أقولُI say وقدand already لاحَappeared الهلالُthe crescent مُغَرِّباًsetting in the west
أقولُ وقد لاحَ الهلالُ مُغَرِّباً
وَياand oh ليتهُif only it were فيon الأفقthe horizon غيرُnot مُغَرِّبِsetting in the west
وَيا ليتهُ في الأفق غيرُ مُغَرِّبِ
I say, as the crescent appears, setting in the west:
I say, as the crescent appears, setting in the west:
Would that it were not setting on the horizon!
And oh, would that it were not setting on the horizon!
ثَقيلٌburdensome هلالُcrescent الصّومthe fast أنتَyou علىupon أمرئa man
ثَقيلٌ هلالُ الصّوم أنتَ على أمرئ
وليسَand it is not عَجيباًsurprising هكذاlike this كلevery مُغرِبيMaghrebi
وليسَ عَجيباً هكذا كل مُغرِبي
O crescent of the fast, how heavily you weigh upon a man—
Crescent of the fast, you weigh heavily on a man;
And no wonder: every Maghrebi is like that.
And no wonder—every Maghrebi is like this.
Sol 6.1