Al Sufian

1	O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Gafur;
2	The Much-Forgiving;
3	And the seventy-second name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty.
4	All who walk the path of Islam will stumble.
5	It is not to judge that we are without blemish,
6	But that we never surrender our virtue as true Muslims.
7	Any man who speaks of a smooth path is a merchant and liar.
8	Only when a man is challenged,
9	Only when he knows hunger,
10	Can a man finally see his character.
11	Thus suffering is not the cause, but the catalyst.
12	Repentance is not the cure to a trespass,
13	But the state of mind and action necessary to discern right from wrong.
14	A man who has no conscience, abandons his soul,
15	Yet even a man who makes great wailing and sorrow at repentance,
16	Has learnt nothing of Islam.
17	Repentance therefore is for the healing of the spirit first,
18	The mind second and the body third.
19	A man who shows true contrition must be afforded a measure of dignity and respect,
20	Confesses his transgression before the accusation is raised.
21	Verily, a man who is found to have transgressed and then claims repentance has none.
22	Thus, any man who confesses a transgression without the need for adjudication,
23	Must be afforded clemency as the greatest act of repentance.
24	Yet a man who wails in repentance after the fact of their culpability,
25	Must be treated as one in contempt of the mercy of Allah.

Sufa 100 - The Repentance (At-Taubah)