1. ما لي أَرى السَيّد المَخدوم يُكثر مِن

    هَذا الصِيام أَما للفطر مِن عيدِ

    Why do I see the honored master doing so much of

    this fasting? Is there no feast for breaking the fast?

  2. فداهُ نَفسيَ صَوم العام مهلكة

    لَكنَّ خَير صِيام صَوم داودِ

    May my soul be his ransom—fasting all year is ruinous;

    but the best fasting is the fast of David.