1. فَكَّرْتُ في عَمَلي وفي أَعْمالي

    وَنَظَرْتُ في قَوْلي وَفي أفعَالي

    I reflected on my work and on my deeds,

    and examined my speech and my actions.

  2. فَوَجَدْتُ ما أخْشاهُ مِنْها فَوْقَ مَا

    أَرْجُو فَطَاحَتْ عِنْدَ ذَا آمَالي

    So I found what I feared from them greater than what

    I hoped for; at that, my hopes collapsed.

  3. وَرَجَعْتُ نَحْوَ الرَّحُمَةِ العُظْمَى إلى

    ما أَرْتَجي من فَضْل ذي الإفضالِ

    And I turned back toward supreme mercy, toward

    what I hope for from the bounty of the Bountiful One.

  4. فَغَدا الرَّجا والخَوْفُ يَعْتَلِجانِ في

    صَدْرِي وَهَذا مُنْتَهى أَحْوالي

    Then hope and fear began to wrestle within

    my breast—and this is the state I have reached.