مضىhas passed شهرmonth الصيامthe fasting فليتso, if only شعريmy knowledge
مضى شهر الصيام فليت شعري
غداtomorrow فيat الحشرthe Gathering يشهدit testifies ليfor me بمذاto what?
غدا في الحشر يشهد لي بمذا
The month of fasting has passed; if only I knew
The month of fasting has passed, and I wonder,
what it will attest in my favor tomorrow at the Gathering.
Tomorrow on the Day of Resurrection, who will testify for me?
فاعماليإذاfor my deeds, if صحتare sound لغيريfor someone other than me
فاعماليإذا صحت لغيري
غداtomorrow أعمالهhis deeds وجدتare found جذاذاin fragments
غدا أعماله وجدت جذاذا
For my deeds, if sound, belong to another,
For if my deeds are sound for others,
whose deeds tomorrow are found in fragments.
Tomorrow their deeds will be worthless for me.
لقدindeed ضيعتI squandered آناءhours حساناbeautiful
لقد ضيعت آناء حسانا
بتقصيريthrough my negligence وأسحاراًand predawn hours لذاذاdelightful
بتقصيري وأسحاراً لذاذا
I have indeed squandered beautiful hours
I have wasted precious hours of goodness
through my negligence, and delightful predawn hours.
Through my shortcomings and sweet dawns.
إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) قمتI rise تثقلنيweigh me down ذنوبيmy sins
إذا ما قمت تثقلني ذنوبي
وهلand can? ينجوbe saved سوىexcept منone who خفis light حاذاin burden (literally, back)
وهل ينجو سوى من خف حاذا
When I rise, my sins weigh me down;
When I stand up, my sins weigh heavily upon me.
and who is saved but one whose back is lightly burdened?
Does any escape save those who tread lightly?
فهلso, is? ليfor me نافعof use أنthat باتspent the night دمعيmy tears
فهل لي نافع أن بات دمعي
علىover ماwhat فاتنيpassed me by يحكىresembles الرذاذاthe drizzle
على ما فاتني يحكى الرذاذا
So will it help me that, all night, my tears
Is it any use that my tears flow
over what I have missed resemble drizzle?
Over what has passed, sprinkling like small raindrops?
وهاand here أناI لمnot يدعleave ليfor me فرطexcess ذنبيmy sin
وها أنا لم يدع لي فرط ذنبي
سوىexcept عفوpardon الإلهGod غداtomorrow ملاذاa refuge
سوى عفو الإله غدا ملاذا
And here I am: my excessive sin has left me
Yet my great sins have left me
no refuge tomorrow but God's pardon.
No refuge save my Lord’s pardon tomorrow.
أعوذI seek refuge بفضلهin His grace منfrom سوءevil فعليmy actions
أعوذ بفضله من سوء فعلي
وماand not خابwas disappointed امرؤa person باللهin God عاذاsought refuge
وما خاب امرؤ بالله عاذا
I seek refuge in His grace from the evil of my actions;
I seek protection from the evil of my deeds
and no one who sought refuge in God was disappointed.
In His grace, for none despairs of Allah’s mercy.
وارجوand I hope حسنsoundness توحيديmy belief in God's oneness وحبيand my love الthe
وارجو حسن توحيدي وحبي ال
نبيProphet فعدتيso my provision هذاthis وهذاand this
نبي فعدتي هذا وهذا
And I place my hope in my sound belief in God's oneness and my love for the
I hope in my faithful tawhid and love of the Prophet,
Prophet; these two are my provision.
For this is my provision today and tomorrow.
وأنيand that I لاnot أزالI cease أزيدI increase مهماhowever long
وأني لا أزال أزيد مهما
تمادتcontinued مدتيmy lifespan بهماin them both التذاذاin delight
تمادت مدتي بهما التذاذا
And I never cease to grow, however
I will ever increase, no matter how long
long my life continues, in delight in them both.
My lifespan, in delight in them.
تداركنيrescue me بعفوكwith Your pardon ياO إلهيmy God
تداركني بعفوك يا إلهي
فسهمfor the arrow خطايmy sin قدalready بلغhas reached القذاذاthe fletching
فسهم خطاي قد بلغ القذاذا
Rescue me with Your pardon, O my God;
Save me, my God, with Your pardon,
for the arrow of my sin has sunk to its fletching.
For the arrow of my sins has reached its target.
والألمand the pain لمnot أجدI find والذنبand the sin سورa wall
والألم لم أجد والذنب سور
إلىto نحوtoward الشفيعthe Intercessor غداtomorrow ملاذاa refuge
إلى نحو الشفيع غدا ملاذا
And the pain [wording unclear]; with sin a wall, I find no
I find no rest, and sin has shut off
refuge toward the Intercessor tomorrow.
Every way but to the Intercessor tomorrow as my refuge.
Sol 6.1