They said: Fasting will weary you

رمضان العافية

1. They said: Fasting will weary you
While you are in your seventies, tired

١. قَالُوا: سَيُتْعِبُكَ الصِّيَامُ
وَأَنْتَ فِي السَّبْعِينَ مُضْنَى

2. So I replied: Rather, it will strengthen
My resolve, and lift my heart to tranquility

٢. فَأَجَبْتُ بَلْ سَيَشُدُّ مِنْ
عَزْمِي، وَيَحْبُو القَلْبَ أَمْنَا

3. In remembrance, patience and obedience
To the One who enriches and suffices

٣. ذِكْرًا وَصَبْرًا وَامْتِثَالاً
لِلَّذِي أَغْنَى وَأَقْنَى

4. And sustains me.. in spirit and body
With strength, purpose and structure

٤. وَيَمُدُّنِي.. رُوحًا وَجِسْمًا
بِالقُوَى مَعْنًى وَمَبْنَى

5. Ramadan is wellbeing, so fast it
Devoutly that you may live reassured

٥. رَمَضَانُ عَافِيَةٌ فَصُمْهُ
تُقًى لِتَحْيَا مُطْمَئِنَّا