1 ك ُنتَ أنتَ يا اللهُ المُدافِعَ عَنِّي، نَجِّنِي مِنَ الأشْرارِ، وَمِنَ المُخادِعِ الشِّرِّيرِ أنْجِدنِي.

Stand by me, O God, and speak in my favor against a sinful nation. Save me from the lying and sinful man.

2 ل أنَّكَ أنتَ إلَهِي وَحِصنِي. فَلِماذا تَترُكُنِي؟ لِماذا أعِيشُ فِي حُزْنٍ؟ لِماذا عَلَيَّ أنْ أحتَمِلَ مُضاَيَقَةَ عَدُوِّي؟

For You are the God of my strength. Why have You turned away from me? Why do I have sorrow because those who hate me come against me with power?

3 أ رِنِي نُورَكَ وَخَلاصَكَ، وَهُما يَهدِيانَنِي، وَيَأتِيانِ بِي إلَى مَسكِنِكَ عَلَى جَبَلِكَ المُقَدَّسِ.

Send out Your light and Your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy hill and to the places where You live.

4 ع ِندَ ذَلِكَ، أقتَرِبُ مِنْ مَذبَحِ اللهِ. أقْتَرِبُ مِنَ اللهِ الَّذِي هُوَ فَرَحِي الغامِرُ، فَأُسَبِّحُكَ يا اللهُ، أُسَبِّحُكَ بِقِيثارٍ يا إلَهِي.

Then I will go to the altar of God, the God of my joy. And I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.

5 ل ِماذا أنتِ حَزِينَةٌ وَمُضطَرِبَةٌ يا نَفسِي؟ ثِقِي بِاللهِ لأنِّي سَأحمَدُهُ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ، فَفِي حَضرَتِهِ خَلاصِي.

Why are you sad, O my soul? Why have you become troubled within me? Hope in God, for I will praise Him again, my help and my God.