سفينةark نوحNoah بعدafter حينa while لهاit has إلىto
سفينة نوح بعد حين لها إلى
شواطىءshores مصرEgypt ماwhat سيحلوwill become sweet بهthrough it البحرthe sea
شواطىء مصر ما سيحلو به البحر
Noah's ark will, in time, have for
After a time, Noah's ship
Egypt's shores what will sweeten the sea.
Will reach the shores of Egypt, where the sea
أرىI see العيشlife حلواsweet عندfor قومsome people ولاand not أرىI see
أرى العيش حلوا عند قوم ولا أرى
سوىexcept أنthat عيشىmy life فيin حلاوتهits sweetness مرbitter
سوى أن عيشى في حلاوته مر
I see life sweet for some people, yet I see nothing
Will gently set it down. Life seems so sweet
Except that my life, in its sweetness, is bitter.
Among some people - mine is agony.
ذرعتI traversed فضاءthe expanse of اللَهGod شرقاeastward ومغرباand westward
ذرعت فضاء اللَه شرقا ومغربا
وعدتand I returned وزادىand my provision درهمa dirham اسمهits name الصبرpatience
وعدت وزادى درهم اسمه الصبر
I have traversed God's expanse eastward and westward,
I've wandered east and west across God's earth
And I returned, my provision a dirham named patience.
And come back with a coin called Patience, worth