ماnot أَرانيI see myself أَنالُI obtain وَعدَكَyour promise إِلّاexcept
ما أَراني أَنالُ وَعدَكَ إِلّا
بَعدَafter أَنthat يَنهَضَrise الرِجالُthe men بِنَعشيwith my bier
بَعدَ أَن يَنهَضَ الرِجالُ بِنَعشي
I do not expect to receive what you promised until
after the men rise bearing my bier.
فَإِذاso if ماemphatic particle أَرَدتَyou wished إِنجازَfulfillment وَعديthe promise made to me
فَإِذا ما أَرَدتَ إِنجازَ وَعدي
فَتَكَلَّفَthen take the trouble إِذَنin that case مِنfrom القَبرِthe grave نَبشيdigging me up
فَتَكَلَّفَ إِذَن مِن القَبرِ نَبشي
So if you wish to fulfill the promise made to me,
then take the trouble to dig me up from the grave.
كُنتُI was أَرجوكَplacing my hopes in you إِذwhen وَعَدتَyou promised نَوالاًa gift
كُنتُ أَرجوكَ إِذ وَعَدتَ نَوالاً
فَإِذاbut behold الوَعدُthe promise مُقعَدٌcrippled لَيسَis not يَمشيwalking
فَإِذا الوَعدُ مُقعَدٌ لَيسَ يَمشي
I placed my hopes in you when you promised a gift,
but behold, the promise is crippled and cannot walk.