جاءك شهر السرور شوال

جاءك شهر السرور شوال

وغال شهر الصيام مغتال

وغال شهر الصيام مغتال

Shawwal, the month of joy, has come to you.

The month of joy, Shawwal, has come

And a slayer has slain the month of fasting.

And the fasting month has passed away

أما رأيت الهلال يلحظه

أما رأيت الهلال يلحظه

قوم لهم ما رأوه إهلال

قوم لهم ما رأوه إهلال

Have you not seen the crescent, gazed upon

Have you not seen the crescent being watched

By people who cheer whenever they see it?

By people who upon seeing it rejoice

كأنه قيد فضة حرج

كأنه قيد فضة حرج

فض عن الصائمين فاختالوا

فض عن الصائمين فاختالوا

As though it were a tight silver shackle,

As if it were a silver anklet

Struck off those who fasted, so they strutted proudly.

It has released the fasters who then celebrate