الهيmy God تعطفshow compassion ياO رؤوفCompassionate One بموقفيwhere I stand
الهي تعطف يا رؤوف بموقفي
ومنظركand Your gaze الأعلىmost exalted مقاميmy station ووقفتيand my standing
ومنظرك الأعلى مقامي ووقفتي
My God, show compassion, O Merciful One, upon my plight;
My God, have compassion, O Compassionate One, on me where I stand;
Before Your gaze most high lie my station and my stance.
and my station and my standing lie before Your supreme gaze.
الهيmy God ياO منOne whom لاnot يجاوزهpasses beyond Him الرجاhope
الهي يا من لا يجاوزه الرجا
ولاand not تتعداهreach beyond Him ظنونthe expectations of الخليقةcreation
ولا تتعداه ظنون الخليقة
My God, O You beyond whom hope cannot pass,
My God, O You beyond whom hope cannot pass,
Whom no imaginings of creation can transcend.
nor can creation's expectations reach beyond You.
الهيmy God ياO منOne who لاnot يضيعneglects ملظةan insistent supplicant
الهي يا من لا يضيع ملظة
وياand O منتهىthe end of خوفيmy fear وغايةand the limit of وحشتيmy desolation
ويا منتهى خوفي وغاية وحشتي
My God, O You who never lets persistent entreaty go to waste,
My God, O You who never neglect an insistent supplicant,
O final refuge of my fear, and furthest bound of my loneliness.
and O end of my fear and utmost limit of my desolation.
تداولنيpassed me among themselves أيديthe hands of الذنوبsins وقادنيand led me
تداولني أيدي الذنوب وقادني
زمامthe rein of الخطاياtransgressions فيin مجاهلthe trackless wastes of ضلتيmy straying
زمام الخطايا في مجاهل ضلتي
The hands of sin passed me among themselves and led me on;
The hands of sins passed me from hand to hand, and I was led
The reins of transgression drew me through the trackless wastes of my error.
by the rein of transgressions through the trackless wastes of my straying.
قدindeed استحوذgained mastery الشيطانSatan ربO Lord عليover me فيin
قد استحوذ الشيطان رب علي في
مناصبتيmy struggle against اياهhim منbecause of سوءthe badness of خيرتيmy choice
مناصبتي اياه من سوء خيرتي
Satan has indeed gained mastery over me, my Lord,
Satan has indeed gained mastery over me, O Lord, in
As I set myself against You through my own wretched choice.
my struggle against him, because of my poor choice.
فقصرتso I fell short تفريطاًthrough negligence عنof الأمرthe command مطلقاًentirely
فقصرت تفريطاً عن الأمر مطلقاً
وقارفتand I transgressed تغريراًrecklessly لنهيagainst the prohibition of الشريعةsacred law
وقارفت تغريراً لنهي الشريعة
Through negligence I fell utterly short of the Command,
So, through negligence, I fell entirely short of the command,
And recklessly violated the prohibitions of the sacred law—
and recklessly committed what sacred law forbids,
كمنكرlike one denying احسانkindness وآمنand one feeling safe from أخذةa stroke of punishment
كمنكر احسان وآمن أخذة
ومهملand one disregarding ايعادthreats وجاهلand one ignorant of قدرةpower
ومهمل ايعاد وجاهل قدرة
Like one who denies all beneficence and feels safe from sudden seizure,
like one who denies kindness and feels safe from a stroke of punishment,
Who disregards the warning and knows nothing of divine power.
and who disregards threats and is ignorant of power.
رأيتI saw بفتحby opening الجفنthe eyelid عنaway from بصرthe eye of الهدىguidance
رأيت بفتح الجفن عن بصر الهدى
فظاعةthe horror of عصيانيmy disobedience وكبرand the enormity of جريمتيmy crime
فظاعة عصياني وكبر جريمتي
When I opened my eyelids to the vision of guidance, I saw
I saw, by lifting the eyelid from the eye of guidance,
The horror of my disobedience and the enormity of my crime.
the horror of my disobedience and the enormity of my crime.
فأقبلتso I came بالآمالwith hopes مستحيياًashamed إلىto
فأقبلت بالآمال مستحيياً إلى
فنائكYour courtyard تحتbeneath الرأفةcompassion الأزليةbeginningless
فنائك تحت الرأفة الأزلية
So I came with all my hopes, ashamed, unto
So I came with hopes, ashamed, to
Your sanctuary, beneath mercy everlasting.
Your courtyard, beneath eternal compassion.
خلاbecame empty طمعيmy hope إلاexcept منof اللّهGod وحدهHim alone
خلا طمعي إلا من اللّه وحده
وافرخand grew calm إلاexcept منهfrom Him روعيmy fear وروعتيand my terror
وافرخ إلا منه روعي وروعتي
My hope is fixed on none but God alone,
My hope was emptied of all but God alone,
And only through Him have my dread and terror subsided.
and my fear and terror grew still, except my fear of Him.
ابثكI confide to You منfrom سريmy secret ضميراًa conscience علتهovercame it (uncertain reading)
ابثك من سري ضميراً علته
خشوعاًwith humility فآمنso grant safety ياO رؤوفCompassionate One مخافتيmy fear
خشوعاً فآمن يا رؤوف مخافتي
I confide to You my secret: a heart overcome
I confide to You, from my secret, a conscience overcome
By humility—so, O Merciful One, set my fear at peace.
with humility; so, O Compassionate One, allay my fear.