أحِنُّI yearn إلىfor رحابكَYour spacious courts ياO إلهيmy God
أحِنُّ إلى رحابكَ يا إلهي
لأطفئso I may quench منfrom معينthe wellspring رضاكYour pleasure آهيmy sigh
لأطفئ من معين رضاك آهي
I yearn for Your spacious courts, O my God,
I yearn for your vastness, my God
To quench my sigh with water from the wellspring of Your pleasure.
To quench my sighs from your spring of contentment
أتيتُI have come إليكَto You أوْعيَتيmy vessels خواءٌempty
أتيتُ إليكَ أوْعيَتي خواءٌ
وقلبيand my heart عنof دروبpaths الخيرِgoodness لاهِheedless
وقلبي عن دروب الخيرِ لاهِ
I have come to You with my vessels empty,
I came to you with empty vessels
And my heart heedless of the paths of goodness.
And a heart astray from the path of goodness
أزاحمI jostle للوصولto arrive بغيرwithout زادٍprovisions
أزاحم للوصول بغير زادٍ
سوىexcept خيْطٍa thread منof الإيمانfaith واهِfrail
سوى خيْطٍ من الإيمان واهِ
I jostle to arrive, without provisions,
I strive to reach you with no provision
Except a frail thread of faith,
But a thread of faith, sighs
وتوبةِand repentance مخلصٍa sincere person ورجاءand hope عبدٍa servant
وتوبةِ مخلصٍ ورجاء عبدٍ
تَحَصَّنhe fortified himself بالأوامرwith the commands والنواهيand the prohibitions
تَحَصَّن بالأوامر والنواهي
And the repentance of one sincere, and the hope of a servant
And the repentance of a sincere soul
Who has fortified himself with the commands and prohibitions.
Fortified by Your commands and prohibitions