حتامhow long سفنships أَمانيناour hopes عَلىupon يَبسdry land
حتام سفن أَمانينا عَلى يَبس
تَجريsail بِجَنحbeneath the wing of ظَلامdarkness مَطفيءextinguishing القَبسِthe flame
تَجري بِجَنح ظَلام مَطفيء القَبسِ
How long will the ships of our hopes, upon dry land,
How long will the ships of our hopes, upon dry land,
sail on the wing of a darkness that quenches the flame?
Sail beneath the wing of darkness that extinguishes the flame?
لَعَلperhaps مِنfrom عالمrealm الأَلطافthe graces يُدركهاreaches them
لَعَل مِن عالم الأَلطاف يُدركها
ريحa wind النَجاةdeliverance فَتَنجوand so they are saved آخرat the end of النَفسِthe breath
ريح النَجاة فَتَنجو آخر النَفسِ
Perhaps from the realm of divine graces there will reach them
Perhaps, from the realm of grace, there will reach them
a wind of deliverance, and they will be saved at the final breath.
A wind of deliverance, so they will be saved at the last breath.
Sol 6.1