وحَبَّبَ يومَ السبتِ عِنْديَ أَنَّني

تُنادِمُني فيه الذي أنا أحَبَبْتُ

And what endeared Saturday to me was that

on it, the one I loved keeps me company over wine.

ومن عجَبِ الأشياء أَنِّيَ مُسْلِمٌ

حَنِيفٌ ولكنْ خيرُ أيَّامِيَ السَّبتُ

And among the strangest things is that I am a Muslim,

a ḥanīf—yet Saturday is the best of my days.