قالوا غدا العيد ماذا أنت لابسه

قالوا غدا العيد ماذا أنت لابسه

فقلت خلعة ساق عبده جرعا

فقلت خلعة ساق عبده جرعا

They said, “Tomorrow is the feast—what will you wear?”

They said tomorrow is Eid, what will you wear?

I said, “A robe of honor from a cupbearer who gives his servant draughts.”

I said the robe of a slave who took a sip

فقر وصبر هما ثوباتي تحتهما

فقر وصبر هما ثوباتي تحتهما

قلب يرى ربه الأعياد والجمعا

قلب يرى ربه الأعياد والجمعا

Poverty and patience are my garments; beneath them

Poverty and patience are my clothes underneath them

Is a heart that sees its Lord on feast days and Fridays.

A heart that sees its Lord on holidays and gatherings

أحرى الملابس أن تلقى الحبيب بها

أحرى الملابس أن تلقى الحبيب بها

يوم التزاور في الثوب الذي خلعا

يوم التزاور في الثوب الذي خلعا

The most fitting attire in which to meet the Beloved

It is best to meet the Beloved in the clothes

On the day of mutual visits is the robe he bestowed.

In which He divested you, on the day of visitation

الدهر لي مأتم إن غبت يا أملي

الدهر لي مأتم إن غبت يا أملي

والعيد ما دمت لي مرأى ومستمعا

والعيد ما دمت لي مرأى ومستمعا

All time is mourning for me if you are absent, O my hope;

Time for me is bereavement if you are absent, O my hope

And it is a feast as long as you remain for me to see and hear.

And celebration, as long as you are in my sight and hearing