1. يَا وَيحَ نَفسِي مَاذا قَبلُ قَد كَسبتُ

    مِنَ المَآثِمِ فِي بَدوٍ وَفي حَضرِ

    Alas for my soul! What have I earned in the past

    Of sins, in desert and in town,

  2. وَفِي الظَّلامِ وَسترُ اللَّيل مُنسدِلٌ

    وَفي النَّهارِ عَلَى سِترٍ مِنَ البَشرَ

    And in darkness, while the veil of night hung down,

    And in daylight, concealed from people's eyes!

  3. فَحَيثُ مَا كُنتُ مِن رَبعٍ وَمَجهَلةٍ

    نَظرتُ مِن فِعِلي الفَحشَاءَ فِي الأَثِر

    So wherever I was, in a dwelling or a trackless waste,

    I saw wickedness in the traces left by my deeds.

  4. لَكَّنِنِي أَسأَلُ الرَّحمَانَ مَغفِرةً

    تَمحُو الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي قَدَّمتُ فِي عُمُرِي

    But I ask the All-Merciful for forgiveness

    That wipes away the sins I sent ahead in my lifetime,

  5. تَأتِي قُبَيلَ لِقَاءِ اللهِ خَالِصَةً

    كَمَا أَتَى رَبَّهُ مُوسىَ عَلَى قَدَرِ

    Coming pure just before the meeting with God,

    As Moses came to his Lord at the appointed time.