أَتَيتُكَI have come to you تائِباًrepentant مِنof كُلِّevery ذَنبٍsin
أَتَيتُكَ تائِباً مِن كُلِّ ذَنبٍ
أُبادِرُI hasten before مُنيَتيmy death وَحُلولَand entry into رَمسيmy grave
أُبادِرُ مُنيَتي وَحُلولَ رَمسي
I have come to you, repentant of every sin.
I come to you repentant of every sin
I hasten before my death and my entry into the grave.
I hasten my death and the setting of my sun
أَسَأتُI have done wrong فَأَنعِميso be gracious وَتَدارَكينيand rescue me
أَسَأتُ فَأَنعِمي وَتَدارَكيني
بِعَفوٍwith pardon مِنكِfrom you قَبلَbefore خُروجِthe departure of نَفسيmy soul
بِعَفوٍ مِنكِ قَبلَ خُروجِ نَفسي
I have done wrong; so be gracious and rescue me
I did wrong, so be gracious and make amends to me
with pardon from you, before my soul departs.
With your forgiveness before my soul departs
مَضىpassed أَمسيmy yesterday وَقَدand indeed حُمِّلتُI was burdened with جَهداًhardship
مَضى أَمسي وَقَد حُمِّلتُ جَهداً
وَأَصبَحتُand I entered the morning الغَداةَthis morning بِحالِin the state of أَمسيmy yesterday
وَأَصبَحتُ الغَداةَ بِحالِ أَمسي
My yesterday passed while I was burdened with hardship,
My yesterday has passed and I was laden with toil
and this morning I am in the same state as yesterday.
And I woke in the morning in the state of my yesterday