وَاسوء حَالي فِي غدٍ

وَاسوء حَالي فِي غدٍ

لَقَبيحِ ما قَد كان مِنّي

لَقَبيحِ ما قَد كان مِنّي

Alas for my wretched state tomorrow,

My worst state will be tomorrow

Because of the evil I have done,

For the ugliness of what I have done

وفَضِيحتي يومَ الّجَزا

وفَضِيحتي يومَ الّجَزا

إنْ لم تَجُدْ بالعَفْوِ عَنّي

إنْ لم تَجُدْ بالعَفْوِ عَنّي

And for my disgrace on the Day of Recompense,

And my disgrace on Judgement Day

If you do not generously pardon me!

If You do not forgive me

كيفَ التخلّصُ من عذابكَ

كيفَ التخلّصُ من عذابكَ

ليتَ أمّي لم تَلدْني

ليتَ أمّي لم تَلدْني

How can I escape your punishment?

How can I be saved from Your punishment?

Would that my mother had never borne me!

If only my mother had not given birth to me

أَوْلَيتَ أنّي لَمْ أعشْ

أَوْلَيتَ أنّي لَمْ أعشْ

لو كان يجدي لَيْتَ أنّي

لو كان يجدي لَيْتَ أنّي

Or would that I had never lived—

Or if only I had not lived

If only “would that I...” could do any good!

If only "if only" would avail me