1. قل للأمير الذي في

    ذكراه حمدٌ وشكر

    Say to the prince in whose

    remembrance are praise and thanks:

  2. يا غيثَ جودٍ نداه

    والبر بر وبحر

    O rain of generosity, whose bounty

    and kindness are land and sea!

  3. مولايَ هنئت صوماً

    عقباه مدحٌ وأجر

    My lord, may you be blessed in your fast,

    whose outcome is praise and reward.

  4. فيه لقومٍ وقوم

    تفطير قلب وفطر

    In it, for one group and another,

    are heartbreak and the breaking of the fast.

  5. فللموالين نفعٌ

    وللمعادين ضرّ

    So for allies there is benefit,

    and for enemies, harm.

  6. ولي من الحلو حالا

    قصدٍ فقلٌّ وكُثر

    And for sweets I have two modes

    of seeking: a little and a lot.

  7. وغيّث القطرُ فهي

    وأولُ الغيث قطر

    And the rain showered; so it

    and the beginning of rain are drops.