وياand O غافرForgiver of الذنبsin اغتفرforgive ليfor me قبائحاًfoul deeds
ويا غافر الذنب اغتفر لي قبائحاً
تحشمتهاI felt ashamed of them فيin جهرتيmy public life وسريرتيand my inner life
تحشمتها في جهرتي وسريرتي
And O Forgiver of sin, forgive me the foul deeds
O Forgiver of sins, forgive me for shameful deeds
for which I have felt shame, in public and in secret.
That I dared in public and private
تعودتهاI grew accustomed to them لاno عذرexcuse ليfor me فيfor اقترافهاcommitting them
تعودتها لا عذر لي في اقترافها
سوىexcept خستيmy baseness طبعاًby nature وشدةand the intensity of شهوتيmy craving
سوى خستي طبعاً وشدة شهوتي
I have grown accustomed to them; I have no excuse for committing them,
I'm used to them, I have no excuse for committing them
except my innate baseness and the force of my craving.
Except my corrupt nature and intensity of desire
الهيmy God اكتسبI commit الاثمsin عمداًdeliberately كأنهas though it were
الهي اكتسب الاثم عمداً كأنه
لكثرةbecause of the frequency of ماwhat آتيهI commit of it أعظمthe greatest قربةact of devotion
لكثرة ما آتيه أعظم قربة
My God, I commit sin deliberately, as though it were,
O God, I intentionally committed sins as if
because I do it so often, the greatest act of devotion.
Due to my frequent sins, they bring me closer
جريئاًbold عليهin committing it لاno بصيرةinsight ارعوىI desist
جريئاً عليه لا بصيرة ارعوى
لديهاbefore it ولاand not أرضىI accept بحكمthe judgment of البصيرةinsight
لديها ولا أرضى بحكم البصيرة
Bold in committing it, I have no insight to make me desist
Boldly committing them, not with insight
before it; nor do I accept the judgment of insight.
Or pleased with the judgment of insight
ينبهنيrouses me القرآنthe Qur’an فيamid غفلةthe heedlessness of الهوىdesire
ينبهني القرآن في غفلة الهوى
فاصدفyet I turn away عنهfrom it مستمراًpersisting بغفلتيin my heedlessness
فاصدف عنه مستمراً بغفلتي
The Qur’an rouses me amid the heedlessness of desire,
The Quran admonishes me in the negligence of passion
yet I turn away from it, persisting in my heedlessness.
Yet I turn away from it, persisting in my negligence
وماand not صدنيturned me away جحدdenial ولكنهbut it was هوىdesire
وما صدني جحد ولكنه هوى
دهانيbeset me إلىuntil أنthat صارit became وصفيmy character وحليتيand my adornment
دهاني إلى أن صار وصفي وحليتي
It was not denial that turned me away, but desire
And it wasn't denial that distracted me, but passion
that beset me until it became my character and my adornment.
Adorning me until it became my description and adornment
سريعswift إلىtoward حظthe share of النفوسsouls منof الهوىdesire
سريع إلى حظ النفوس من الهوى
بطيءslow عنwith regard to الخيراتgood deeds شينblemished الصحيفةthe record
بطيء عن الخيرات شين الصحيفة
Swift toward the souls’ share of desire,
Quick to the pleasures of the soul from passion
slow to do good, with a blemished record.
Slow from virtues, disgraceful page
إذاwhen صدعتrings out دعوةthe call of الحقtruth التويI turn aside
إذا صدعت دعوة الحق التوي
كأنas though إذاwhen مرتit passes علىover الاذنthe ear صمتit goes deaf
كأن إذا مرت على الاذن صمت
When the call of truth rings out, I turn aside,
When the call of truth shouts loudly
as though my ear were deaf whenever the call passes over it.
It's as if when it passes the ear, it's deaf
وذلكand that دأبيmy habit غيرexcept أنيthat I موحدa monotheist
وذلك دأبي غير أني موحد
وتوبيand my repentance وايمانيand my faith بفضلكin Your grace حجتيmy plea
وتوبي وايماني بفضلك حجتي
Such is my habit, yet I affirm Your oneness,
That's my habit, although I'm a monotheist
and my repentance and faith in Your grace are my plea.
My repentance and faith in You are my argument
أقلpardon عثرتياmy stumble, O غافرForgiver of الذنبsin إنindeed ليI have
أقل عثرتيا غافر الذنب إن لي
يقيناcertainty بغفرانof forgiveness وجودand generosity ورحمةand mercy
يقينا بغفران وجود ورحمة
Pardon my stumble, O Forgiver of sin, for I have
Forgive my stumbling, O Forgiver of sins, for I have
certainty of forgiveness, generosity, and mercy.
Certainty of Your forgiveness and mercy
إذاwhen انتباكcome to You المستغفرونthose seeking forgiveness بحجةwith a plea
إذا انتباك المستغفرون بحجة
فجودكthen Your generosity ربيmy Lord حجتيmy plea ووسيلتيand my means of approach
فجودك ربي حجتي ووسيلتي
When those seeking forgiveness come to You with a plea,
When the repentant plead with the argument
then Your generosity, my Lord, is my plea and my means of approach.
Of Your generosity, my Lord, that is my proof and means
Sol 6.1