خَشيتُكَ حتى قيلَ إنيَ لم أَثِق

خَشيتُكَ حتى قيلَ إنيَ لم أَثِق

بِأنَّك تَعفو عن كَثيرٍ وَترحمُ

بِأنَّك تَعفو عن كَثيرٍ وَترحمُ

I feared You until it was said that I did not trust

I feared You until it was said that I did not trust

that You pardon much and show mercy.

That You would pardon much and have mercy.

وَأَمَّلتُ حتى قيلَ ليسَ بخائِفٍ

وَأَمَّلتُ حتى قيلَ ليسَ بخائِفٍ

من اللَهِ أن تَشوي الوجوهَ جهنَّمُ

من اللَهِ أن تَشوي الوجوهَ جهنَّمُ

And I hoped until it was said, 'He has no fear

And I hoped until it was said there is no fearful one

of God—of Hell scorching faces.'

That hellfire would blacken the faces.

فَشَأنِيَ في حالِيَّ يا رَبِّ حيرَةٌ

فَشَأنِيَ في حالِيَّ يا رَبِّ حيرَةٌ

بها أَنتَ من دونِ البَرِيَّةِ أعلَمُ

بها أَنتَ من دونِ البَرِيَّةِ أعلَمُ

So in my condition, O my Lord, my plight is bewilderment,

So my state, O Lord, is confusion

which You, apart from all creation, know best.

About which You, beyond creation, know best.

أَقِلني من الشَكِّ الذي قد أحاطَ بي

أَقِلني من الشَكِّ الذي قد أحاطَ بي

فَشَأنِيَ في حالَيَّ يا رَبِّ مُبهَمُ

فَشَأنِيَ في حالَيَّ يا رَبِّ مُبهَمُ

Release me from the doubt that has surrounded me;

Lessen me from the doubt that has surrounded me

for my plight in both my states, O my Lord, is obscure.

So my state, O Lord, is ambiguous.

مُرِ الحُجب تُرفَع عَنكَ أَستَقبِل الهُدى

مُرِ الحُجب تُرفَع عَنكَ أَستَقبِل الهُدى

صَريحاً وَيَنهَج منهَجَ الحقِّ مُجرِمُ

صَريحاً وَيَنهَج منهَجَ الحقِّ مُجرِمُ

Command the veils to be lifted from You, so I may receive guidance

Order the veils to be lifted from You, I will receive guidance

plainly, and a sinner may tread the path of truth.

Openly and pursue the path of truth, being directed.