إلىto اللَهGod أشكوI complain شرthe evil of نفسٍa soul أثيمةٍsinful
إلى اللَه أشكو شر نفسٍ أثيمةٍ
تستِّرُit conceals عنيfrom me قبحthe ugliness of ماwhat كنتُI was فاعلاdoing
تستِّرُ عني قبح ما كنتُ فاعلا
To God I complain of the evil of a sinful soul,
I complain to Allah of an evil, sinful soul
Which hides from me the ugliness of what I have done.
That hides from me the ugliness of what I have done
ترانيYou see me وقدand already أذنبتI sinned ياO ربLord عاقلاًrational
تراني وقد أذنبت يا رب عاقلاً
نعمyes إننيindeed I أذنبتI sinned إذwhen كنتI was جاهلاignorant
نعم إنني أذنبت إذ كنت جاهلا
You see me as rational, O Lord, though I have sinned.
You see me as one who has sinned, O Lord, though aware
Yes, indeed I sinned when I was ignorant.
Yes, I have sinned for I was ignorant
Sol 6.1