ما انْتِفاعِي بِالقُرْبِ مِنْكُمْ إِذْا لَمْ

ما انْتِفاعِي بِالقُرْبِ مِنْكُمْ إِذْا لَمْ

يَكُنِ القُرْبُ مُثْمِراً لِلْوَدادِ

يَكُنِ القُرْبُ مُثْمِراً لِلْوَدادِ

What do I gain from closeness to you if

What use is my closeness to you if closeness

Closeness bears no fruit of affection?

Does not bear the fruit of affection?

كَنْتُ أَشْكُو الِبعادَ حَتَّى التَقَيْنا

كَنْتُ أَشْكُو الِبعادَ حَتَّى التَقَيْنا

فَأنا اليَوْمَ شاكِرٌ لِلبِعادِ

فَأنا اليَوْمَ شاكِرٌ لِلبِعادِ

I used to complain of separation until we met;

I used to lament distance until we met,

So today I am grateful for separation.

Now I thank distance.

فَعَلَ القُرْبُ فَوقَ ما فَعَلَ البُعْ

فَعَلَ القُرْبُ فَوقَ ما فَعَلَ البُعْ

دُ بِقَلْبِي مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الأَنْكادِ

دُ بِقَلْبِي مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الأَنْكادِ

Closeness has done more than distance did

Proximity did more than distance

To my heart, bringing so many sorrows.

To my heart with abundant torment.

وَلَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ تَزايَدَ ما بِي

وَلَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ تَزايَدَ ما بِي

مِنْ عَذابٍ وَلَوْعَةٍ وَسُهادِ

مِنْ عَذابٍ وَلَوْعَةٍ وَسُهادِ

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

By my life, what is in me

Torment, burning anguish, and sleeplessness.

Of agony, anguish and sleeplessness has increased.

وَإِذْا كُنْتُمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي خَيْ

وَإِذْا كُنْتُمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي خَيْ

رٍ وَفِي نِعْمَةٍ فَذاكَ مُرادِي

رٍ وَفِي نِعْمَةٍ فَذاكَ مُرادِي

And if you have well-being from God

If you are in Allah's blessing

And blessing, that is my desire.

And bounty, that is my wish.

لَوْ فَعَلْتُمُ بِمُهْجَتِي ما فَعَلْتُمْ

لَوْ فَعَلْتُمُ بِمُهْجَتِي ما فَعَلْتُمْ

لَمْ يَحُلْ فِيكُمُ صَحِيحُ اعْتِقادِي

لَمْ يَحُلْ فِيكُمُ صَحِيحُ اعْتِقادِي

Even if you did to my heart's blood whatever you did,

Had you done to my love what you did,

My true faith in you would not change.

My true belief in you would not remain.