يا ذا الَّذي حَمَّلَهُ جَهلُهُ

يا ذا الَّذي حَمَّلَهُ جَهلُهُ

مِنَ المَعاصي فَوقَ ما يَقوى

مِنَ المَعاصي فَوقَ ما يَقوى

O you whose ignorance has burdened you

O you who ignorance has burdened

With sins beyond what you can bear,

With sins beyond what you can bear

البَس مِنَ التَوبَةِ ديباجَةً

البَس مِنَ التَوبَةِ ديباجَةً

مُعلَمَةً بِالنُسكِ وَالتَقوى

مُعلَمَةً بِالنُسكِ وَالتَقوى

Put on a brocade robe of repentance,

Don a robe of repentance

Adorned with devotion and piety.

Adorned with devotion and piety

وَاِعلَم بِأَن لَستَ تُرى ناجِياً

وَاِعلَم بِأَن لَستَ تُرى ناجِياً

إِن لَم تُطِع مَن يَعلَمُ النَجوى

إِن لَم تُطِع مَن يَعلَمُ النَجوى

And know that you will not be deemed saved

And know you'll not be saved

If you do not obey the One who knows secret counsel.

Unless you obey the Knower of secrets