يا ويلي

22:59 Jun 29, 2013
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Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / chapter from a Lebanese n
Arabic term or phrase: يا ويلي
كنت أفكر في أنه يا ويلي! كيف قبلت بلقائه وأنا في الشهر الثامن، وجسدي يزن طناً؟ كيف سألاقيه، وبطني شاهد على خيانتي له، أي على تخليّ عنه، وعلى استسلامي وقبولي بالزواج من غيره؟

Looking for a good idiomatic English equivalent.
Eyal Sherf
United States
Local time: 12:11


Summary of answers provided
5Lord have mercy!
Maisa Haddad
5woe unto me
Awad Balaish
4Uh my gosh
Ahmed Jameel
4Oh woe to me
Muhammad Said
4What a calamity!catastrophe! an ordeal!
sktrans
4Oh my God!
Shereen Whiten, BA.
4alas/ Woe is me
firas81 (X)


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Uh my gosh


Explanation:
It would be the same if you say of "Uh my God" too.


    Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oh_my_gosh
Ahmed Jameel
Bahrain
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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Oh woe to me


Explanation:
Oh woe to me

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Note added at 13 mins (2013-06-29 23:13:08 GMT)
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كما من الممكن ترجمتها
Ah! woe is me!
كما جاء في سورة الفرقان الآية 28
يا ويلتى ليتني لم أتخذ فلانا خليلا
Ah! woe is me!

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Note added at 14 mins (2013-06-29 23:13:24 GMT)
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http://www.kl28.com/Quran.php?aea=28&sora=25

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Note added at 15 mins (2013-06-29 23:15:07 GMT)
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وممكن ترجمتها أيضًا إلى
Alas for me!
http://tryhome.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/سورة-الفرقان-باللغة-...

Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 14
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Asker: Thank you! This is the literal meaning, but I'm looking for an IDIOMATIC rendering.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Lord have mercy!


Explanation:
like saying"Oh, my misery how ould I have done something like this"

Maisa Haddad
United States
Local time: 12:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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What a calamity!catastrophe! an ordeal!


Explanation:
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sktrans
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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woe unto me


Explanation:
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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 19:11
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Oh my God!


Explanation:
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Shereen Whiten, BA.
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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alas/ Woe is me


Explanation:
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firas81 (X)
Qatar
Local time: 19:11
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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