أَتَيتُكَI came to You راجِياًhoping ياO ذاPossessor of الجَلالِmajesty
أَتَيتُكَ راجِياً يا ذا الجَلالِ
فَفَرِّجso relieve ماwhat تَرىYou see مِنof سوءِthe wretchedness of حاليmy condition
فَفَرِّج ما تَرى مِن سوءِ حالي
I have come to You in hope, O Possessor of Majesty.
So relieve the distress You see in my condition.
عَصَيتُكَI disobeyed You سَيِّديmy Master وَيليwoe to me بِجَهليthrough my ignorance
عَصَيتُكَ سَيِّدي وَيلي بِجَهلي
وَعَيبُand the disgrace of الذَنبِsin لَمdid not يَخطُرoccur بِباليin my mind
وَعَيبُ الذَنبِ لَم يَخطُر بِبالي
I disobeyed You, my Master—woe to me for my ignorance!
And the disgrace of sin never crossed my mind.
إِلىto مَنwhom يَشتَكيcomplains المَملوكُthe bondsman إِلّاexcept
إِلى مَن يَشتَكي المَملوكُ إِلّا
إِلىto مَولاهُhis Master ياO مَولىMaster of المَواليthe masters
إِلى مَولاهُ يا مَولى المَوالي
To whom does the bondsman complain, except
to his Master, O Master of masters?
لَعَمريby my life لَيتَwould that أُمّيmy mother لَمhad not تَلِدنيgiven birth to me
لَعَمري لَيتَ أُمّي لَم تَلِدني
وَلَمand had not أُغضِبكَI angered You فيin ظُلمِthe darkness of اللَياليthe nights
وَلَم أُغضِبكَ في ظُلمِ اللَيالي
By my life, would that my mother had not borne me,
and that I had not angered You in the darkness of the nights.
فَهاso here أَناI am عَبدُكَYour servant العاصيthe disobedient فَقيرٌin need
فَها أَنا عَبدُكَ العاصي فَقيرٌ
إِلىof رُحماكَYour mercy فَاِقبَلso accept ليfor me سُؤاليmy plea
إِلى رُحماكَ فَاِقبَل لي سُؤالي
Here I am, then, Your disobedient servant, in need
of Your mercy; so accept my plea.
فَإِنfor if عاقَبتَYou punish ياO رَبّيmy Lord تُعاقِبYou punish
فَإِن عاقَبتَ يا رَبّي تُعاقِب
مُحِقّاًjustly بِالعَذابِwith torment وَبِالنَكالِand with exemplary punishment
مُحِقّاً بِالعَذابِ وَبِالنَكالِ
For if You punish, O my Lord, You punish
justly, with torment and exemplary punishment.
وَإِنand if تَعفُYou pardon فَعَفوُكَthen Your pardon قَدindeed أَرانيhas shown me
وَإِن تَعفُ فَعَفوُكَ قَد أَراني
لِأَفعاليfor my deeds وَأَوزاريand my burdens of sin الثِقالِheavy
لِأَفعالي وَأَوزاري الثِقالِ
And if You pardon, Your pardon has shown me [the wording is unclear],
for my deeds and my heavy burdens of sin.
Sol 6.1