مَسائِلُ مَنْ يُحَرِّرُها نَهاراً

مَسائِلُ مَنْ يُحَرِّرُها نَهاراً

بِشَهْرِ الصَّوْمِ طائِشَةُ السِّهامِ

بِشَهْرِ الصَّوْمِ طائِشَةُ السِّهامِ

The questions of one who formulates them by day

The issues of one who pens them in daylight

in the month of fasting have arrows that miss their mark.

In the fasting month, scattered are the arrows

فَهَذا يا بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ حِينٌ

فَهَذا يا بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ حِينٌ

تَضيقُ لَدَيْهِ دائِرَةُ الكَلامِ

تَضيقُ لَدَيْهِ دائِرَةُ الكَلامِ

So this, O son of Abd Allah, is a time

So this, O son of Abdullah, is a time

when the circle of speech grows narrow.

When the circle of speech is constricted for him

فَمُدَّ على المعائِبِ مِنْكَ سِتْراً

فَمُدَّ على المعائِبِ مِنْكَ سِتْراً

فَسَتْرُ العَيْبِ أَخْلاقُ الكِرامِ

فَسَتْرُ العَيْبِ أَخْلاقُ الكِرامِ

So spread a veil of your own over the faults,

So extend over shortcomings a veil from you

for concealing faults is the conduct of the noble.

For veiling flaws is the trait of the noble