أرانيshowed me جمعيmy union منfrom فنائيmy annihilation تقرباًa drawing near
أراني جمعي من فنائي تقرباً
وهيهاتand far beyond reach إلاexcept منكthrough You عنكapart from You التقربdrawing near
وهيهات إلا منك عنك التقرب
My union showed me nearness through my annihilation.
I gather myself from my ruin, drawing near,
Yet nearness apart from You is impossible, save through You.
Yet far from You, no nearness can I draw.
فماfor no عنكapart from You ليfor me صبرpatience ولاand no فيكconcerning You حيلةstratagem
فما عنك لي صبر ولا فيك حيلة
ولاand no منكfrom You ليfor me بدalternative ولاand no عنكfrom You مهربescape
ولا منك لي بد ولا عنك مهرب
For I have no patience apart from You, nor any stratagem concerning You.
With You, I've no patience; in You, no stratagem;
Nor can I do without You, nor is there any escape from You.
No way but You, no flight unless to You.
تقربdrew near قومsome people بالرجاthrough hope فوصلتهمso You granted them union
تقرب قوم بالرجا فوصلتهم
فماso why ليfor me بعيداًfar away منكfrom You والكلwhile all يعطبperish
فما لي بعيداً منك والكل يعطب
Some people drew near through hope, so You granted them union.
Some folk draw near to You through hope's appeal.
So why am I far from You, while all perish?
But far am I; for all my means are flaws.