ياعظيمَ الشأنِ ارْحَمْ

مُسْتَجيراً خـاف لومـا

O Lord of great stature, have mercy

O Great in Majesty, have mercy

On a seeker of refuge, fearful of blame

Upon a seeker of refuge who dreads reproach,

من ذنوبٍ قد أحالتْ

عيشـه هَـمّاً وغَـمّا

For sins which have turned

From sins that have transformed

His life into sorrow and gloom

His life into worry and gloom.

عنك لا تخفى خُطوبٌ

خوفه قد زاد عِظْمـا

You are not unaware of troubles

No afflictions are hidden from You,

Whose fear has greatly increased

And his fear has grown immense.

طالما في السِّرِّ يرجـو

منك عـفواً، ثم حِلْما

Long has he secretly hoped

For so long, in secret, he has hoped

For your forgiveness, then forbearance

For Your pardon, and then Your forbearance.

رغم خوفي، إنَّ ذنبي

عند نفسي، ليس إثمـا

Despite my fear, my sin

Yet despite my dread, my sin,

Is not a crime in my eyes

In the eyes of my soul, is no transgression.

مالنفسي لا تبـالي

رغـم ماتخـفيه رغـما

Though my soul cares not

What ails my soul that it pays no heed,

Despite its hidden defiance

Despite what it forcefully conceals?

كم عـيوبٍ في عنادٍ

حَلَّلَتْـها النفسُ ظلـما

How many flaws in stubbornness

How many flaws, in sheer stubbornness,

My soul unjustly allowed

Has the soul unjustly deemed permissible,

ثم قالتْ وهْيَ تشكو:

كلُّ ذنبٍ صـار ذمّـا؟

Then it complained:

Only to say, while complaining:

Has every sin become a blemish?

"Has every sin become a cause for condemnation?"

يالَنَفْسي كيف حالي

إن دعـاني الرَّبُّ يومـا

Oh my soul, what is my state

Oh my soul, what will be my state

If the Lord one day calls me

If the Lord summons me one day?

اُعْـفُ عـني ياإلهي

إنَّ هَمّـي زاد كَـمّـا.

Forgive me, my God

Forgive me, O my God,

For my worries have increased.

For my sorrow has multiplied in measure.