1. I seek God's forgiveness from myself
And there is nothing in me that pleases me

2. I have no enemy but myself
Free me from myself, oh God

3. And I am the cause of my own torment
And I am the cause of my own distress

4. And I am the cause of my own nearness
And I am the cause of my own distance

5. And I am the cause of my own shackling
And I am the cause of my own release

6. And my intention has erased me
And my erasure has appeared to me from me

7. I have no enemy but myself
Free me from myself, oh God

8. I am not I, leave me be
I have not confessed in my ego

9. And I have meanings in me that appear
And I have meanings in me that unfold

10. I am hidden within my self
And who will make me joyous with my self

11. My life violated me
And my violation appeared to me from me

12. And I have no enemy but myself
Free me from myself, oh God

13. Oh God, oh self, empty me of myself
Enough of what has happened to me from you

14. How many sins have you made me fall into
And I followed you and did not branch off from you

15. If you were a stranger, I would have relieved you
And failed you in your expectation

16. But the one for whom
My tearing myself apart has maddened me

17. I have no enemy but myself
Free me from myself, oh God