إِلى م أَحمل مِن نَفسي وَمِن نَفسي

إِلى م أَحمل مِن نَفسي وَمِن نَفسي

عِباءً مِن الاثم في صُبحي وَفي غلس

عِباءً مِن الاثم في صُبحي وَفي غلس

How long shall I bear, from myself and from my breath,

To what do I carry of myself and of myself

A burden of sin in my morning and in the predawn gloom?

A cloak of sin in my morn and at night

عَسى الكَريم بِلُطف مِنهُ يُنقذني

عَسى الكَريم بِلُطف مِنهُ يُنقذني

مِنهُ فَاخلص شَروى الطَير في قَفَس

مِنهُ فَاخلص شَروى الطَير في قَفَس

May the Generous One, through kindness from Him, rescue me

Perhaps the Generous with kindness from Him will save me

From it, so I may find release, like a bird in a cage.

From it so free the birds' throats in a cage