الهِيَmy God توباrepentance قابلAccepter of التوبrepentance إننيindeed I
الهِيَ توبا قابل التوب إنني
اقدمI offer توباًrepentance خالصاًsincere منfrom طويتيmy innermost heart
اقدم توباً خالصاً من طويتي
My God, I repent! O Accepter of repentance, I
My God, accept my repentance, O Acceptor of repentance
offer sincere repentance from my innermost heart.
I present sincere repentance from my inner self
أقدمهI offer it عماfor what ارتكبتI committed منof الخطاwrongdoing
أقدمه عما ارتكبت من الخطا
وأنتand You الهيmy God عالمknowing صدقthe sincerity of توبتيmy repentance
وأنت الهي عالم صدق توبتي
I offer it for the wrongs I have committed,
I present it for the mistakes I have committed
and You, my God, know the sincerity of my repentance.
And You, my God, know the truth of my repentance
وإنand if كنتI was لمdid not أصدقact sincerely in متابيmy return in repentance فإنthen indeed ليI have
وإن كنت لم أصدق متابي فإن لي
بتوفيقكthrough Your enabling grace اللهمO God أوثقfirmest عروةhandhold
بتوفيقك اللهم أوثق عروة
And if I have not been sincere in my return, then I have,
And if I have not been truthful in my repentance, I have
through Your enabling grace, O God, the firmest handhold.
With Your guidance, O God, the strongest handhold
أقدمI offer توبىmy repentance مخلصاًsincerely غيرnot آمنsecure
أقدم توبى مخلصاً غير آمن
منfrom النفسthe soul إنif تستاقنيit drives me للخطيئةto sin
من النفس إن تستاقني للخطيئة
I offer my repentance sincerely, yet am not secure
I present my repentance sincerely, not feeling safe
from the soul, should it drive me toward sin.
From my self, lest it entice me back to sin
فكمfor how many توبةa repentance أخلصتهاI made it sincere بتثبتwith deliberation
فكم توبة أخلصتها بتثبت
وكمand how often نقضتهاundid it النفسthe soul بعدafter التثبتdeliberation
وكم نقضتها النفس بعد التثبت
For many a repentance have I made sincere with deliberation,
For how many times have I presented repentance sincerely but
and how often the soul has undone it after that deliberation.
My self nullified it after I had resolved
طريقةthe way of مخذولone left unaided معاذكI seek Your refuge سيديmy Master
طريقة مخذول معاذك سيدي
إذاif لمnot تداركنيYou come to my aid بثبتwith steadfastness وعصمةand protection from sin
إذا لم تداركني بثبت وعصمة
Such is the way of one left unaided—I seek Your refuge, my Master—
A miserable path, my Master, if You do not
if You do not come to my aid with steadfastness and protection from sin.
Save me with firmness and protection
ومنand who ليfor me بأنthat ترضىYou are pleased with وفائيmy faithfulness بتوبةin repentance
ومن لي بأن ترضى وفائي بتوبة
نصوحsincere إذاif لمnot تكفنيYou shield me from شرthe evil of خيرتيmy choice
نصوح إذا لم تكفني شر خيرتي
And who can assure me You will be pleased with my faithfulness in repentance
And who am I that You would be pleased with the sincerity of my repentance
that is sincere, if You do not shield me from the evil of my own choosing?
If You do not prevent me from the evil of my choice
برئتI have renounced إليكbefore You الآنnow مماfrom what ارتكبتهI committed it
برئت إليك الآن مما ارتكبته
وأسلمتand I surrendered وجهيmy face تائباًrepentant منof جريمتيmy offense
وأسلمت وجهي تائباً من جريمتي
I now renounce before You what I have committed,
I am now innocent before You of what I have committed
and have surrendered my face, repenting of my offense.
And I submit my face repentant of my crime
ولمand did not أخشI fear طرديmy being driven away قابلAccepter of التوبrepentance خائباًdisappointed
ولم أخش طردي قابل التوب خائباً
وأنتand You خبيرwell aware بابتهاليof my supplication وأوبتيand my return
وأنت خبير بابتهالي وأوبتي
Nor have I feared being cast out disappointed, O Accepter of repentance,
And I did not fear being rejected, O Acceptor of repentance, disappointed
while You know well my supplication and my return.
For You are All-Aware of my supplication and my repentance
ولمand did not أرجI hope for بعدafter التوبrepentance إلاexcept قبولهits acceptance
ولم أرج بعد التوب إلا قبوله
ولاnor بعدafter صدقsincerity of القصدpurpose غيرother than المثوبةreward
ولا بعد صدق القصد غير المثوبة
And after repentance I have hoped only for its acceptance,
And I hoped after repentance for nothing but acceptance
nor, after sincerity of purpose, for anything but reward.
And after sincerity of intention for nothing but reward
ومنand who ليfor me بتوبwith repentance بالغreaching مبلغthe degree of الرضاgood pleasure
ومن لي بتوب بالغ مبلغ الرضا
إذاif لمnot تجردنيYou strip me لهfor it منof كتيفتيunclear; possibly my corporeal nature
إذا لم تجردني له من كتيفتي
And who can grant me repentance that attains Your good pleasure,
And who am I to present repentance that reaches the level of acceptance
unless, for its sake, You strip me of my corporeal nature (reading uncertain)?
If You do not free me for it from my self-conceit
Sol 6.1