يَأَيُّها الأَعمى الَّذي لا يُبصِرُ

يَأَيُّها الأَعمى الَّذي لا يُبصِرُ

حَتّامَ قُل لي سَيِّئاتُكَ تَكثُرُ

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

أَستَغفِرُ المَولى الَّذي أَغضَبتَهُ

أَستَغفِرُ المَولى الَّذي أَغضَبتَهُ

يا عَبدَهُ الجاني عَساهُ يَغفِرُ

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

وَاِعطِ النَصيحَةَ مِن أَخيكَ بِحَقِّها

وَاِعطِ النَصيحَةَ مِن أَخيكَ بِحَقِّها

أَولا فَأَنتَ بِحالِ نَفسِكَ أَخبَرُ

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