1. I said, while people were awaiting a new moon
That resembled a thirsty youth, so slender was its shape
١. قلتُ والنّاس يرقبون هلالاً
يشبه الصبّ من نحافةِ جِسْمِه
2. Whoever is fasting, this is Ramadan
It etched its name in light upon the land
٢. من يكنْ صائماً فذا رمضانٌ
خَطّ بالنّور للوَرى أوّلَ اسمِه