ياO عفْرُʿAfr إِنَّindeed الحيَّthe tribe قدalready نقضواthey broke
يا عفْرُ إِنَّ الحيَّ قد نقضوا
عهدَthe covenant الإِلهِof God وحاولواand they attempted الغدْراtreachery
عهدَ الإِلهِ وحاولوا الغدْرا
O ʿAfr, the tribe has indeed broken
O dawn, the living have broken
God's covenant and attempted treachery.
God's covenant and sought betrayal