ياO عالمَKnower of السِّرِّthe secret منِّيfrom me
يا عالمَ السِّرِّ منِّي
اصْفَحْpardon بفضلكَthrough Your grace عنِّيme
اصْفَحْ بفضلكَ عنِّي
O Knower of the secret within me,
O keeper of secrets, forgive me
Pardon me through Your grace.
In your kindness, overlook my wrongs
مَنَّيْتُI gave hope to نفسيmyself بعفوٍof pardon
مَنَّيْتُ نفسي بعفوٍ
مولايَmy Lord منكَfrom You ومنيand from me
مولايَ منكَ ومني
I have given myself hope of pardon,
I wished myself your pardon
My Lord, from You and from me.
My Lord, from You and from myself
وكانand was ظنِّيmy expectation جميلاًgood
وكان ظنِّي جميلاً
فكنْso be إذاًthen عندَin keeping with ظنيmy expectation
فكنْ إذاً عندَ ظني
And my expectation was good;
My hopes were beautiful
So be, then, as I expect.
So fulfill them as I believed