أَرى السِجنَ سَلّاني عَنِ الرَوعَةِ الَّتي

أَرى السِجنَ سَلّاني عَنِ الرَوعَةِ الَّتي

إِلَيها نُفوسُ المُسلِمينَ تَحومُ

إِلَيها نُفوسُ المُسلِمينَ تَحومُ

I see that prison has distracted me from the dread

I see that prison has made me forget the terror

around which the souls of Muslims hover.

Toward which the souls of Muslims hover.

عَجِبتُ مِنَ الآمالِ وَالمَوتُ دونَها

عَجِبتُ مِنَ الآمالِ وَالمَوتُ دونَها

وَماذا يَرى المَبعوثُ حينَ يَقومُ

وَماذا يَرى المَبعوثُ حينَ يَقومُ

I marvel at hopes, while death bars the way to them—

I marveled at hopes, though death stands in their way.

and what will the resurrected one see when he rises?

And what will the resurrected one see when he rises?