قَد قَضَينا العُمرَ في مَطلِكُمُ

قَد قَضَينا العُمرَ في مَطلِكُمُ

وَظَنَنّا وَعدَكُم كانَ مَناما

وَظَنَنّا وَعدَكُم كانَ مَناما

We have spent our lifetime enduring your delays,

We have already spent our lives enduring your delays,

And thought your promise was merely a dream.

And we thought your promise was a dream.

أَإِذا مُتنا نَرى وَعدَكُمُ

أَإِذا مُتنا نَرى وَعدَكُمُ

أَم إِذا كُنّا تُراباً وَعِظاما

أَم إِذا كُنّا تُراباً وَعِظاما

Is it when we die that we shall see your promise,

Shall we see your promise when we die,

Or when we have become dust and bones?

Or when we are dust and bones?