ما معي وجه قابل به سوى حسن ظني

مَا مَعِي وَجَهْ قَابِل بِهْ سِوَى حُسُنْ ظَنِّي

I Have Nothing to Face You With but My Good Hope in You

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مَا مَعِي وَجَهْ قَابِل بِهْ سِوَى حُسُنْ ظَنِّي

فِيكْ يَا رَبِّ فَارْحَمْنِي وَلَا تَمْتَحِنِّي

mā maʿī wajah qābil bih siwā ḥusun ẓannī

fīk yā rabbi far ḥamnī walā tamtaḥinnī

I have nothing with which to face You but my good hope in You,

So, my Lord, have mercy on me and do not put me to trial

تُبْتْ يَا رَبِّ فَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي وَاعْفُ عَنِّي

وَامْحُ ذَنْبِي وَسَامِحْ كُلَّ تَقْصِيرْ مِنِّي

tubt yā rabbi faq bal tawbatī waʿ fu ʿannī

wam ḥu dhanbī wasāmiḥ kulla taqṣīr minnī

I have repented, my Lord, so accept my repentance and pardon me,

Erase my sin and forgive every shortcoming of mine

خِفِتْ مِنْ عَاقِبَةْ أَمْرِي فَجُدْ لِي بِأَمْنِي

مَحِضْ فَضْلٍ وَإِحْسَانٍ وَجُودٍ وَمَنِّ

khifit min ʿāqibah amrī fajud lī bi amnī

maḥiḍ faḍlin wa iḥsānin wajūdin wamanni

I fear what my end may bring, so graciously grant me safety,

Through sheer grace, kindness, generosity, and favor

آه مِنْ عَثْرَتِي يَا رَبِّ مِنْهَا أَقِلْنِي

زَادْ ذَنْبِي وَمِنْ كُثْرِ الْخَطَا حَارْ ذِهْنِي

āh min ʿathratī yā rabbi minhā aqilnī

zād dhanbī wamin kuthril khaṭā ḥār dhihnī

Ah, my Lord, for my stumbling, raise me up from it,

My sins have grown, and from the multitude of my faults, my mind is bewildered

أَدْرِكْ أَدْرِكْ بِتَعْجِيلِ الْفَرَجْ وَانْتَقِدْنِي

وَاعْطِنِي عِلِمْ مِنْكَ يَا إِلَهِي لَدُنِّي

adrik adrik bitaʿjīlil faraj wan taqidnī

waʿ ṭinī ʿilim minka yā ilahī ladunnī

Come to my aid, come to my aid, hasten relief and deliver me,

And grant me, my God, knowledge bestowed directly from You,

يَنْجَلِي بِهْ عَنِ الْقَلْبِ الْصَّدِى كُلَّ رَيْنِ

ياَ سَمِيعَ الْدُّعَاءْ سَلْكَ اسْتَجِبْ وَاسْتَمِعْنِي

yanjalī bih ʿanil qalbil ṣṣadiā kulla rayni

īa samīʿal dduʿā’ salkas tajib was tamiʿnī

By which all rust and every veil may be cleared from the heart,

O Hearer of supplication, answer me and hear my plea

مَا لِي إِلَّا أَنْتَ مُعْطِي

مَا لِي إِلَّا أَنْتَ مُغْنِي

mā lī illā anta muʿṭī

mā lī illā anta mughnī

I have none but You to give to me,

I have none but You to enrich me