Oh My Ilaah!

The translation of a beautiful Arabic nasheed by Muhammad al-Husayn.

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Once upon a night

I do not know what happened to me

A darkness invaded me

Oh Lord!

The earth narrowed and the sky

And my heart did not recognize the light

And the tears started to flow

Oh my Ilaah (God)

I disobeyed and the sin is great

And I am a prisoner in my own sorrow

I am tied by my own sin

Oh Lord!

So do I deserve, Oh

My Ilaah, the forgiveness as a criminal?

Admitting my own sins

Oh my Ilaah

You are the one who created me

You had mercy on me and provided for me

Always Oh Lord you have been with me

But I am the one who turned my back on You

I forgot what was surely yours

And I travelled on my own path

Oh my Ilaah

Today Oh my Lord I do return

From a darkness beyond the limits

The heart is broken and I am confused

And I am the drowned one so I cannot see

Any savior besides You for me

No safety and no safety except for you!

Oh my Ilaah