أَصُمتَ الشُهورَ فَهَلّا صَمَتَّ

أَصُمتَ الشُهورَ فَهَلّا صَمَتَّ

وَلا صَومَ حَتّى تُطيلَ الصُموتا

وَلا صَومَ حَتّى تُطيلَ الصُموتا

Have you fasted through the months? Then why have you not kept silent?

You kept silent for months, why not keep silent still,

And there is no fasting until you prolong your silence.

Nor fast except to prolong your silence.

يُلاقي الفَتى عَيشَهُ بِالضَلالِ

يُلاقي الفَتى عَيشَهُ بِالضَلالِ

وَيَبقى عَلَيهِ إِلى أَن يَموتا

وَيَبقى عَلَيهِ إِلى أَن يَموتا

A young man faces his life in error,

A young man finds his livelihood in error

And persists in it until he dies.

And it remains with him until he dies.