ياO عَلوَʿAlw أَقيليpardon عَثَراتmissteps النادِمthe remorseful one
يا عَلوَ أَقيلي عَثَرات النادِم
جوديbe generous وَصليand embrace واجِدَone lovesick قَلبٍheart عادِمbereft
جودي وَصلي واجِدَ قَلبٍ عادِم
O ʿAlw, pardon the remorseful one's missteps.
O my soul's solace, overlook my stumbles in regret
Be generous, and embrace one lovesick at heart and bereft.
Be generous to me, and join a heart stripped bare
ماnot زَوجُكِyour husband بانياًconsummating marriage بِكِwith you اليَومَtoday سِوىother than
ما زَوجُكِ بانياً بِكِ اليَومَ سِوى
موهٍone who weakens لِقَواعِدto the foundations of اِصطِباريmy endurance هادِمone who demolishes
موهٍ لِقَواعِد اِصطِباري هادِم
Your husband, consummating his marriage with you today, is nothing but
None builds you up today but
One who weakens and demolishes the foundations of my endurance.
A pretense undermining my patient foundations