أَخافُكَ إِنَّ الخوفَ مِنكَ مَحَبَّةٌ

أَخافُكَ إِنَّ الخوفَ مِنكَ مَحَبَّةٌ

وَما كُلُّ مَخشِيّ العِقابِ مُحَبَّبا

وَما كُلُّ مَخشِيّ العِقابِ مُحَبَّبا

I fear you; indeed, fear of you is love.

I fear you, for fear of you is love

Yet not everyone whose punishment is feared is beloved.

Not everyone who fears punishment is beloved

لَئِن كانَ خَوفي مِن سَطاكَ مُبَعَّداً

لَئِن كانَ خَوفي مِن سَطاكَ مُبَعَّداً

فَيا رُبَّما كانَ الرَجاءُ مُقَرَّبا

فَيا رُبَّما كانَ الرَجاءُ مُقَرَّبا

If my fear of your might keeps me far away,

If my fear of your wrath takes me far

Then, ah, perhaps hope will bring me near.

Then perhaps hope brings me near