جاءكhas come to you شهرmonth of السرورjoy شوالShawwal
جاءك شهر السرور شوال
وغالand slew شهرthe month of الصيامfasting مغتالa slayer
وغال شهر الصيام مغتال
Shawwal, the month of joy, has come to you.
The month of joy, Shawwal, has come
And a slayer has slain the month of fasting.
And the fasting month has passed away
أماdid … not? رأيتyou saw الهلالthe crescent يلحظهgaze at it
أما رأيت الهلال يلحظه
قومpeople لهمfor them ماwhenever رأوهthey saw it إهلالjoyful cries
قوم لهم ما رأوه إهلال
Have you not seen the crescent, gazed upon
Have you not seen the crescent being watched
By people who cheer whenever they see it?
By people who upon seeing it rejoice
كأنهas though it were قيدa shackle فضةsilver حرجtight
كأنه قيد فضة حرج
فضwas broken عنoff الصائمينthose fasting فاختالواso they strutted proudly
فض عن الصائمين فاختالوا
As though it were a tight silver shackle,
As if it were a silver anklet
Struck off those who fasted, so they strutted proudly.
It has released the fasters who then celebrate
Sol 6.1