شهرُ الصَّيام مباركٌ لكنّما

جُعلتْ لنا بركاتُه في طولهِ

The month of fasting is blessed, but

Its blessings for us are in its length

سافرْ بفكركَ منه في نأي المدى

ممدودِه ممطولهِ موصولهِ

Let your mind travel far away from it

Extended, prolonged, connected

منْ كان يألفهُ فكيف خروجُهُ

عني بجدع الأنف قبلَ دخولهِ

Whoever was accustomed to it, how can they leave

Tearing themselves away like pulling out a nose hair before its entry

إني ليعجبني تمامُ هلالهِ

وأسرُّ بعد تمامِه بنحولهِ

I really like the fullness of its crescent

And I secretly rejoice after its completion with its disappearance

شهرٌ يصدُّ المرءَ عن مشروبهِ

مما يحلُّ له ومِنْ مأكولهِ

A month that prevents a person from their drink

Of what is permitted to them, and from their food

لا أستثيبُ على قبولِ صيامِهِ

حسبي تصرُّمه ثوابَ قبولهِ

I do not expect reward for accepting its fasting

It is enough for me to endure it - the reward of its acceptance