يا خائِفاً مِن ذُنوبِ ظَنِّها عَظِمتُ

يا خائِفاً مِن ذُنوبِ ظَنِّها عَظِمتُ

اللَهَ أَعظَمَ بَل أَعلى مِنَ العَظمِ

اللَهَ أَعظَمَ بَل أَعلى مِنَ العَظمِ

O you who fear sins you thought had grown great,

O you who fear the sins you imagine to be grave

God is greater—indeed, higher than greatness.

God is greater, even loftier than greatness

مَأمونُ هارونُ قَد أَدَّتهُ عَن شَغَفٍ

مَأمونُ هارونُ قَد أَدَّتهُ عَن شَغَفٍ

حَلاوَةَ العَفوِ إِن يُؤتي بِمُجتَرِمِ

حَلاوَةَ العَفوِ إِن يُؤتي بِمُجتَرِمِ

Ma’mun Harun was moved, out of passion,

Ma'mun son of Harun, the sweetness of pardon has led him

By the sweetness of pardon whenever an offender was brought to him.

To forgive even a criminal, if he comes to him

وَذاكَ عَبدٌ لَهُ نَفسٌ تُراوِدُهُ

وَذاكَ عَبدٌ لَهُ نَفسٌ تُراوِدُهُ

وَالنَفسُ أَمّارَةً بِالسوءِ وَالنَقَمِ

وَالنَفسُ أَمّارَةً بِالسوءِ وَالنَقَمِ

And that man is a servant whose soul tempts him,

And that slave, he has a soul that tempts him

And the soul ever urges evil and vengeance.

And the soul always incites to evil and vengeance

فَكَيفَ بِالراحِمِ الرَحمَنِ مَن وَسِعَت

فَكَيفَ بِالراحِمِ الرَحمَنِ مَن وَسِعَت

لِلكُلِّ رَحمَتُهُ بِالفَضلِ وَالكَرَمِ

لِلكُلِّ رَحمَتُهُ بِالفَضلِ وَالكَرَمِ

Then what of the Compassionate, the All-Merciful, whose

So how would the Merciful, the Compassionate One whose mercy

Mercy extends to all with grace and generosity?

Encompasses all with bounty and nobility treat you?

فَظَنَّ خَيراً بِهِ وَاِجزُ بِمَغفِرَةٍ

فَظَنَّ خَيراً بِهِ وَاِجزُ بِمَغفِرَةٍ

فَعِندَ ظَنِّكَ تَلقاهُ بِلا جُرمِ

فَعِندَ ظَنِّكَ تَلقاهُ بِلا جُرمِ

So think well of Him and [be assured] of forgiveness,

Think good thoughts of Him, for with forgiveness you will meet Him without sin

For, according to your expectation, you will meet Him free of sin.