So I ask You by the power You hast...

So I ask You by the power You hast apportioned

an tahaba li fi hadhihil-laylati wa fi hadhihis-sa'ah

That You forgivest me in this night and at this hour

Every offence I have committed,

And every sin I have performed,

And every ugly thing I have concealed

Whether I have hidden or announced it,

Or I have concealed it or manifested it

wa kul-la say-yi-atin amarta bi-ith-batihayal-kiramal-katibin

And every evil act which You hast commanded the Noble Writers to record,

al-ladhina wak-kal-tahum bi-hif-zi ma yakunu min-ni

Those whom You hast appointed to watch over what appears from me

wa ja'l-tahum shuhudan `alay-ya ma' jawarihi

wa kunta antar-raqiba `alay-ya miw-wara-ihim

And You wast Yourself the Watcher over me from behind them,

wash-shahida lima khafiya `an-hum

And the Witness of what is hidden from them

But through Your mercy You concealed it

wa an tuwf-fira haz-zi min kul-li khayrin tunziluh

Or provision You spreadest out,

ya ilahi wa say-yidi wa maw-laya wa malika riq-qi

ya `alimam biduri wa mas-kanati

ya khabiram bi-faq-ri wa faqati

O He who is aware of my poverty and indigence!