1. سامحوني واعذروني من رأى حالي عذرني

    والذي لم ير حالي ريما يوما شتمني

    Forgive me and excuse me; whoever has seen my state has excused me.

    And whoever has not seen my state may once have insulted me.

  2. لم ألم هذا أولاذا كلهم في حل مني

    إنني عبد فقير وصفى النقص وفني

    I have blamed neither this one nor that; I absolve them all.

    Indeed, I am a poor servant; imperfection is my nature and my craft.

  3. غير أن الله أظهر كل حسن وسترني

    فادم سترك ربي وامح ذنبي واعف عني

    Yet God has revealed every good quality and veiled my faults.

    So keep Your veil over me, my Lord, erase my sin, and pardon me.

  4. مامعي إلا ظنوني فيك قد أحسنت ظني

    إن يكن ذنبي عظيم رحمة الله تسعني

    I have nothing but my hopes in You; I have thought well of You.

    If my sin is great, God's mercy encompasses me.