ياO ربLord عفواًpardon فإنيfor I am
يا رب عفواً فإني
غريقdrowning أثامsins فكريmy thoughts
غريق أثام فكري
O Lord, pardon me, for I am
O Lord, forgive me, for I
Drowning in the sins of my thoughts.
Am drowning in the sins of my thoughts
وفيand in ارتكابcommitting المعاصيsins
وفي ارتكاب المعاصي
انفقتI have spent مدةthe span عمريmy life
انفقت مدة عمري
And in committing sins
And in committing disobedience
I have spent the span of my life.
I spent the duration of my life
فأنتfor You للعفوto grant pardon أهلٌworthy
فأنت للعفو أهلٌ
وأنand even if تعظمgrows great وزريmy burden of sin
وأن تعظم وزري
For You are worthy to grant pardon,
For You are worthy of forgiveness
Even if my burden of sin grows great.
And to magnify my burden
ماليI have no سواكother than You آلهٌgod
مالي سواك آلهٌ
أرجوهI implore Him إصلاحsetting right أمريmy affairs
أرجوه إصلاح أمري
I have no god but You,
I have no one but You, O God
Whom I implore to set my affairs right.
I hope You will correct my affairs
لاdo not تنظرنّlook لفعليupon my deeds
لا تنظرنّ لفعلي
فانظرso look لعجزيupon my helplessness وفقريand my poverty
فانظر لعجزي وفقري
Do not look upon my deeds;
Do not look at my deeds
Look instead upon my helplessness and my poverty.
But look at my incapacity and poverty
إنيindeed I am أسيرa captive ذنوبٍsins
إني أسير ذنوبٍ
فاطلقso release بعفوكthrough Your pardon أسريmy captivity
فاطلق بعفوك أسري
I am indeed a captive of sins;
I am a prisoner of sins
So, through Your pardon, release me from captivity.
So release my shackles with Your pardon
ويحيwoe to me إذاif لمnot تغثنيYou come to my aid
ويحي إذا لم تغثني
فيat موقفthe place of standing يومthe day of حشريmy gathering for judgment
في موقف يوم حشري
Woe to me if You do not come to my aid
Woe to me, if You do not save me
As I stand on the day I am gathered for judgment.
On the day I stand before You for judgement