Original: The cult is noted for chanting the phrase '' Ph ` nglui mglw ` nafh Cthulhu R ` lyeh wgah ` nagl fhtagn '' , which translates as '' In his house at R ` lyeh , dead Cthulhu waits dreaming . '' This is often shortened to '' Cthulhu fhtagn '' , which might possibly mean '' Cthulhu waits '' , '' Cthulhu dreams '' , or '' Cthulhu waits dreaming . ''
Simplified: In one of Lovecraft 's tales , The Call of Cthulhu , he said that Cthulhu currently lies in a dreamlike state in the sunken city of R ` lyeh ( rill-ee-yeh ) , waiting for the time when the Old Ones shall rise again .