تُعالِجُ بِالتَطَبُّبِ كُلَّ داءٍ

تُعالِجُ بِالتَطَبُّبِ كُلَّ داءٍ

وَلَيسَ لِداءِ ذَنبِكَ مِن عِلاجِ

وَلَيسَ لِداءِ ذَنبِكَ مِن عِلاجِ

You treat every ailment with medicine;

You treat every illness with medicine

Yet the sickness of your sin has no cure

Yet for the illness of your sin there is no cure

سِوى ضَرَعٍ إِلى الرَحمَنِ مَحضٍ

سِوى ضَرَعٍ إِلى الرَحمَنِ مَحضٍ

بِنِيَّةِ خائِفٍ وَيَقينِ راجِ

بِنِيَّةِ خائِفٍ وَيَقينِ راجِ

Except pure, humble supplication to the Most Merciful,

Except sincere pleading to the Merciful

With the intention of one who fears and the certainty of one who hopes,

With the intention of one fearful and certain of need

وَطولِ تَهَجُّدٍ بِطِلابِ عَفوٍ

وَطولِ تَهَجُّدٍ بِطِلابِ عَفوٍ

بِلَيلٍ مُدلَهِمِّ السِترِ داجِ

بِلَيلٍ مُدلَهِمِّ السِترِ داجِ

And prolonged night prayer in pursuit of pardon,

And long vigils begging forgiveness

In a pitch-dark night whose veil is black,

In the dark night's concealing veil

وَإِظهارِ النَدامَةِ كُلَّ وَقتٍ

وَإِظهارِ النَدامَةِ كُلَّ وَقتٍ

عَلى ما كُنتَ فيهِ مِنَ اِعوِجاجِ

عَلى ما كُنتَ فيهِ مِنَ اِعوِجاجِ

And showing remorse at every moment

And showing remorse at every moment

For the crookedness in which you lived,

For what crookedness you were in

لَعَلَّكَ أَن تَكونَ غَداً عَظيماً

لَعَلَّكَ أَن تَكونَ غَداً عَظيماً

بِبُلغَةِ فائِزٍ مَسرور ناجِ

بِبُلغَةِ فائِزٍ مَسرور ناجِ

So that perhaps tomorrow you may be great,

Perhaps tomorrow you will be great

With the provision of one triumphant, joyful, and saved.

With the attainment of one triumphant and joyous intimate