لاَdo not تلومواblame (plural) علىfor التَّأخُّرِthe delay حيناًfor a while
لاَ تلوموا على التَّأخُّرِ حيناً
وابسُطواand extend (plural) العذرَthe excuse فيfor تَأَنِّيtaking time اللّحاقcatching up
وابسُطوا العذرَ في تَأَنِّي اللّحاق
Do not reproach a brief delay,
Do not blame me for being late
And extend pardon for taking time to catch up;
And excuse my slow pace
فأبوكمfor your father علىin قديمolden اللَّياليthe nights
فأبوكم على قديم اللَّيالي
فازَwon سَبقاًprecedence علىupon جَناحِthe wing of البُراقal-Buraq
فازَ سَبقاً على جَناحِ البُراق
For your father, in nights long past,
For your father in his old age
Gained the lead upon the wing of al-Buraq.
Has outrun me on Al-Burāq's wing
Sol 6.1