In confession and repentance

أَللَّهُمَّ إنَّهُ يَحْجُبُنِي عَنْ مَسْأَلَتِكَ خِلاَلٌ ثَلاثٌ

O God, three traits have prevented me from asking Thee

وَتَحْدُونِي عَلَيْهَا خَلَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ ،

and one trait has urged me on:

يَحْجُبُنِي أَمْرٌ أَمَرْتَ بِهِ فَأَبْطَأتُ عَنْهُ،

I am prevented by a command Thou hast commanded in which I have been slow,

وَنَهْيٌ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ فَأَسْرَعْتُ إلَيْهِ،

a prohibition Thou hast prohibited toward which I have hurried,

وَنِعْمَةٌ أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ فَقَصَّرْتُ فِي شُكْرِهَـا.

and a favour through which Thou hast favoured for which I have not given sufficient thanks.

وَيَحْدُونِي عَلَى مَسْأَلَتِكَ تَفَضُّلُكَ

I am urged to ask Thee by Thy gratuitous bounty

عَلَى مَنْ أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ إلَيْكَ،

upon him who turns his face toward Thee

وَوَفَدَ بِحُسْنِ ظَنِّـهِ إلَيْكَ،

and comes to Thee with a good opinion,

إذْ جَمِيعُ إحْسَانِكَ تَفَضُّلٌ،

since all Thy beneficence is gratuitous bounty

وَإذْ كُلُّ نِعَمِكَ ابْتِدَاءٌ.

and every one of Thy favours a new beginning!

فَهَا أَنَا ذَا يَا إلهِيْ وَاقِفٌ بِبَابِ عِزِّكَ

So here I am, my God, standing at the gate of Thy might,

وُقُوفَ المُسْتَسْلِمِ الذَّلِيْل، وَسَائِلُكَ عَلَى الْحَيَاءِ مِنّي

the standing of the lowly, the surrendered, asking Thee in my shame,

سُؤَالَ الْبَائِسِ الْمُعِيْلِ. مُقـرٌّ لَكَ بأَنّي

the asking of the destitute, the pitiful, admitting to Thee that

لَمْ أَسْتَسْلِمْ وَقْتَ إحْسَانِـكَ إلاَّ بِالاِقْلاَعِ عَنْ عِصْيَانِكَ،

at the time of Thy beneficence I surrendered not save through abstaining from disobedience toward Thee

وَلَمْ أَخْلُ فِي الْحَالاتِ كُلِّهَا مِنِ امْتِنَانِكَ.

and in none of my states was I ever without Thy Kindness.

فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُنِي يَا إلهِي إقْرَارِي عِنْدَكَ بِسُوءِ مَا اكْتَسَبْتُ؟

6- Will it profit me, my God, to admit to Thee the evil of what I have earned?

وَهَلْ يُنْجِيْنِي مِنْكَ اعْتِرَافِي لَكَ بِقَبِيْحِ مَا ارْتَكَبْتُ؟

Will it save me from Thee to confess the ugliness of what I have done?

أَمْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِي فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا سُخْطَكَ؟

Or wilt Thou impose upon me in this my stationThy displeasure?

أَمْ لَزِمَنِي فِي وَقْتِ دُعَائِي مَقْتُكَ؟

Will Thy hate hold fast to me in the time of my supplication?

سُبْحَانَكَ! لاَ أَيْأَسُ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ فَتَحْتَ لِيَ بَابَ التَّوْبَةِ إلَيْكَ،

Glory be to Thee! I do not despair of Thee, for Thou hast opened the door of repentance toward Thyself.

بَلْ أَقُولُ مَقَالَ الْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيلِ الظَّالِمِ لِنَفْسِهِ

Rather, I say, the words of a lowly servant, having wronged himself

الْمُسْتَخِفِّ بِحُرْمَةِ رَبِّهِ

and made light of his Lord's inviolability,

الَّذِي عَظُمَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ فَجَلَّتْ وَأَدْبَرَتْ أَيّامُهُ فَوَلَّتْ

and whose sins are dreadful, great,whose days have parted, fled,

حَتَّى إذَا رَأى مُدَّةَ الْعَمَلِ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ

until, when he sees the term of his works expired and the limit of his lifetime reached

وَغَايَةَ الْعُمُرِ قَدِ انْتَهَتْ ،

and knows with certainty that he has no escape from Thee,

وَأَيْقَنَ أَنَّهُ لا مَحيصَ لَهُ مِنْكَ ،وَلاَ مَهْرَبَ لَهُ عَنْكَ

no place to flee from Thee, he turns his face toward Thee in repeated turning,

تَلَقَّاكَ بِالإنَابَةِ ،وَأَخْلَصَ لَكَ التَّوْبَةَ

makes his repentance toward Thee sincere,stands before Thee with a pure and purified heart,

، فَقَامَ إلَيْكَ بِقَلْبِ طَاهِر نَقِيٍّ

then supplicates Thee with a feeble, quiet voice.

ثُمَّ دَعَاكَ بِصَوْت حَائِل خَفِيٍّ ،

He is bowed before Thee, bent,

قَدْ تَطَأطَأَ لَكَ فَانْحَنى، وَنَكَّسَ رَأسَهُ فَانْثَنَى ،

his head lowered, thrown down,

قَدْ أَرْعَشَتْ خَشْيَتُهُ رِجْلَيْهِ، وَغَرَّقَتْ دُمُوعُهُ خَدَّيْهِ ،

his legs shaking in fear,his tears flooding his cheeks.

يَدْعُوكَ بِيَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَيَا أَرْحَمَ مَنِ انْتَابَهُ الْمُسْتَرْحِمُونَ،

He supplicates Thee: O Most Merciful of the merciful!O Most Merciful of those toward whom seekers of mercy keep on turning

وَيَا أَعْطَفَ مَنْ أَطَافَ بِهِ الْمُسْتَغْفِرُونَ ،

O Tenderest of those around whom run seekers of forgiveness!

