الهيَmy God أظهرتYou revealed الجميلthe beautiful تفضلاًout of grace
الهيَ أظهرت الجميل تفضلاً
وسترتand You concealed ياO غفارAll-Forgiving كلevery قبيحةugly deed
وسترت يا غفار كل قبيحة
My God, You have shown what is beautiful out of grace,
My God, You have graciously shown beauty,
and concealed, O All-Forgiving, every ugly deed.
And veiled, O Forgiver, every ugliness.
الهيmy God ماnothing فيin القبحugliness كالذنبlike sin بارزتhas defied
الهي ما في القبح كالذنب بارزت
بهwith it نفسa soul مخلوقa created being جلالmajesty الالوهةdivinity
به نفس مخلوق جلال الالوهة
My God, nothing is as ugly as the sin with which
My God, no ugliness like sin has appeared,
a created soul has defied the majesty of divinity.
With which the self of Your divine creation is marred.
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 in disobedience as long as he lives,
My God, the servant lives as long as he remains disobedient,
while You, my God, conceal sin.
And You, my God, cover his sins.
يبارزhe defies بالعصيانthrough disobedience مولاهhis Lord عالماًknowing
يبارز بالعصيان مولاه عالماً
بأنكthat You محصيthe reckoner of جهرهhis open deeds والخفيةand what is hidden
بأنك محصي جهره والخفية
He defies his Lord through disobedience, knowing
He challenges his Master knowing
that You reckon his open deeds and what is hidden.
That You enumerate his apparent and hidden deeds.
الهيmy God بئسwretched is النفسthe soul نفسيmy soul تسوقنيit drives me
الهي بئس النفس نفسي تسوقني
إلىtoward غيرother than ماwhat ترضاهYou approve of it غيرnot حييةmodest
إلى غير ما ترضاه غير حيية
My God, how wretched is my soul! It drives me
My God, how wretched is my self that leads me
toward what displeases You, unashamed.
To that which You do not approve, devoid of shyness.
تخوضit plunges into غمارthe depths الغيerror قدalready حالhas intervened بينهاbetween it
تخوض غمار الغي قد حال بينها
وبينكand between You منهاfrom it غمرةa flood فوقabove غمرةa flood
وبينك منها غمرة فوق غمرة
It plunges into the depths of error; there has come between it
It wades into the depths of sin, which has come between it
and You, of its own making, one flood upon another.
And You, above depth upon depth.
وأنتand You تغذيهاYou nourish it وأنتand You تبزهاYou overpower it
وأنت تغذيها وأنت تبزها
بعافيةwith well-being فيin كلevery حالstate ونعمةand blessing
بعافية في كل حال ونعمة
And You nourish it, and You overwhelm it
And You nourish it, and You nurture it
with well-being in every state, and blessing.
With wellbeing at every state and blessing.
عدوتI rushed إلىtoward المحظورthe forbidden حتىuntil اقترفتهI committed it
عدوت إلى المحظور حتى اقترفته
وأنتand You ترىsee ياO ربLord سيىءthe evil of خطوتيmy step
وأنت ترى يا رب سيىء خطوتي
I rushed toward the forbidden until I committed it,
I have returned to forbidden things until I committed them
while You see, O Lord, the evil of my step.
And You see, my Lord, the vileness of my steps.
الهيmy God اعترفتI confessed الآنnow بالذنبto the sin تائباًrepenting
الهي اعترفت الآن بالذنب تائباً
إليكto You فعفواًso pardon ياO الهيmy God حوبتيmy transgression
إليك فعفواً يا الهي حوبتي
My God, I now confess my sin, repenting
My God, I now acknowledge my sin repenting
to You; so pardon my transgression, O my God.
To You, so pardon me, my God, my slip.
وإنيand indeed I لغفارam surely All-Forgiving لمنto whoever تابrepents ردنيbring me back
وإني لغفار لمن تاب ردني
إليكto You فلاso do not ترددturn back متابيmy repentance بخيبةwith disappointment
إليك فلا تردد متابي بخيبة
“And indeed I am All-Forgiving to whoever repents”—bring me back
"And indeed, I am Forgiving toward he who repents." Return me
to You; do not let my repentance end in disappointment.
To Yourself, so do not send me back disappointed.
الهيmy God كماjust as أرسلتYou spread ستركYour veil سابغاًample
الهي كما أرسلت سترك سابغاً
فجدso be generous ليto me بمحوby erasing السيئاتthe sins العظيمةgrievous
فجد لي بمحو السيئات العظيمة
My God, just as You have spread Your ample veil,
My God, just as You sent Your veil enveloping,
so be generous to me by erasing my grievous sins.
So find for me in erasing sins, something great.
Sol 6.1