning sins,
Our lives were lost in gaining sins
And acquiring religion as an imprint upon hearts.
And to gain religion is imprinted in hearts
واحتويناand we encompassed للمساوىfor vices والعيوبand faults
واحتوينا للمساوى والعيوب
وعصيناand we disobeyed اللهGod علامthe All-Knower الغيوبunseen things
وعصينا الله علام الغيوب
And we have encompassed vices and faults,
Yet we contained equality and faults
And disobeyed God, the All-Knower of unseen things.
And disobeyed God, the All-Knowing of the unseen
كمhow many حويناwe amassed منof مثالبfailings وعيوبand faults ومعايبand blemishes
كم حوينا من مثالب وعيوب ومعايب
ومصايبand calamities ومعاطبand perils
ومصايب ومعاطب
How many failings, faults, and blemishes we have amassed,
How much we contained of flaws, faults, defects
And calamities and perils!
And disasters, tribulations
هلdo تراناyou think we بعدafter هذاthis سنتوبwe shall repent
هل ترانا بعد هذا سنتوب
أوتراناor do you think we بعدafter هذاthis نؤبwe return
أوترانا بعد هذا نؤب
Do you think we shall repent after this?
Do you think after this we will repent
Or do you think we shall return after this?
Or after this we will turn in penitence