عاذِليmy reproacher لَوif رَأَيتَyou saw مَنthe one whom أَناI مُغرىenamored
عاذِلي لَو رَأَيتَ مَن أَنا مُغرى
بِهَواهُwith love for him بَدَّلتَyou would exchange عَذلَكَyour reproach عُذراpardon
بِهَواهُ بَدَّلتَ عَذلَكَ عُذرا
O my reproacher, if you saw the one I am enamored
Of, you would exchange your reproach for pardon.
زارَhe visited وَهناًlate at night لاnot أَصغَرَmay He diminish اللَهُGod مَمشاstride
زارَ وَهناً لا أَصغَرَ اللَهُ مَمشا
هُhis وَحَيّاand greeted فَزادَهُso may He increase him اللَهُGod بِرّاkindness
هُ وَحَيّا فَزادَهُ اللَهُ بِرّا
He visited late at night—may God never diminish his stride—
And greeted me; may God grant him still more kindness.