أستغفرI ask forgiveness of اللهGod منfor عشقٍa love برىwore away جسديmy body
أستغفر الله من عشقٍ برى جسدي
أشقىmade wretched الفؤادthe heart وأعياand exhausted بالأسىwith sorrow كبديmy liver
أشقى الفؤاد وأعيا بالأسى كبدي
I ask God's forgiveness for a love that wore my body away.
It made my heart wretched and exhausted my liver with sorrow.
هذيthese are ذنوبيmy sins منfrom الأشواقlongings أحصدهاI reap them
هذي ذنوبي من الأشواق أحصدها
وذاand this is جزائيmy recompense وعقبىand the outcome of ماwhat جنتهhas wrought it يديmy hand !
وذا جزائي وعقبى ما جنته يدي !
These are my sins; I reap them from longing.
And this is my recompense, and the outcome of what my hand has wrought!