وَإِنّي لَأَستَحيِي مِنَ اللَهِ أَن أَرى

وَإِنّي لَأَستَحيِي مِنَ اللَهِ أَن أَرى

رَديفَ وِصالٍ أَو عَلَيَّ رَديفُ

رَديفَ وِصالٍ أَو عَلَيَّ رَديفُ

And indeed I am ashamed before God to see myself

I am too shy before God to pursue

riding behind another in love, or with another riding behind me;

a chance meeting or to let chance pursue me.

وَأَن أَرِدَ الماءَ المُوَطَّأَ حَسبَةً

وَأَن أَرِدَ الماءَ المُوَطَّأَ حَسبَةً

وَأَتبَعَ وَصلاً مِنكَ وَهُوَ ضَعيفُ

وَأَتبَعَ وَصلاً مِنكَ وَهُوَ ضَعيفُ

and to come to well-trodden water in hope of reward,

And to expect watering when the pool is low,

and pursue a bond from you while it is weak.

or to add one weak bond to another from you.

وَإِنِّيَ لِلماءِ المُخالِطِ لِلقَذى

وَإِنِّيَ لِلماءِ المُخالِطِ لِلقَذى

وَإِن كَثُرَت وُرّادُهُ لَعَيوفُ

وَإِن كَثُرَت وُرّادُهُ لَعَيوفُ

And indeed, to water mingled with floating debris,

I spurn water mixed with filth although

even if many come to drink it, I am deeply averse.

its scoopers may be many and ardent.