مَنWho شفيعيmy intercessor إلىto البَريعthe accomplished one البَديعِthe peerless one
مَن شفيعي إلى البَريع البَديعِ
فلعلَّيso perhaps I أمحوerase شَنيعَthe shamefulness of صَنيعيmy deed
فلعلَّي أمحو شَنيعَ صَنيعي
Who will intercede for me with the accomplished, peerless one?
Who will intercede for me with the Bountiful Creator
So perhaps I may erase the shame of my deed,
That I may erase the ignominy of my deeds
ولعلَّيand perhaps I أحظىgain بعَفوٍa pardon سَريعٍswift
ولعلَّي أحظى بعَفوٍ سَريعٍ
ناعِشٍlifting up منfrom عثارِthe stumbling of جَدِّfortune ضَريعِweakened
ناعِشٍ من عثارِ جَدِّ ضَريعِ
And perhaps I may gain a swift pardon,
And that I may be granted swift forgiveness
Lifting me from the stumbles of my weakened fortune.
Reviving me from the residue of intense misery
ياO قريعَforemost man of الزَّمانِthe age منfor كُلevery ذَنبِfault
يا قريعَ الزَّمانِ من كُل ذَنبِ
أَعفِنيspare me منfrom مَضاضَةِthe bitterness of التَّقريعِrebuke
أَعفِني من مَضاضَةِ التَّقريعِ
O foremost man of the age, for every fault,
O Time's intimate in every sin
Spare me the bitterness of rebuke.
Pardon me from the bitterness of rebuke