وهنوا بالصيام فقلت مهلاً

فإني طول دهري في صيام

They urged me to fast, but I said, wait,

For my whole life has been fasting.

وهل فطر لمن يمسي ويضحي

يؤمل فضل أقواتِ اللئام

And does one break fast who wakes and sleeps

Hoping for the scraps of the vile?