وَيَا مَنْ عَفْوُهُ أكْثَرُ مِنْ نِقْمَتِهِ،

O He whose pardon is greater than His vengeance!

وَيَا مَنْ رِضَاهُ أَوْفَرُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ،

O He whose good pleasure is more abundant than His anger

وَيَا مَنْ تَحَمَّدَ إلَى خَلْقِهِ بِحُسْنِ التَّجاوُزِ ،

O He who seeks His creatures' praise with excellent forbearance!

وَيَا مَنْ عَوَّدَ عِبادَهُ قَبُولَ الإنَابَةِ ،

O He who has accustomed His servants to the acceptance of their repeated turning!

وَيَا مَنِ اسْتَصْلَحَ فَاسِدَهُمْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ

O He who seeks to heal their corruption through repentance!

وَيَا مَنْ رَضِيَ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمْ بِالْيَسيرِ،

O He who is pleased with the easy of their acts!

وَيَا مَنْ كَافى قَلِيْلَهُمْ بِالْكَثِيرِ،

O He who recompenses with the much their little!

وَيَا مَنْ ضَمِنَ لَهُمْ إجَابَةَ الدُّعاءِ،

O He who has made himself accountable to them to respond to supplication!

وَيَا مَنْ وَعَدَهُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِتَفَضُّلِهِ حُسْنَ الْجَزاءِ،

O He who pledged Himself by His gratuitous bounty to give them excellent repayment!

مَا أَنَا بِأَعْصَى مَنْ عَصَاكَ فَغَفَرْتَ لَهُ،

I am not the most disobedient of those who have disobeyed Thee

وَمَا أَنَا بِأَلْوَمِ مَنِ اعْتَذَرَ إلَيْكَ فَقَبِلْتَ مِنْهُ،

and whom Thou hast forgiven, nor am I the most blameworthy to offer excuses which Thou hast accepted,

وَمَا أَنَا بِأَظْلَمِ مَنْ تَابَ إلَيْكَ فَعُدْتَ عَلَيْهِ ،

nor am I the most wrongdoing of those who have repented to Thee, and to whom Thou hast returned

أَتُوبُ إلَيْكَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا تَوْبَةَ نَادِم عَلَى مَا فَرَطَ مِنْهُ

I repent to Thee in this my station, the repentance of one remorseful over what preceded from him

مُشْفِق مِمَّا اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ خَالِصِ الْحَيَاءِ مِمَّا وَقَعَ فِيْهِ ،

hastily, apprehensive of what has gathered around him, pure in shame for that into which he has fallen,

عَالِم بِأَنَّ الْعَفْوَ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيمِ لاَ يَتَعـاظَمُكَ،

knowing that pardoning great sins is nothing great for Thee.

وَأَنَّ التَّجَـاوُزَ عَنِ الإثْمِ الْجَلِيْلِ لا يَسْتَصْعِبُكَ ،

overlooking enormous misdeeds is not difficult for thee

وَأَنَّ احْتِمَالَ الْجنَايَاتِ الْفَـاحِشَةِ لا يَتَكَأَّدُكَ،

putting up with indecent crimes does not trouble Thee,

وَأَنَّ أَحَبَّ عِبَادِكَ إلَيْكَ مَنْ تَرَكَ الاسْتِكْبَارَ عَلَيْكَ،

and the most beloved of Thy servants to Thee is he who refrains from arrogance before thee

وَجَانَبَ الإِصْرَارَ، وَلَزِمَ الاسْتِغْفَارَ.

pulls aside from persistence, and holds fast to praying forgiveness!

وَأَنَا أَبْرَأُ إلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَسْتَكْبِرَ،

I am clear before Thee of arrogance,

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أصِـرَّ.

I seek refuge in Thee from persistence,

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِيهِ ،

I pray forgiveness from Thee for shortcomings,

وَأَسْتَعِينُ بِكَ عَلَى مَا عَجَزْتُ عَنْهُ.

I seek help from Thee in incapacity!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

O God bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَهَبْ لِي مَا يَجبُ عَلَيَّ لَكَ ،

dispense with what is incumbent upon me toward Thee,

وَعَافِنِي مِمَّا أَسْتَوْجِبُهُ مِنْكَ،

release me from what I merit from Thee,

وَأجِرْنِي مِمَّا يَخَافُهُ أَهْلُ الإساءَةِ

and grant me sanctuary from what the evildoers fear!

فَإنَّكَ مَلِيءٌ بِالْعَفْوِ، مَرْجُوٌّ لِلْمَغْفِرَةِ، مَعْرُوفٌ بِالتَّجَاوُزِ ،

For Thou art full of pardon, the hoped-for source of forgiveness, well known for Thy forbearance.

لَيْسَ لِحَاجَتِي مَطْلَبٌ سِوَاكَ ،

My need has no object but Thee,

وَلا لِذَنْبِي غَافِرٌ غَيْرُكَ، حاشَاكَ

my sin no forgiver other than Thee - could that be possible?

وَلاَ أَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِي إلاّ إيَّاكَ

I have no fear for myself except from Thee;

إنَّكَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ .

Thou art worthy of reverential fear, and worthy to forgive!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاقْض حَاجَتِي وَأَنْجِحْ طَلِبَتِي،

grant my need,answer my request favorably,

وَاغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي، وَآمِنْ خَوْفَ نَفْسِيْ

forgive my sin and give me security from fear for myself!

إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء قَدِيرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything,

وَذلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ .

and that is easy for Thee.Amen, Lord of the worlds