قَدْ كِدْتُ أَقْطَعُ يَومَ عِيدِى طَاوِياً

قَدْ كِدْتُ أَقْطَعُ يَومَ عِيدِى طَاوِياً

وأَعِيشُ دُونَ النَّاسِ بالتَّسبيحِ

وأَعِيشُ دُونَ النَّاسِ بالتَّسبيحِ

I nearly spent my Eid day on an empty stomach,

I almost decided to retire grieving on my birthday,

living, unlike others, on glorifying God,

And live without people glorifying God,

وَأُرِيقُ مِن نَدَمي دَمي إذْ تنقضي

وَأُرِيقُ مِن نَدَمي دَمي إذْ تنقضي

أَيَامُ تَشْريقٍ بِلا تَشرِيحِ

أَيَامُ تَشْريقٍ بِلا تَشرِيحِ

and spilling my blood in remorse at the passing

And shed my blood in regret when days of celebration pass

of the days of Tashriq, with no meat being carved.

Without any cheer.

وَسَرَتْ أَرائحُ مِن شَرَائحِ جِيرَةٍ

وَسَرَتْ أَرائحُ مِن شَرَائحِ جِيرَةٍ

يُؤْذِي سِراجاً كانَ تَحتَ الرِّيحِ

يُؤْذِي سِراجاً كانَ تَحتَ الرِّيحِ

And aromas wafted from the neighbors’ slices of meat,

And winds blew from slices of a neighboring wall,

tormenting Siraj, who was downwind—

Disturbing a lamp that was under the wind.

لولا ابنُ عَبدِ الظاهِرِ الفَتْحُ الذي

لولا ابنُ عَبدِ الظاهِرِ الفَتْحُ الذي

وَافَاني هَيْناً مِن نَدَاهُ فُتُوحِي

وَافَاني هَيْناً مِن نَدَاهُ فُتُوحِي

had it not been for al-Fath, son of Abd al-Zahir, who

If not for Ibn Abd al-Zahir al-Fatih, who

readily brought me my gifts from his bounty.

Came to me humbly with open arms.