Your generosity has inflated my hopes And Your righteousness...

Your generosity has inflated my hopes And Your righteousness is better than my deeds. My God! Delight me with Your encounter on the day You judge among Your servants. My God! My apology to You is the apology of one who cannot afford That his apology not be accepted. So, accept my apology, O most Generous of those to whom the evil doers offer their apologies! My God! Do not reject my need, Do not disappoint me in what I covet, And do not cut off my hopes and aspirations from You. My God!

If You had wanted to degrade me, You would not have guided me; If You had wanted to disgrace me, You would not have kept me safe and sound. My God! I do not think You will refuse me in this need In whose solicitation from You I have spent my life. My God! To you is due all praise, Always and forever, eternally, Increasing, not diminishing, As You like and please. My God!

If You hold me for my crimes, I will hold on to You for Your forgiveness, And if You hold me for my sins, I will hold on to You for Your pardon. If You cast me into the Fire, I will announce to its inmates that I love You. My God! If my works are too little regarding obedience to You, There is indeed much regarding my hopes in You and my aspirations. My God!

How can I turn away from nigh unto You bereft, in failure, When I had such a good opinion of Your generosity that You would turn me away from being bereft of salvation. My God! I have wasted my life on the evil of inattentiveness toward You And I have worn out my youth in the drunkenness of estranging myself from You. My God! I did not awaken when I was under a delusion about You And was inclined toward the way of Your wrath. My God!

I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, standing before You, Trying to use Your own magnanimity as a means to You. My God! I am a servant who would Excuse himself before You of that which I did in front Of You because I lacked shame of being Watched by You; and I seek Your forgiveness, For Forgiveness is a characteristic of Your generosity. My God! I was not strong enough to remove myself from disobedience to You Until You awakened me to Your love.

I was as You wanted me to be So I thank You for bringing me to Your generosity and for purifying my heart Of the filth of negligence of You. My God! Look upon me as one Whom You called and who answered You, Whom You helped by employing him And who obeyed You. O Near One who is not far from one who is estranged!