To do penance (= an act of self-mortification) for sth.
يُـكـفـّر عـن ذنـوبـه بـسـبـب مـعـصـيـة مـا.
He sinned and this kept nagging his conscience for long.
لـقـد أذنـب و بـقـي هـذا يـؤنـّـب ضـمـيـره أمـداً طـويـلا.
To clean up his life and repent of his sins, a white-haired man, who lived to an extremely old age, decided to fill his days with prayer, fasting and penances.
قـرر رجـل أبـيـض الـشـعـر، بـلـغ مـن الـعـمـر عِـتـيـّاً، مـلء أيـامـه بـالـصـلاة و الـصـوم و الـتـكـفـيـر عـن خـطـايـاه، تـطـهـيـراً لـحـيـاتـه و مـحـواً لـذنـوبـه.
To fully atone for past transgressions.
يُـكـفـّـر بـشـكـل تـام عـن خـطـايـا الـمـاضـي.
To expiate/purge one’s sins.
يُـكـفـّـر عـن ذنـوبـه.
To be cleansed from all unrighteousness.
يُـطـهـَّـر مـن كـل الـلاأخـلاقـيـات.
Whenever you sin, ask for God’s mercy and seek his forgiveness.
كـلـمـا أخـطـأت، سَـلْ رحـمـة الـرب و الـتـمـس عـفـوه.
An unforgivable/ unpardonable sin.
ذنـب لايـغـتـفـر.
Repent and your grievous sins will be blotted out.
تُـبْ تُـمـح كـبـائـرك.
God will erase the penalty of sin and forgive him past guilt.
سـيـمـحـو الـلـه عـقـوبـة الـذنـب و يـغـفـر لـه خـطـايـا الـمـاضـي.
We must come before our Creator with deep, sincere, heartfelt repentance.
After each and every bedtime prayer, the sinner raised his arms to the sky in supplication, begging tearfully the Lord to purify his flesh from all defilement, and help him in his hours of distress.
The ever-living God had heard and answered his prayers for he saw in his dream that an angel of Allah appeared before him, and took him in his Eden-like nakedness for a holy dip in a sacred river known for its spiritual cleansing quality. Once rotten to the core, the man now is sinless.