1. Longing for a night and day
From which months are composed,
١. لَهَفي عَلى لَيلَةٍ وَيَومٍ
تَأَلَّفَت مِنهُما الشُهورُ
2. And two dear times,
Whose secrets do not appear.
٢. وَأُلفِيا عُنصُرَي زَمانٍ
لَيسَ لِأَسرارِهِ ظُهورُ
3. Religion has become weakened,
And the verses of time have changed it.
٣. قَد أَصبَحَ الدينُ مُضمَحِلّاً
وَغَيَّرَت آيَهُ الدُهورُ
4. So there is no almsgiving, no fasting,
No prayer, and no purification.
٤. فَلا زَكاةٌ وَلا صِيامٌ
ولا صَلاةٌ وَلا طَهورُ
5. And a people have disputed the legality of marriage
With women who have no dowries.
٥. وَاِعتاضَ حِلَّ النِكاحِ قَومٌ
بِنُسوَةٍ ما لَها مُهورُ