جَرَتِ العَوائِدُ أَن نَشعَبَن قَبلَ ما

جَرَتِ العَوائِدُ أَن نَشعَبَن قَبلَ ما

يَأتي لَنا رَمَضانُ بِالشَيءِ الشَهي

يَأتي لَنا رَمَضانُ بِالشَيءِ الشَهي

Custom has us feast in Sha‘ban—before

It is the norm that we part ways before

Ramadan comes to us—on delectable fare.

Ramadan comes with its festive cheer

وَكَذاكَ لَمّا أَن رَأَينا عُمرَنا

وَكَذاكَ لَمّا أَن رَأَينا عُمرَنا

شَيئاً فَشَيئاً لا يَزالُ يَهي يَهي

شَيئاً فَشَيئاً لا يَزالُ يَهي يَهي

And likewise, when we saw our life

And so it was when we saw our lives

Little by little, still weakening, weakening,

Slowly dwindle away year after year

صِرنا مِنَ الدُنيا نَشعَبَن كُلَّما

صِرنا مِنَ الدُنيا نَشعَبَن كُلَّما

سَنَحَت لَنا الفُرصاتُ حَتّى نَنتَهي

سَنَحَت لَنا الفُرصاتُ حَتّى نَنتَهي

We have taken to feasting on this world as in Sha‘ban whenever

We've been parting from this world bit by bit

Opportunities come our way, until we reach our end.

Whenever we got the chance, until we disappear

فَاِقصِر مَلامَكَ يا عَذولُ وَخِلنا

فَاِقصِر مَلامَكَ يا عَذولُ وَخِلنا

في حالِنا وَاِنظُر لِحالِكَ وَالتَهي

في حالِنا وَاِنظُر لِحالِكَ وَالتَهي

So curb your reproaches, O faultfinder, and leave us

So spare us your blame, reproacher, and leave us be

To ourselves; look to your own affairs and amuse yourself.

Consider your state, and don't interfere