أَيُّwhich of خَطيئاتِيَmy sins أَبكيI weep دَماblood
أَيُّ خَطيئاتِيَ أَبكي دَما
وَهيَand they are كَثيرٌmany كَنُجومِlike the stars of السَماthe sky
وَهيَ كَثيرٌ كَنُجومِ السَما
For which of my sins shall I weep blood?
For which of my sins should I weep blood?
They are many, like the stars of heaven.
And they are many, like the stars of the sky.
قَدindeed طَمَسَتthey have blotted out عَقليmy reason فَماso not أَهتَديI find guidance
قَد طَمَسَت عَقلي فَما أَهتَدي
وَأَورَثَتand have brought عَينَthe eye of فُؤاديmy heart العَمىblindness
وَأَورَثَت عَينَ فُؤادي العَمى
They have clouded my reason, so I cannot find my way,
They have blotted out my reason, so I find no guidance,
And have left the eye of my heart blind.
and have brought blindness to the eye of my heart.
إِنّاindeed we إِلىto اللَهِGod لَقَدindeed حَلَّhas befallen بيupon me
إِنّا إِلى اللَهِ لَقَد حَلَّ بي
خَطبٌa calamity غَداbecame صُبحيmy morning بِهِthrough it مُظلِماdark
خَطبٌ غَدا صُبحي بِهِ مُظلِما
Indeed, we belong to God—a calamity has befallen me
Surely we are bound for God; there has indeed befallen me
Through which my morning has turned dark.
a calamity through which my morning has turned dark.
