أيwhat وقتtime لشؤُنيfor my affairs
أي وقت لشؤُني
منfrom ذنوبيmy sins اتفرغshall I be free
من ذنوبي اتفرغ
When, to attend to my affairs,
shall I be free of my sins?
ملئتhave been filled سودblack صحافيmy pages
ملئت سود صحافي
والصحافand the pages البيضwhite فرغempty
والصحاف البيض فرغ
My black pages have been filled,
while the white pages are empty.
هانذيرbehold, the warner الشيبgray hair وافىhas arrived
هانذير الشيب وافى
اخلصwas sincere in النصحcounsel وابلغand spoke eloquently
اخلص النصح وابلغ
Behold, gray hair, the warner, has come;
it gave sincere counsel and spoke eloquently.
واتىand came هاديthe guide of البراياall creatures
واتى هادي البرايا
بالرسالاتwith the messages وبلغand conveyed them
بالرسالات وبلغ
And the guide of all creatures came
with the messages, and conveyed them.
ربLord انيindeed I am ربa bearer of وزرsin
رب اني رب وزر
بثرىin the dust of البابthe door تمرغhas wallowed
بثرى الباب تمرغ
Lord, I am a bearer of sin,
wallowing in the dust at Your door.
نقcleanse ادرانيmy stains بسيبwith a bounty
نق ادراني بسيب
ضمنهwithin it الرحمةmercy تسبغis bestowed abundantly
ضمنه الرحمة تسبغ
Cleanse my stains with a bounty
within which mercy is lavished.
واثبand reward قلبيmy heart ثباتاsteadfastness
واثب قلبي ثباتا
علperhaps فيهinto it الصبرpatience يفرغwill be poured
عل فيه الصبر يفرغ
And reward my heart with steadfastness;
may patience be poured into it.
انتYou ياO ربLord كريمgenerous
انت يا رب كريم
مرتجيهone who hopes in Him لنwill not يزيغstray
مرتجيه لن يزيغ
You, O Lord, are generous;
whoever hopes in Him will not stray.
باطلthe falsehood of النفسthe soul تمادىhas gone too far
باطل النفس تمادى
فعسىso may it بالحقby truth يدمغbe crushed
فعسى بالحق يدمغ
The soul's falsehood has gone too far;
so may it be crushed by truth.
Sol 6.1