1. I rode around, touring both sides,
And spent the days of fasting time.
١. رَكِبتُ أُطَوِّفُ في الجانِبَينِ
وَأَقطَعُ عُمرَ زَمانِ الصِيامِ
2. I met none except a generous friend
With kind words and greetings sublime.
٢. فَلَم أَلقَ إِلّا صَديقاً يَجودُ
بِطيبِ الكَلامِ وَحُسنِ السَلامِ
3. Had I been a guest in his abode,
He would have served me a drink so fine,
٣. وَلَو أَنَّني كُنتُ في بَيتِهِ
سَقاني بِكَفَّيهِ كَأسَ الحِمامِ
4. How could I be if I had come
For food and drink and wine?
٤. فَكَيفَ أَكونُ إِذا ما قَصَدتُ
لِأَكلِ الطَعامِ وَشُربِ المُدامِ