1. لا أَتْركُ الإلْحاحا

    مَسائِيَ والصَّباحا

    I will not cease my pleading,

    in my evening and in the morning,

  2. وأَوْضَحَ النّهارِ

    وظُلْمَةَ الأسْحارِ

    and in the brightest daylight,

    and in the darkness before dawn,

  3. حَتَّى أَرَى الإجابَه

    تأتي بلا اسْتِرابَهْ

    until I see the answer

    come without a doubt.

  4. أَرْجوكَ يا رَبَّ السَّما

    بأنْ تُجيبَ كُلَّ ما

    I beseech You, O Lord of heaven,

    to fulfill every

  5. أَدْعو بِهِ مِنْ حَاجَهْ

    طالَتْ بِها اللّجاجهْ

    need for which I pray,

    for which my pleading has lasted so long.

  6. وَمَا أَرَى لِي مَنْهَجاً

    إِليْكَ إلاّ بالرَّجا

    And I see no path for myself

    to You except through hope.

  7. ولَمْ يكُنْ لي عَمْلٌ

    يُرْجَى بِهِ الْتّوَسُّلُ

    Nor have I any deed

    by which I might hope to draw near.

  8. فإِنَّني مُخَلِّطُ

    مُقَصِّرٌ مُفَرِّطُ

    For I mix good deeds with bad,

    falling short and neglecting my duties.

  9. يا غَافِرَ الذُّنوبِ

    وساتِرَ الْعُيُوبِ

    O Forgiver of sins,

    and Concealer of faults,

  10. وَقابِلَ الْمَتابِ

    ورَافِعَ الْعِقابِ

    and Acceptor of repentance,

    and Remover of punishment,

  11. هَا أَنا ذَا مُسْتَغْفِرُ

    وتَائِبٌ مُعْتَذِرُ

    here I am, seeking forgiveness,

    and repentant, offering my apology,

  12. ونادِمٌ وعازِمُ

    وبالْمَتابِ جازِمُ

    and remorseful and resolved,

    and firmly determined to repent.