العَفوُ مِنكَ مِنِ اِعتِذارِيَ أَقرَبُ

وَالصَفحُ عَن زَلَلي بِحِلمِكَ أَنسَبُ

Forgiveness from You is closer than my apology

And pardoning my mistakes with Your forbearance is more fitting

عُذري صَريحٌ غَيرَ أَنِّيَ مُقسِمٌ

لا قُلتُ عُذراً غَيرَ أَنّي مُذنِبُ

My excuse is evident, except I swear

I have no excuse other than that I am guilty

يا مَن نَمُتُّ إِلى عُلاهُ بِأَنَّنا

في طَيِّ نِعمَةِ مُلكِهِ نَتَقَلَّبُ

O He to whose loftiness we ascend for we

Move about in the good fortune of His kingdom

إِنّي لَأَعجَبُ مِن وُقوعِ خَطِيَّتي

وَلَئِن جُزيتُ بِها فَذَلِكَ أَعجَبُ

Truly, I wonder at my sin falling

And if I am punished for it, that is more wondrous