يا راحم الشيب في شيبِهِ
ويا كثير الفيض من سيبِهِ
O Merciful to the grey-haired in his greyness
O Abundantly Generous to those who appeal to You
بعتك نفسي فترفق بها
من يشتري العبد على عيبه
I have offered myself to You, so be gentle with me
Who would buy a slave despite his flaws?
إن ذنوبي عظمت كثرة
فأوقعت قلبيَ في ريبه
My sins have certainly become many
So they have cast my heart into doubt
وقد خفي عبدك عن نفسه
يا من هو الظاهر في غيبه
Your servant has been hidden from himself
O He Who is Apparent in His unseen domain
فاكشف له عنك وكن عونه
في عجزه هذا وفي شيبه
Reveal Yourself to him and be his helper
In his inadequacy and greyness
أخرج يداً بيضاء فاسلك بها
للعبد يا مولاي في جيبه
Stretch out a white hand and steer him with it
My Master, into Your fold
ولا تكله للسوى إنه
يرى السوى دونك في صيبه
And do not leave him to his peers
For he sees his peers, not You, in his youth