اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي،
O My God! Forgive me what Thou knowest about me more than I do.
فَإِنْ عُدْتُ فَعُدْ لي بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ .
If I return (to the sins) Thou return to forgiveness.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا وَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَفْسِي،
My God forgive me what I had promised to myself
وَلَمْ تَجِدْ لَهُ وَفَاءً عِنْدي.
but Thou didst not find its fulfilment with me.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا تَقَرَّبْتُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ [بِلِسَاني]،
My God forgive me that with what I sought nearness to Thee with my tongue
ثُمَّ خَالَفَهُ قَلْبِي.
but my heart opposed and did not perform it.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي رَمَزَاتِ الاْلْحَاظِ
My God forgive me winkings of the eye,
وَسَقَطَاتِ الاْلْفَاظِ
vile utterances,
وَشَهَوَاتِ الْجَنَانِ ،
desires of the heart
وَهَفَوَاتِ اللِّسَانِ
and errors of speech.
Alternative Sources for Sermon 78: Al-Jahiz, al-Mi'at al-mukhtarah.
