قد غنينا عن الشتاء

وعن اللّبسِ للفراءِ

We have dispensed with winter

We have dispensed with winter's cold,

And with coats of fur

And the wearing of the heavy furs,

وعن الحشوِ والعمامةِ

والكنِّ والصلاءِ

And with stuffing and turbans

And the padded coats and turbans rolled,

And with firewood and prayers

And the shelter and the fire that purrs,

وعن الفرشِ والوطا

في بيوتٍ بلا كراءِ

And with carpets and tents

And the bedding and the carpets deep,

In homes without rent

In houses needing no rent to pay.

قدمَ الصيفُ بالولايةِ

قدّامةَ اللواءِ

Summer has come with authority

Summer has come, its vow to keep,

Bearing banners ahead

Leading the banner in the fray,

بالمناديل والغِلالةِ

والنعلِ والرداء

With handkerchiefs and light wraps

With kerchiefs and the sheerest vest,

And sandals and gowns

With sandals and the flowing gown,

والطنابيرِ والطبول

بالرقص والغناء

And drums and tambourines

With lutes and drums that never rest,

With dancing and singing

With dance and song inside the town.

يدخل الناس في القيامة

مرداً بلا لحاءِ

People will enter the Day of Judgment

People enter the Resurrection's gate,

Helpless without even a loincloth

Beardless youths, stripped of their shell.

أنا مالي وللربا

ط وللغزو والغزاءِ

I want nothing to do with usury

What have I to do with the fortress state,

Or raids and loot

Or with the raid and the warrior's yell?

لستُ ممّن يطوفُ في

عرفاتٍ ولا مناءِ

I am not one who circumambulates

I am not one of those who tread,

Arafat or Mina

At Arafat or Mina's sand.

أركب المدنَ في الدي

ار وفي المدنِ والقراءِ

I roam cities and villages

I ride the cities where they spread,

And encampments

In every town and village land.

فإذا ما تمنّعوا

وعصوا بذل الرشاءِ

So if they refuse

And if they hold back and deny,

And disobey to pay protection fees

And spurn the bribe I would apply.