مشاهدshrines القدسJerusalem حيىmay it greet
مشاهد القدس حيى
حماكyour precinct صوبُthe downpour الغمامهْthe raincloud
حماك صوبُ الغمامهْ
Shrines of Jerusalem, may a greeting come
Jerusalem's sights revived me
to your precinct from the raincloud's downpour,
Until I saw myself from Egypt's womb
حتَّىuntil أرانيI find myself منfrom مصEgyp- (first fragment of Egypt)
حتَّى أراني من مص
ر-t (completes Egypt) قدalready فتحتI have opened قمامهْQumamah
ر قد فتحت قمامهْ
until I find myself, from Egyp-
Opened its shroud
-t, having opened Qumamah.
A people's resurrection stood up
قامتarose قيامةan uproar قومsome people
قامت قيامة قوم
رأواthey saw لقدريof my standing علامهْa sign
رأوا لقدري علامهْ
An uproar arose among some people
They saw the signs of my destiny
who saw a sign of my standing.
It was said, what is your role?
وظيفةa post قيلit was said ماwhat ذيthis
وظيفة قيل ما ذي
فقلتso I said قولwords السلامهْof safety
فقلت قول السلامهْ
A post—“What is this?” it was asked.
I said, to say peace
So I gave a cautious reply:
Resurrection for some people
قيامةdoomsday عندfor قومsome people
قيامة عند قوم
وعندand for قومsome people قيامهْresurrection
وعند قوم قيامهْ
Doomsday for some,
And for others, it's doomsday
and for others, Resurrection.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.