الهيَmy God أظهرتYou revealed الجميلthe beautiful تفضلاًout of grace
الهيَ أظهرت الجميل تفضلاً
وسترتand You concealed ياO غفارEver-Forgiving One كلevery قبيحةugly deed
وسترت يا غفار كل قبيحة
My God, You graciously made the good manifest,
My God, You have revealed what is beautiful out of grace,
and concealed, O All-Forgiving, every ugly deed.
and concealed every ugly deed, O Ever-Forgiving One.
الهيmy God ماnothing فيin القبحugliness كالذنبlike sin بارزتhas defied
الهي ما في القبح كالذنب بارزت
بهwith it نفسa soul مخلوقa creature جلالmajesty الالوهةdivinity
به نفس مخلوق جلال الالوهة
My God, no ugliness equals the sin with which
My God, nothing is as ugly as the sin with which
the soul of a created being defied the Majesty of Divinity.
a creature's soul has defied the majesty of divinity.
الهيmy God يعيشlives العبدthe servant ماas long as عاشhe lives عاصياًdisobedient
الهي يعيش العبد ما عاش عاصياً
وأنتand You الهيmy God ساترa concealer للخطيئةof sin
وأنت الهي ساتر للخطيئة
My God, the servant lives, for as long as he lives, disobedient,
My God, the servant lives in disobedience as long as he lives,
while You, my God, conceal his sin.
while You, my God, conceal sin.
يبارزhe defies بالعصيانthrough disobedience مولاهhis Lord عالماًknowing
يبارز بالعصيان مولاه عالماً
بأنكthat You محصيkeep count of جهرهhis open deeds والخفيةand the hidden ones
بأنك محصي جهره والخفية
He defies his Master through disobedience, knowing
He defies his Lord through disobedience, knowing
that You reckon both what he reveals and what he hides.
that You count his open deeds and what is hidden.
الهيmy God بئسhow wretched النفسthe soul نفسيmy soul تسوقنيit drives me
الهي بئس النفس نفسي تسوقني
إلىtoward غيرother than ماwhat ترضاهYou approve of it غيرnot حييةashamed
إلى غير ما ترضاه غير حيية
My God, what a wretched soul mine is! It drives me
My God, how wretched a soul is mine! It drives me
toward what does not please You, utterly shameless.
toward what You do not approve, without shame.
تخوضit plunges into غمارthe depths of الغيerror قدindeed حالhas intervened بينهاbetween it
تخوض غمار الغي قد حال بينها
وبينكand between You منهاfrom it غمرةan engulfing flood فوقabove غمرةan engulfing flood
وبينك منها غمرة فوق غمرة
It plunges into error’s engulfing depths; there has arisen between it
It plunges into the depths of error; between it
and You, from that error, wave upon wave.
and You stand floods of its own making, one upon another.
وأنتand You تغذيهاYou nourish it وأنتand You تبزهاYou overwhelm it
وأنت تغذيها وأنت تبزها
بعافيةwith well-being فيin كلevery حالstate ونعمةand bounty
بعافية في كل حال ونعمة
Yet You nourish it, and You clothe it
You nourish it, and You overwhelm it
in well-being in every condition, and in blessing.
with well-being in every state, and with bounty.
عدوتI rushed إلىtoward المحظورthe forbidden حتىuntil اقترفتهI committed it
عدوت إلى المحظور حتى اقترفته
وأنتand You ترىYou see ياO ربLord سيىءthe evil of خطوتيmy step
وأنت ترى يا رب سيىء خطوتي
I rushed toward the forbidden until I committed it,
I rushed toward the forbidden until I committed it,
while You see, O Lord, my wicked step.
while You see, O Lord, the evil of my step.
الهيmy God اعترفتI confessed الآنnow بالذنبto the sin تائباًrepentant
الهي اعترفت الآن بالذنب تائباً
إليكto You فعفواًso grant pardon ياO الهيmy God حوبتيmy transgression
إليك فعفواً يا الهي حوبتي
My God, I now confess the sin, repentantly
My God, I have now confessed my sin, turning in repentance
returning to You; so pardon, my God, my offense.
to You; so pardon, my God, my transgression.
وإنيand indeed I لغفارsurely most forgiving لمنto whoever تابrepents ردنيbring me back
وإني لغفار لمن تاب ردني
إليكto You فلاso do not ترددreject متابيmy repentance بخيبةwith disappointment
إليك فلا تردد متابي بخيبة
And [You have said], “Indeed, I am ever-forgiving to whoever repents”; bring me back
“And I am indeed most forgiving to whoever repents”—bring me back
to You, and do not reject my return in disappointment.
to You; do not reject my repentance, leaving me disappointed.
الهيmy God كماjust as أرسلتYou spread ستركYour veil سابغاًall-encompassing
الهي كما أرسلت سترك سابغاً
فجدso be generous ليto me بمحوby erasing السيئاتthe evil deeds العظيمةthe grievous
فجد لي بمحو السيئات العظيمة
My God, just as You have spread Your concealing veil wide,
My God, just as You have spread Your veil so fully,
graciously grant me the erasure of my grave sins.
so be generous to me by erasing my grievous sins.
Sol 6.1