أَيا ملكا يَجِلّ عَن الضَريبِ

أَيا ملكا يَجِلّ عَن الضَريبِ

وَمَن يَلتَذُّ غُفرانَ الذُنوبِ

وَمَن يَلتَذُّ غُفرانَ الذُنوبِ

O king too exalted to have an equal,

O mighty King, be lenient with taxing

And you who delight in forgiving sins,

And one who takes pleasure in forgiving sins

وَمَن في كَفِّه بُؤسي وَنعمي

وَمَن في كَفِّه بُؤسي وَنعمي

تَصرَّفَ في العدوّ وَفي الحَبيبِ

تَصرَّفَ في العدوّ وَفي الحَبيبِ

And you, in whose hand lie my misery and my prosperity,

And one in whose hand is my misery and bounty

You have wielded power over foe and beloved.

Who has power over foe and beloved

تَسَخّطك المُمِضُّ أَعَلَّ نَفسي

تَسَخّطك المُمِضُّ أَعَلَّ نَفسي

وَما لي غير عفوِكَ من طَبيبِ

وَما لي غير عفوِكَ من طَبيبِ

Your agonizing displeasure has sickened my soul,

Your anger that persists exalts my soul

And I have no physician but your pardon.

And I have none but your pardon as my remedy

ولست بمذكر ذَنبي وَلَكنْ

ولست بمذكر ذَنبي وَلَكنْ

نَني قَد جئتُ في حالِ المُريبِ

نَني قَد جئتُ في حالِ المُريبِ

And I am not reminding you of my sin, but

I do not recall my sin, but

I have indeed come as one under suspicion.

I have come in a state of distress

فَإِن عاقَبتَني فَجَزاءُ مِثلي

فَإِن عاقَبتَني فَجَزاءُ مِثلي

وَإِن تَصفَح فَلَيسَ مِن الغَريبِ

وَإِن تَصفَح فَلَيسَ مِن الغَريبِ

So if you punish me, that is the recompense for one like me;

If you punish me, it's what one like me deserves

And if you pardon me, that is nothing strange.

And if you pardon, it's no wonder

بقيتَ مُؤَيَّداً ما لاحَ بَرقٌ

بقيتَ مُؤَيَّداً ما لاحَ بَرقٌ

وَما غَنّى الحَمامُ عَلى قَضيبِ

وَما غَنّى الحَمامُ عَلى قَضيبِ

May you remain upheld as long as lightning flashes,

You remained supported as long as dawn gleamed

And as long as doves sing upon a branch.

And as long as the dove cooed on the branch