عُبَيدكَYour lowly servant ياO توابAcceptor of repentance جاءكhas come to You عائذاًseeking refuge
عُبَيدكَ يا تواب جاءك عائذاً
تحملhe has borne ذنباًa sin فاعفso pardon عماfor what تحملاhe has borne
تحمل ذنباً فاعف عما تحملا
Your lowly servant, O Acceptor of repentance, has come to You seeking refuge.
Your servant has come to you seeking refuge, O Acceptor of repentance
He has burdened himself with sin; pardon what he has borne.
Bearing sins, so pardon what he bears
وجدand grant generously بمتابwith repentance ياO عفوPardoner ورحمةand mercy
وجد بمتاب يا عفو ورحمة
علىupon عبدa servant سوءof evil طالماfor so long عنكof You اغفلاhas been heedless
على عبد سوء طالما عنك اغفلا
And bestow repentance and mercy, O Pardoner,
He found in turning to You, O Pardon and Mercy
upon a sinful servant who has long been heedless of You.
A worshipper of evil who long neglected You
ببابكat Your door يدعوhe prays ياO بصيراًAll-Seeing One بحالهof his condition
ببابك يدعو يا بصيراً بحاله
فاوسعso give abundantly لهto him ياO واسعboundless in الفضلbounty مجزلاgiving lavishly
فاوسع له يا واسع الفضل مجزلا
At Your door he prays, O You who see his condition;
At Your door he prays, O All-Seeing of his state
so give him generously and lavishly, O You of boundless bounty.
So be magnanimous to him, O Most Generous
أتيتI have committed ذنوباًsins ياO غفورAll-Forgiving One فكنso be لهاfor them
أتيت ذنوباً يا غفور فكن لها
وقدand indeed تبتI have repented منهاof them ياO حليمForbearing One مبدلاone who transforms
وقد تبت منها يا حليم مبدلا
I have committed sins, O All-Forgiving; so may You,
I came with sins, O Forgiver, so forgive them
now that I have repented of them, O Forbearing One, transform them.
Now that I have repented of them, O Forbearing Changer
تعرضتI have presented myself وهناًin weakness ياO رؤوفCompassionate One لرأفةfor compassion
تعرضت وهناً يا رؤوف لرأفة
تجودYou bestow generously بهاwith it ياO شاكراًAppreciative One متقبلاAccepting One
تجود بها يا شاكراً متقبلا
In weakness I have sought, O Compassionate One, the compassion
I exposed weakness, O Merciful, seeking mercy
You generously bestow, O Appreciative, Accepting One.
That You may grant, O Thankful Acceptor
وإنand though أوحشتنيhas left me desolate ياO الهيmy God خطيئتيmy sin
وإن أوحشتني يا الهي خطيئتي
فأنسyet the solace رجائيmy hope فيكin You ياO واحدOne انجلىhas shone forth
فأنس رجائي فيك يا واحد انجلى
And though my sin has left me desolate, O my God,
Though my sin has made me lonely, O my God
the solace of my hope in You, O One, has shone forth.
My hope in You consoles me, O One, shine through
فكنso be راضياًpleased ليfor me ياO شكورMost Appreciative One تنسكيmy devotion
فكن راضياً لي يا شكور تنسكي
فطوبىso blessedness لمنfor whomever توليYou grant الرضاpleasure والتقبلاand acceptance
فطوبى لمن تولي الرضا والتقبلا
So be pleased with my devotion, O Most Appreciative;
Be pleased with me, O Grateful, for my devotion
blessed is the one to whom You grant Your pleasure and acceptance.
Blessed is he who finds acceptance and approval
وزدنيand increase me خضوعاًin humility فيكbefore You ياO متكبراًSupremely Great One
وزدني خضوعاً فيك يا متكبراً
إذاwhen حطlower قدريmy standing الناسpeople أعلاهraises it فاعتلىso it rises high
إذا حط قدري الناس أعلاه فاعتلى
And increase my humility before You, O Supremely Great One;
And increase my humility in You, O Proud One
when people lower my standing, humility lifts it, and it rises high.
When people debase me, rise above, transcend
وياand O غافرForgiver of الذنبsin اغفرforgive الذنبsin والخطاand error
ويا غافر الذنب اغفر الذنب والخطا
وإنand even if كانit is وزراًa burden يقصمbreaks الظهرthe back مثقلاweighing heavily
وإن كان وزراً يقصم الظهر مثقلا
And, O Forgiver of sin, forgive sin and error,
O Forgiver of sins, forgive sin and error
even if it is a heavy burden that breaks the back.
Though it be a burden that weighs heavy on the back
وياand O قابلAcceptor of التوبrepentance اقبلaccept التوبةthe repentance التيwhich
ويا قابل التوب اقبل التوبة التي
أتاكcame to You بهاwith it عبدa servant جنىsinned فتنصلاthen sought absolution
أتاك بها عبد جنى فتنصلا
And, O Acceptor of repentance, accept the repentance
O Accepter of repentance, accept the repentance
brought to You by a servant who sinned, then sought absolution.
That Your servant has brought, repenting
وهذاand this مراميmy aim ياO كريمGenerous One ومقصديand my purpose
وهذا مرامي يا كريم ومقصدي
وماand not خابwas disappointed منwhoever أمsought الكريمthe Generous One وأملاand hoped
وما خاب من أم الكريم وأملا
And this is my aim, O Generous One, and my purpose.
This is my wish, O Generous, and my aim
And none who sought the Generous One and hoped has been disappointed.
And none who hoped in the Generous has despaired