لاno قُوَةٌstrength لِيَfor me ياO رَبّيmy Lord فَأَنتَصِرُso I may prevail
لا قُوَةٌ لِيَ يا رَبّي فَأَنتَصِرُ
وَلاand no بَراءَةَinnocence مِنof ذَنبيmy sin فَأَعتَذِرُso I may excuse myself
وَلا بَراءَةَ مِن ذَنبي فَأَعتَذِرُ
I have no strength, my Lord, by which I might prevail,
I have no strength, O my Lord, with which to prevail,
nor innocence of my sin, that I might offer an excuse.
nor innocence of my sin with which to excuse myself.
فَإِنso if تُعاقِبYou punish فَأَهلٌthen I am deserving لِلعِقابِof punishment وَإِنand if
فَإِن تُعاقِب فَأَهلٌ لِلعِقابِ وَإِن
تَغفِرYou forgive فَعَفوُكَthen Your pardon مَأمولٌhoped for وَمُنتَظَرُand awaited
تَغفِر فَعَفوُكَ مَأمولٌ وَمُنتَظَرُ
If You punish, then I am worthy of punishment; and if
So if You punish me, I deserve punishment; and if
You forgive, Your pardon is hoped for and awaited.
You forgive, Your pardon is hoped for and awaited.
إِنَّindeed العَظيمَthe Great One إِذاif لَمnot يَعفُHe pardons مُقتَدِراًwhile able
إِنَّ العَظيمَ إِذا لَم يَعفُ مُقتَدِراً
عَنِfor العَظيمِthe great sin فَمَنthen who يَعفوpardons وَيَقتَدِرُand has power
عَنِ العَظيمِ فَمَن يَعفو وَيَقتَدِرُ
Indeed, if the mighty, though fully able, does not pardon
Indeed, if the Great One, though able, does not pardon
a grave offense—then who will pardon while having the power?
a great sin, then who will pardon and have the power?
Sol 6.1