does anyone have 'wast el bahr' lyrics?

mabsoota

hi my lovely tasbeha friends,
does anyone have the lyrics to wast el bahr? (in the middle of the sea)
its the one where one of the choruses is 'lama shuftu, seraht irhamnee' or something like that, and i downloaded it from this site. i love it, and want to understand more of it!
english or arabic lyrics are ok, ideally both!
thank u, God bless u

jydeacon

Here you go:

In the midst of the raging sea
There I was sailing
The waves were pounding me
Making me afraid
And it seems
That Christ has left me
I no longer see Him,
Because of my weak faith

Refrain:
Jesus when He saw me
Came to me quickly
In my despair and darkness
He opened my eyes
When I saw Him
I cried, “Have Mercy”
He came to me quickly
And had mercy on me

The sounds of the angry waves
Agonized my ears
Darkness of the creeping night
Has threatened my peace
And the tears
Have not left my eyes
And the peaceful sleep
Had departed from me

Refrain

I took the oar and started rowing
But my hopes have failed
My weakness and my ignorance
Brought more grief to me
And my Lord
At the shore sees me
When will You come to me
And restore my hope
Refrain

I was in despair and drowning
And my hope is torn
I came to my beloved Lord
Offering Him my tears
When He saw me
He had compassion on me
He stretched out His sweet hand
And dried my tears

mabsoota

thanks so much, jy deacon!
i looked for this for about a year and you replied in the same day!
the translation is v beautiful.
:)  :)

i don't suppose anyone has it in arabic...

godislove260

وسط البحر الهايج وأنا ساير تلطمني أمواجه تجعلني حاير
ويسوع باين تركني ولا عدت أشوفه من ضعف إيماني
ق: يسوع لما رآني أسرعَّ إلي في يأسي و ظلامي نور عينيَّ
لما شفته صرخت ارحمني جه أنقذني و أتحنن عليَّ
+صوت الرياح مخيفة يزعج آذاني هول الليل وظلامه هدد سلامي
والدموع لا تترك عينيَّ والنعاس الهادي قد فارق أجفاني
+أخذت المجداف أجدف خابت آمالي ضعفى وعجزي وجهلي زود أحزاني
ويسوع ع الشط شايفنى أمتى تيجى يا ربى وترد أماني
+كنت غرقان ويائس وأملى مقطوع جيت ليسوع حبيبي أذرف له الدموع
لما رآني عطف عليَّ مد ايده الحلوة ومسح لى عيني

Wast el ba7r el hayeg, we ana sayer, teltomni (tedrabni) amwago, teg3alni 7ayer
we Yasou3, bayen tarakni, wala 3odt ashofo men da3f emani

refrain:
Yasou3 lamma ra2ani, asra3 ilaya, fi ya2si we zalami, nawwar 3enaya
lamma shofto, sarakht er7amni, geh anqazni we et7annen 3alaya

Soot el reyaa7 mokheef yez3eg azani, hawl el leel we zalamo, hadded salami
We eddemou3 la tatrok 3ayni, we el no3aas el hadi qad faraq agfani

Akhazt el megdaaf agaddef, khabet amali, da3fi we 3agzi we gahli, zawed a7zani
We Yasou3 3al shat shayefni, emta teegi ya Rabbi, we teroddeli amani

Kont ghar2aan we yabes we amali ma2tou3, geet le Yasou3 7abeebi azref lo el demoo3
Lamma ra2aani 3ataf 3alaya mad eedo el 7elwa we masa7 3enaya

Plz keep my weakness in your prayers

mabsoota

thanks so much, Godislove, will be singing it on way to work!!
God bless u
:)