ما اِنتِفاعي بِالقُربِ مِنكُم إِذا

ما اِنتِفاعي بِالقُربِ مِنكُم إِذا

لَم يَكُنِ القُربُ مُثمِراً لِلوِدادِ

لَم يَكُنِ القُربُ مُثمِراً لِلوِدادِ

What do I gain from being near you, if

What is the benefit of being near you

closeness bears no fruit of affection?

If proximity does not yield sincere affection?

كُنتُ أَشكو البُعادَ حَتّى اِلتَقَينا

كُنتُ أَشكو البُعادَ حَتّى اِلتَقَينا

فَأَنا اليَومَ شاكِرٌ لِلبُعادِ

فَأَنا اليَومَ شاكِرٌ لِلبُعادِ

I used to lament separation until we met;

I used to complain of distance until we met -

so today I am grateful for separation.

Today, I'm grateful for distance.

فَعَلَ القُربُ فَوقَ ما فَعَلَ البُع

فَعَلَ القُربُ فَوقَ ما فَعَلَ البُع

دُ بِقَلبي مِن شِدَّةِ الإِنكادِ

دُ بِقَلبي مِن شِدَّةِ الإِنكادِ

Closeness has done more than separation did

Proximity did more than distance

in grievously distressing my heart.

To my heart - such torment!

وَلَعَمري لَقَد تَزايَدَ ما بي

وَلَعَمري لَقَد تَزايَدَ ما بي

مِن وُلوعٍ وَحُرقَةٍ وَسُهادِ

مِن وُلوعٍ وَحُرقَةٍ وَسُهادِ

And by my life, what I suffer has indeed increased:

Indeed, my longing and burning and sleeplessness

passion, burning anguish, and sleeplessness.

Have increased because of you.

لَو فَعَلتُم بِمُهجَتي ما فَعَلتُم

لَو فَعَلتُم بِمُهجَتي ما فَعَلتُم

لَم يَحُل فيكُمُ صَحيحُ اِعتِقادي

لَم يَحُل فيكُمُ صَحيحُ اِعتِقادي

Even if you did to my soul what you did,

Had you done to my soul what you did,

my true faith in you would not change.

My true beliefs would be no more.

وَإِذا كُنتُمُ مِنَ اللَهِ في خَي

وَإِذا كُنتُمُ مِنَ اللَهِ في خَي

رٍ وَفي نِعمَةٍ فَذاكَ مُرادي

رٍ وَفي نِعمَةٍ فَذاكَ مُرادي

And if you have well-being from God

And if you are in God's grace and bounty,

and blessing, that is what I desire.

Then that is what I desire.