1. لئن أشكرك يا ربي

    بقولٍ أنت موحيه

    If indeed I thank You, O my Lord,

    With an utterance You inspire,

  2. فمنك إليك أدعيتي

    وفيك عليك توجيهي

    Then my prayers are from You and to You;

    And my direction is in You and rests upon You.

  3. لساني أنت منطقه

    وقلبي أنت هاديه

    My tongue—You are the One who makes it speak;

    And my heart—You are its guide.

  4. وحالي حلت عن حالي

    وتيهي تهتُ عن تيهي

    And my state—I have turned from my state;

    And my bewilderment—I have strayed from my bewilderment.

  5. بك اللهم عاذ القلب

    من نزغاتِ غاويه

    In You, O God, the heart sought refuge

    From its tempter's evil promptings.

  6. أثمتُ بغفلتي حيناً

    بما أدرى وتدريه

    I sinned through my heedlessness for a time,

    Through what I know, and You know too.

  7. قضاء منك ما حولي

    بأمر أنت قاضيه

    What surrounds me is a decree from You,

    By a command that You ordain,

  8. سوى ندم على ما فا

    ت أنشره وأطويه

    Except remorse for what has gone

    by—I unfold it and fold it away.

  9. أسيفاً باكياً في الليل

    أسهدُ في دياجيه

    Sorrowful, weeping in the night,

    I lie awake in its darkness.

  10. وتبتُ ولم أعد حقا

    على أملٍ أرجيه

    And I repented, and truly did not relapse,

    With a hope I cherish:

  11. لعلي بالغٌ أملا

    من الغفران توليه

    Perhaps I shall attain a hope

    Of forgiveness You bestow.

  12. فما خير يفيض علي

    إلا أنت معطيه

    For no good flows upon me

    But You are its giver.

  13. وخيرُ الخير تهيئتي

    ليوم نلتقي فيه

    And the best of all good is my preparation

    For a day on which we meet,

  14. على صفح ومغفرةٍ

    وإحسان ألاقيه

    With pardon and forgiveness,

    And kindness that I encounter.