1. أي وقت لشؤُني

    من ذنوبي اتفرغ

    When, to attend to my affairs,

    shall I be free of my sins?

  2. ملئت سود صحافي

    والصحاف البيض فرغ

    My black pages have been filled,

    while the white pages are empty.

  3. هانذير الشيب وافى

    اخلص النصح وابلغ

    Behold, gray hair, the warner, has come;

    it gave sincere counsel and spoke eloquently.

  4. واتى هادي البرايا

    بالرسالات وبلغ

    And the guide of all creatures came

    with the messages, and conveyed them.

  5. رب اني رب وزر

    بثرى الباب تمرغ

    Lord, I am a bearer of sin,

    wallowing in the dust at Your door.

  6. نق ادراني بسيب

    ضمنه الرحمة تسبغ

    Cleanse my stains with a bounty

    within which mercy is lavished.

  7. واثب قلبي ثباتا

    عل فيه الصبر يفرغ

    And reward my heart with steadfastness;

    may patience be poured into it.

  8. انت يا رب كريم

    مرتجيه لن يزيغ

    You, O Lord, are generous;

    whoever hopes in Him will not stray.

  9. باطل النفس تمادى

    فعسى بالحق يدمغ

    The soul's falsehood has gone too far;

    so may it be crushed by truth.