يَا رَبِّ مَا لِي سِوَاكَ

مِنْ مَلْجَأٍ، فِي حِمَاكَ

O Lord, I have none but You as refuge

In Your protection I seek shade

قَدْ أَرْهَقَتْنِي ذُنُوبِي

وَأَوْرَدَتْنِي الْهَلاكَ

My sins have exhausted me

And brought me ruin

فَأَثْقَلَتْنِي هُمُومِي

فَلَمْ أَجِدْ لِي فِكَاكَ

My worries made me heavy

And I found no escape

حَتَّى هَوَيْتُ بِجُبٍّ

وَصِرتُ أَرْجُو سَنَاكَ

Until I fell into an abyss

And hoped for Your help

فَصِرْتُ حَيًّا كَمَيْتٍ

يَرْجُو لِقَلْبٍ حَرَاكَ

I became alive like a dead one

Hoping for my heart to stir

تَضَرُّعِي وَابْتِهَالِي

بِدَمْعِ عَاصٍ جَفَاكَ

My pleading and beseeching

With the tears of one who disobeyed You

وَصِرْتُ أَدْعُو وَأَرْجُو

مُؤَمِّلاً رُحْمَاكَ

And I started calling and hoping

Awaiting Your mercy

فَارْحَمْ ضَعِيفًا مُقِرًّا

بِذَنْبِهِ قَدْ أَتَاكَ

So have mercy on a weak confessor

Who came to You with his sin

تَبَتُّلِي وَصَلاتِي

أَدْعُو وَأَرْجُو رِضَاكَ

My devotion and my prayers

I call and hope for Your pleasure

فَاغْفِرْ ذُنُوبِي وَهَبْنِي

فِي كُلِّ أَمْرِي هُدَاكَ

Forgive my sins and grant me

In all my affairs Your guidance

وَكُنْ مُعِينِي لأَغْدُو

عَبْدًا كَأَنِّي أَرَاكَ

And be my helper so I can become

A servant as if I see You

لَعَلَّ وَجْهَكَ أَلْقَى

فَالْفَوْزُ نَيْلُ رُؤَاكَ

Perhaps I will meet Your face

For meeting You is the greatest prize

فَيَا لَسُعْدَى وَبُشْرَى

عَبْدٍ أَحَبَّ لِقَاكَ

Oh, the joy and glad tidings

For a servant who loved to meet You

يَا رَبِّ وَعْدَكَ أَرْجُو

دَاعٍ، أَجِبْ مَنْ دَعَاكَ

O Lord, I hope for Your promise

Respond to one who called upon You