ياO ربّLord أنتYou اللهGod حلمكYour forbearance صافحforgiving
يا ربّ أنت الله حلمك صافح
عنof كلّevery جانٍoffender عُذرهhis excuse مُتَعَذَّرُimpossible to offer
عن كلّ جانٍ عُذره مُتَعَذَّرُ
O Lord, You are God; Your forbearance is forgiving
O Lord, You are God, Your pardon is pure
Of every offender who can offer no excuse.
Overlooking every sinner whose excuse is unsound
إنّيindeed I وإنand though كَبُرتhave grown great ذنوبيmy sins مُطعميmy nourisher
إنّي وإن كَبُرت ذنوبي مُطعمي
فيin حُسنِgoodness عفوكَYour pardon أنّthat عفوكَYour pardon أكبرُgreater
في حُسنِ عفوكَ أنّ عفوكَ أكبرُ
Indeed, though my sins have grown great, what nourishes me
Although my sins are plenty, my sustenance
In Your gracious pardon is the fact that Your pardon is greater.
In Your gracious pardon, for Your pardon is greater
Sol 6.1